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Forest clearance a threat to orangutans
Oct 16, 2012 (UPI)
Illegal slash and burn clearance for palm oil plantations is threatening orangutans in one of Sumatra's richest habitats, conservationists say. An area of swamp...
States urged to fund commitments to save nature
Oct 16, 2012 (AFP)
UN member states were urged Tuesday to give financial backing to their pledges to rescue Earth's natural resources from catastrophe as more bad news emerged on ...
Penn Researchers Find New Way to Mimic the Color and Texture of Butterfly Wings
Oct 16, 2012 (SPX)
The colors of a butterfly's wings are unusually bright and beautiful and are the result of an unusual trait; the way they reflect light is fundamentally differe...
Biodiversity conference mulls true cost of nature
Oct 16, 2012 (AFP)
Should European farmers pay for pollination provided by bees? Should city dwellers in Brazil pay for the abundant rain generated over the Amazonian forest? And ...
Poachers kill record 455 South Africa rhinos so far in 2012
Oct 16, 2012 (AFP)
Poachers have slaughtered 455 rhinos in South Africa so far this year, already surpassing the record annual tally for 2011, the government said Tuesday. "The la...
Scientists discover that shape matters in DNA nanoparticle therapy
Oct 15, 2012 (SPX)
Researchers from Johns Hopkins and Northwestern universities have discovered how to control the shape of nanoparticles that move DNA through the body and have s...
Madagascar lemurs top endangered primates list
Oct 15, 2012 (AFP)
In the hit cartoon film "Madagascar", the island's lemurs are a lovable bunch of extroverts, but they are also among the world's most threatened primates, conse...
Taiwan butterfly pioneer laments threat to species
Oct 14, 2012 (AFP)
Chen Wei-shou, the pioneer of Taiwan butterfly research, remembers being spell-bound when as a boy of six he first saw "a flower that could move". A life-long o...
Cambrian fossil pushes back evolution of complex brains
Oct 11, 2012 (SPX)
The remarkably well-preserved fossil of an extinct arthropod shows that anatomically complex brains evolved earlier than previously thought and have changed lit...
Sitting on top of the world
Oct 11, 2012 (SPX)
Do you have it in mind to go to a mountain top and study beetles that nobody else has ever seen? Well, there are two fewer such mountains available now that bee...
US zoo cites liver disease in baby panda's death
Oct 11, 2012 (AFP)
Veterinary pathologists on Thursday blamed liver disease brought on by insufficient oxygen for the sudden death of a six-day-old baby panda born at the National...
Evolution In Action Everyday All About Us
Oct 10, 2012 (SPX)
Take a good look around on your next nature hike. Not only are you experiencing the wonders of the outdoors - you're probably also witnessing evolution in actio...
Swimming with hormones: Researchers unravel ancient urges that drive the social decisions of fish
Oct 10, 2012 (SPX)
Researchers have discovered that a form of oxytocin-the hormone responsible for making humans fall in love-has a similar effect on fish, suggesting it is a key ...
A Welcome Predictability
Oct 10, 2012 (SPX)
Synthetic biology is the latest and most advanced phase of genetic engineering, holding great promise for helping to solve some of the world's most intractable ...
USC develops software to facilitate large-scale biological inquiry
Oct 10, 2012 (SPX)
The world's leading mass spectrometer manufacturers have agreed to license technology that enabled University of Southern California (USC) researchers to develo...
Nevada mountain lions moving into Calif.
Oct 08, 2012 (UPI)
Many mountain lions in Nevada are migrating westward and moving into California, a finding scientists say is the reverse of what they expected. Mountain lions c...
Biodiversity meeting begins with funding plea
Oct 08, 2012 (AFP)
A major UN meeting designed to safeguard the world's natural resources began Monday with appeals to ensure that biodiversity does not become a victim of the glo...
Ivory trade ban up for vote at UN wildlife summit
Oct 05, 2012 (AFP)
The question of whether to extend a trade ban on African ivory is set for a vote at the next meeting of UN wildlife trade regulator CITES, the organisation said...
Homolog of mammalian neocortex found in bird brain
Oct 05, 2012 (SPX)
A seemingly unique part of the human and mammalian brain is the neocortex, a layered structure on the outer surface of the organ where most higher-order process...
Rare tiger dies after Indonesia flight switch
Oct 04, 2012 (AFP)
A rare Sumatran tiger has died after his transport to an Indonesia park was aborted and he was put on a second flight because plane passengers complained about ...
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