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Salivary bacteria as indicators of oral cancer?
Patients suffering from oral cancer have increased levels of certain bacteria in their saliva, according to new research published today in the Open Access journal, Journal of Translational Medicine.   view more (2005-07-07)

Scientists fear rare dolphin driven to extinction by human activities
An international research team, including biologists from NOAA Fisheries Service, has reported in an online scientific journal that it had failed to find a single Yangtze River dolphin, or baiji, during a six-week survey in China.   view more (2007-09-12)

First live rhinoceros birth from frozen-thawed semen
There may be less than 20,000 rhinoceros in the world, with one species perhaps already extinct and another with possibly only four animals remaining in the wild.   view more (2008-11-13)

Corals added to IUCN Red List of Threatened Species for first time
For the first time in history, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species includes ocean corals in its annual report of wildlife going extinct.   view more (2007-09-13)

Conflict over rearing young shapes breeding systems
An article in the October 2006 issue of BioScience, the monthly journal of the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), describes evidence that conflict between male and female shorebirds over which member of a breeding pair will raise their young has had a profound influence on the... view more (2006-10-03)

Waddenzee fresher than ever
The seawater in the Waddenzee is becoming fresher. More river water is reaching the Waddenzee via the outlet sluices of the IJsselmeer Dam. This is the conclusion of Dr Hendrik van Aken from the Netherlands Institute for Sea Research. Along with the fresh water, more nitrate and phosphate are... view more (2002-09-11)

Building disease-beating wheat
Disease resistance genes from three different grass species have been combined in the world's first 'trigenomic' chromosome, which can now be used to breed disease resistant wheat varieties.   view more (2007-12-13)

Ocean temperature predicts spread of marine species
Scientists can predict how the distance marine larvae travel varies with ocean temperature - a key component in conservation and management of fish, shellfish and other marine species - according to a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.   view more (2006-12-26)

Invasive Grass May Impede Forest Regeneration
The nonnative invasive grass Microstegium vimineum may hinder the regeneration of woody species in southern forests.   view more (2007-04-10)

WFU study finds that moths mimic sounds to survive
In a night sky filled with hungry bats, good-tasting moths increase their chances of survival by mimicking the sounds of their bad-tasting cousins, according to a new Wake Forest University study.   view more (2007-05-31)

Rare North Island brown kiwi hatches at the Smithsonian's National Zoo
Early Friday morning, March 7, one of the world's most endangered species-a North Island brown kiwi-hatched at the Smithsonian's National Zoo Bird House.   view more (2008-03-13)

Unravelling The Ecology Of Snail Shell Coiling
Ecologists are taking to the trees in a bid to unravel the ecology of shell coiling in snails. Speaking at the British Ecological Society's Annual Meeting, being held at Manchester Metropolitan University on 9-11 September 2003, Dr Paul Craze of the University of Plymouth will explain how examining... view more (2003-09-01)

New species discovered - Scientists call for woodland management rethink
Evasive research subjects   view more (2005-04-19)

Wildlife variety is the spice of life, say scientists
Strictly embargoed for release 19:00 BST / 14:00 EST Wednesday 4 July 2001 Biodiversity is more than just a pretty face - it has an important role in the workings of the living world say results published in Nature today by scientists in the UK and France. They find that the specialisation of... view more (2001-07-02)

Battle of the sexes leads to a biological arms race
Boxes of chocolate and Valentine cards won't get you far in the animal world, where courting is considerably tougher. New research confirms earlier beliefs: an evolutionary "battle of the sexes" can lead to a biological arms race between males and females. We all know that males and... view more (2002-02-14)

Unheard of life history for a vertebrate
There is a newly discovered life history among the 28,300 species of known tetrapods, or four-legged animals with backbones.   view more (2008-07-01)

Common cold virus came from birds
A virus that causes cold-like symptoms in humans originated in birds and may have crossed the species barrier around 200 years ago, according to an article published in the December issue of the Journal of General Virology. Scientists hope their findings will help us understand how potentially... view more (2008-11-20)

How 'secondary' sex characters can drive the origin of species
The ostentatious, sometimes bizarre qualities that improve a creature's chances of finding a mate may also drive the reproductive separation of populations and the evolution of new species, say two Indiana University Bloomington biologists.   view more (2008-08-26)

The Secret of the shark's sneaky speed is revealed
Many shark species, including the great white and mako, swim at speeds greater than their morphology should allow. Dr. Adam Summers (University of California) has discovered they achieve this speed by changing the stiffness of their body by pressurising their thick, inflexible skin. "This... view more (2003-03-31)

Soil nutrients shape tropical forests, large-scale study indicates
Tropical forests are among the most diverse plant communities on earth, and scientists have labored for decades to identify the ecological and evolutionary processes that created and maintain them.   view more (2007-01-12)

The Influence Of Disturbance On Tropical Rainforest Biodiversity: End Of A Controversy In Sight
The many species which make up tropical rain forest tree communities show widely differing reactions to environmental factors. This is particularly so with regard to light. Pioneer species, highly heliophile (light-loving or shade-intolerant), establish themselves by taking advantage of canopy... view more (2001-11-23)

Deep-sea species' loss could lead to oceans' collapse, study suggests
The loss of deep-sea species poses a severe threat to the future of the oceans, suggests a new report publishing early online on December 27th and in the January 8th issue of Current Biology, a publication of Cell Press.   view more (2007-12-28)

Climate change threatens a million species with extinction
Climate change may drive a quarter of land animals and plants extinct, according to a major new study published in the journal Nature - unless greenhouse gas emissions are drastically reduced. The largest collaboration of scientists ever to apply themselves to this problem studied six... view more (2004-01-07)

Protea plants help unlock secrets of species 'hotspots'
New species of flowering plants called proteas are exploding onto the scene three times faster in parts of Australia and South Africa than anywhere else in the world, creating exceptional 'hotspots' of species richness, according to new research published today in Proceedings of the National... view more (2008-12-23)

Study explores plant phenotypic plasticity belowground
When we think of organisms actively searching for resources (foraging) we generally think of things like wolves stalking elk or butterflies finding flowers. Why don't we also think about plants growing roots through the soil?   view more (2005-07-27)
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