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New haul of exotic animals seized in Philippines
Feb 25, 2014 (AFP)
Wildlife authorities said Tuesday they had seized nearly 100 exotic animals that had been smuggled into the southern Philippines in the second such haul in just...
Indonesian elephants found dead, poisoning suspected
Feb 24, 2014 (AFP)
Seven Sumatran elephants have been found dead in western Indonesia and it is thought they were poisoned, a wildlife official said Monday, just the latest deaths...
Chinese pandas get red-carpet welcome in Belgium
Feb 23, 2014 (AFP)
Two giant pandas, on loan from China for the next 15 years, received a red carpet welcome in Belgium on Sunday where they were greeted by Prime Minister Elio Di...
Cities support more native biodiversity than previously thought
Feb 21, 2014 (SPX)
The rapid conversion of natural lands to cement-dominated urban centers is causing great losses in biodiversity. Yet, according to a new study involving 147 cit...
How bacteria communicate with us to build a special relationship
Feb 21, 2014 (SPX)
Communication is vital to any successful relationship. Researchers from the Institute of Food Research and the University of East Anglia have discovered how the...
Urban Bees Using Plastic to Build Hives
Feb 21, 2014 (SPX)
Once the snow melts, Canada's bee population will be back in business -- pollinating, making honey and keeping busy doing bee things. For at least two urban bee...
University of Tennessee study finds crocodiles climb trees
Feb 21, 2014 (SPX)
When most people envision crocodiles, they think of them waddling on the ground or wading in water-not climbing trees. However, a University of Tennessee, Knoxv...
Wasps use ancient aggression genes to create social groups
Feb 21, 2014 (SPX)
Aggression-causing genes appeared early in animal evolution and have maintained their roles for millions of years and across many species, even though animal ag...
Five tiger cubs seized in Thai police wildlife haul
Feb 20, 2014 (AFP)
Thai police said Thursday they have seized five wild tiger cubs along with hundreds of other animals being smuggled to neighbouring Laos, for apparent onward sa...
Plants recycle too
Feb 19, 2014 (SPX)
Cells communicate through proteins embedded in their cell membranes. These proteins have diverse functions and can be compared with antennas, switches and gates...
Wolf hunt stand-off in Sweden heightens rural tensions
Feb 15, 2014 (AFP)
Farmers and hunters in Sweden are crying foul over a wolf hunt ban which they say threatens their way of life and may lead to civil disobedience. "I think we co...
Bopping to the beat is a rare feat in animals
Feb 15, 2014 (AFP)
Dogs may bark to music and chimps may bang on drums, but creatures that can truly keep a beat are rare, raising intriguing questions about the evolution of the ...
London wildlife summit moves to choke off illegal markets
Feb 13, 2014 (AFP)
More than 40 countries including China and African states signed a declaration Thursday aimed at stamping out the illegal trade in wildlife, in a move broadly w...
Footage of ivory smuggling tips in stores angers activists
Feb 13, 2014 (AFP)
Activists called Thursday for an outright ban on ivory trading in Hong Kong after TV footage emerged showing assistants in local stores giving advice on how to ...
Hacking the environment: bringing biodiversity hardware into the open
Feb 13, 2014 (SPX)
New technologies are changing the way we collect biodiversity data. Data that once required taking expensive, bulky and fragile equipment on field trips can now...
With Their Amazing Necks, Ants Don't Need High Hopes to Do Heavy Lifting
Feb 13, 2014 (SPX)
High hopes may help move a rubber tree plant (as the old song goes), but the real secret to the ant's legendary strength may lie in its tiny neck joint. In the ...
Social or Stinky? New study reveals how animal defenses evolve
Feb 12, 2014 (SPX)
When people see a skunk, the reaction usually is "Eww," but when they see a group of meerkats peering around, they often think "Aww." Why some animals use noxio...
New application of physics tools used in biology
Feb 12, 2014 (SPX)
A Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory physicist and his colleagues have found a new application for the tools and mathematics typically used in physics to he...
Prince William slams 'despicable' poaching before talks
Feb 12, 2014 (AFP)
Britain's Prince William called Wednesday for the "despicable" illegal trade in elephants, rhinos and tigers to be stamped out, ahead of an international confer...
Discovery opens up new areas of microbiology, evolutionary biology
Feb 12, 2014 (SPX)
A team of researchers led by Virginia Tech and University of California, Berkeley, scientists has discovered that a regulatory process that turns on photosynthe...
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