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New chameleon species discovered in East Africa
Dr Andrew Marshall, from the Environment Department at the University of York, first spotted the animal while surveying monkeys in the Magombera Forest when he disturbed a twig snake eating one. view more (2009-11-24)
Where there is muck, there are hermits
The accumulation of manmade rubbish on our beaches is proving to be a surprising benefit for one animal - the hermit crab has a new source of mobile homes. view more (2002-12-04)
Where there's muck there's grass
The oldest ecological experiment in the world, set up almost 150 years ago to see whether inorganic fertilisers could produce more grass than traditional animal manures, is becoming an important source of evidence on the impact of climate change on genetic variation in plants. Speaking at the British Ecological Society's Annual Meeting, being... view more... (2003-09-01)
Institute for Animal Health at the BA: the changing world of animal disease
Where do new diseases come from and how do they spread? The Institute for Animal Health will address these questions at the BA Festival of Science on Tuesday 09 September. A press conference will be held at 1100 hrs in the Newton Building, University of Salford. view more (2003-09-01)
Birth rate, competition are major players in hominid extinctions
Modern human mothers are probably happy that they typically have one, maybe two babies at a time, but for early hominids, low birth numbers combined with competition often spelled extinction. view more (2007-02-16)
History and timing of human impact on Lake Victoria, East Africa
Lake Victoria, the world's largest tropical lake, suffers from severe eutrophication and the probable extinction of up to half its 500+ species of endemic cichlid fishes. New sediment-core data show that increased algal production developed from the 1930s onwards, paralleling human population growth and agricultural activity in the surrounding... view more... (2002-02-12)
Ancient diets of Australian birds point to big ecosystem changes
A shifting diet of two flightless birds inhabiting Australia tens of thousands of years ago is the best evidence yet that early humans may have altered the continent's interior with fire, changing it from a mosaic of trees, shrubs and grasses to the desert scrub evident today, according to a University of Colorado at Boulder-led team. view more (2005-07-07)
The future of British agriculture: fit for consumption?
What is the fate of agriculture in this country? This topical issue will be debated at a British Association Forum on Thursday 26 April 2001. Debate on the future is hampered by a lack of clarity. Terms such as the environment, sustainability and animal welfare are widely cited, yet rarely do people define what they mean by them. Whose... view more... (2001-04-25)
Trichoplax genome sequenced -- 'rosetta stone' for understanding evolution
Yale molecular and evolutionary biologists in collaboration with Department of Energy scientists produced the full genome sequence of Trichoplax, one of nature's most primitive multicellular organisms, providing a new insight into the evolution of all higher animals. view more (2008-09-04)
Young children with epilepsy seizures could benefit from animal model of disease
Researchers have developed an animal model of infantile spasms, improving the likelihood of finding new treatments for the thousands of young children who suffer from these catastrophic epilepsy seizures. view more (2007-04-26)
MU scientists convert pigs' connective tissue cells into stem cells
For years, proponents have touted the benefits of embryonic stem cell research, but the potential therapies still face hurdles. view more (2009-06-26)
A world ruled by fungi
The catastrophe that extinguished the dinosaurs and other animal species, 65 million years ago also brought dramatic changes to the vegetation. In a study presented in latest issue of the journal Science, the paleontologists Vivi Vajda from the University of Lund, Sweden and Stephen McLoughlin from the Queensland University of Technology,... view more... (2004-03-05)
Destruction of Sumatra forests driving global climate change and species extinction
Turning just one Sumatran province's forests and peat swamps into pulpwood and palm oil plantations is generating more annual greenhouse gas emissions than the Netherlands and rapidly driving the province's elephants into extinction, a new study by WWF and partners has found. view more (2008-02-27)
Rats May Be Pessimistic Too
Rats housed in unpredictable conditions appear to have a more negative outlook than those housed in stable, settled conditions, according to new research by scientists at Bristol University Veterinary School, published in this week's issue of Nature. The researchers found that whether an animal anticipates that something good or bad is going to... view more... (2004-01-19)
Female Antarctic seals give cold shoulder to local males
Female Antarctic fur seals will travel across a colony to actively seek males which are genetically diverse and unrelated, rather than mate with local dominant males. view more (2007-02-08)
Human activity destroys species that the Ice Age could not
Forest clearance and animal overgrazing in the last 5,000 years have destroyed important tree species that had survived even the Ice Age. Dr Mick Frogley, Lecturer in Physical Geography at the University of Sussex, is one of a British research team exploring a site near Lake Ioannina in the Pindus Mountains of northwestern Greece. "Given the... view more... (2002-09-20)
Squirrels Use Snake Scent
California ground squirrels and rock squirrels chew up rattlesnake skin and smear it on their fur to mask their scent from predators, according to a new study by researchers at UC Davis. view more (2007-12-20)
Coexistence of identical competitors: an old doctrine challenged
An illustrious principle in ecology states that no two identical species may coexist: sooner or later all but one will drift to extinction. Researchers from the Beijing Normal University and the University of Helsinki have modeled recent data on fig-pollinating wasps that appear to contradict the old theory. The model, which is reported in a... view more... (2004-02-24)
Animal eggs not suitable substitutes to produce stem cells
Since the cloning of Dolly the Sheep over a decade ago, somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) has been considered a promising way to generate human, patient-specific stem cells for therapeutic applications. view more (2009-02-03)
Plant fossils give first real picture of earliest Neotropical rainforests
A team of researchers including a University of Florida paleontologist has used a rich cache of plant fossils discovered in Colombia to provide the first reliable evidence of how Neotropical rainforests looked 58 million years ago. view more (2009-10-16)
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