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Bangladesh suspends officials over tiger smuggling
Sep 03, 2012 (AFP)
Bangladesh said on Monday that nine forest officials had been suspended for "gross negligence" after three Bengal tiger cubs were found in a house in Dhaka wher...
Why are there so many species of beetles and so few crocodiles?
Sep 03, 2012 (SPX)
There are more than 400,000 species of beetles and only two species of the tuatara, a reptile cousin of snakes and lizards that lives in New Zealand. Crocodiles...
Stanford researchers discover the 'anternet'
Aug 31, 2012 (SPX)
On the surface, ants and the Internet don't seem to have much in common. But two Stanford researchers have discovered that a species of harvester ants determine...
Chimpanzees create social traditions
Aug 31, 2012 (SPX)
Researchers have found out that chimpanzees are not only capable of learning from one another, but also use this social information to form and maintain local t...
Bigger creatures live longer, travel farther for a reason
Aug 30, 2012 (SPX)
A long-standing mystery in biology about the longer lifespans of bigger creatures may be explained by the application of a physical law called the Constructal L...
Two hippos on the loose in S.Africa's city of Cape Town
Aug 30, 2012 (AFP)
A runaway hippo in Cape Town has eluded capture by refusing to leave a suburban lake, while another escapee has set up home at a sewage plant, the South African...
Fossil skeleton of strange, ancient digging mammal clears up 30-year evolutionary debate
Aug 29, 2012 (SPX)
Shortly after dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops went extinct 65 million years ago, Earth's ancient landscapes were filled with unusual mammals only d...
Sunbathing keeps these insects healthy
Aug 28, 2012 (SPX)
Sunbathing may be healthy - at least for one group of North American insects that apparently uses the activity to fight off germs, Simon Fraser University scien...
One third less life on planet Earth
Aug 28, 2012 (SPX)
Previous estimates about the total mass of all life on our planet have to be reduced by about one third. This is the result of a study by a German-US science te...
Research on Wood Formation Sheds Light on Plant Biology
Aug 27, 2012 (SPX)
Scientists at North Carolina State University have discovered a phenomenon never seen before in plants while studying molecular changes inside tree cells as woo...
'Pandamania' bears take rocky French road to parenthood
Aug 26, 2012 (AFP)
Like many normal young couples starting a life together, Huan Huan and Yuan Zi have moved into a new home, happily go about their daily business, and hopes are ...
Nematodes with Pest-Fighting Potential Identified
Aug 24, 2012 (SPX)
Formosan subterranean termites could be in for a real headache. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have identified species of roundworms, or "nema...
Cambodia creates safe zones for Mekong dolphins
Aug 24, 2012 (AFP)
The Cambodian government on Friday said it will limit fishing in a zone in the Mekong River to protect critically endangered freshwater dolphins. The Irrawaddy ...
Losing stream in our battle to predict and prevent invasive species
Aug 24, 2012 (SPX)
Invasive species - plants, animals, and microbes introduced to regions beyond their native range - carry a global price tag of $1.4 trillion dollars. They are r...
Spider version of Bigfoot emerges from caves in the Pacific Northwest
Aug 23, 2012 (SPX)
The forests of the coastal regions from California to British Columbia are renowned for their unique and ancient animals and plants, such as coast redwoods, tai...
Organisms cope with environmental uncertainty by guessing the future
Aug 23, 2012 (SPX)
In uncertain environments, organisms not only react to signals, but also use molecular processes to make guesses about the future, according to a study by Marku...
Peru seizes 16,000 dried seahorses headed to Asia
Aug 23, 2012 (AFP)
More than 16,000 dried seahorses destined for illegal export to Asia, where the animal is sought for its supposed healing properties, were seized Thursday in Pe...
NYBG scientists develop and test rapid species conservation assessment technique
Aug 22, 2012 (SPX)
To speed up the process of identifying threatened and endangered plant species, a team of New York Botanical Garden scientists has developed a streamlined metho...
S.African residents asked to look out for renegade hippo
Aug 22, 2012 (AFP)
Residents in South Africa's city of Cape Town have been asked to keep a look-out for a renagade young hippopotamus which is popping up in gardens and roads afte...
Bird louse study shows how evolution sometimes repeats itself
Aug 21, 2012 (SPX)
Birds of a feather flock together and - according to a new analysis - so do their lice. A study of the genetic heritage of avian feather lice indicates that the...
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