Aug 9, 2012 by Natali Anderson

Geologists from the University of Saskatchewan and the Geological Survey of Canada have discovered a massive meteor impact from at least 130 million years...

Aug 8, 2012 by Natali Anderson

A citizen scientist and professional taxonomists have jointly discovered an unusual new species of green lacewing. Female Semachrysa jade (Guek Hock Ping) Green...

Aug 7, 2012 by Natali Anderson

Cornell University ornithologists have discovered a colorful, fruit-eating bird with a black mask, pale belly and scarlet breast in the remote Peruvian...

Aug 6, 2012 by Natali Anderson

Macrozamia, a genus of cycad found only in Australia, is now believed to have arrived inland far more recently than initially thought. The MacDonnell Ranges...

Aug 3, 2012 by Natali Anderson

A team of European researchers has discovered that strawberry extract added to skin cell cultures acts as a protector from ultraviolet rays. Strawberries...

Aug 3, 2012 by Natali Anderson

Dr Stephanie Bush, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Rhode Island, has discovered a never-before-seen defensive strategy used by a small species...

Aug 2, 2012 by Natali Anderson

A team of scientists from Germany, Austria and the United States, has found that elephants rely on the same mechanism that produces speech in humans –...

Aug 1, 2012 by Natali Anderson

According to a team of scientists from the Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, large numbers of humpback whales are remaining in bays along the...

Jul 26, 2012 by Natali Anderson

Chinese biologists have published the first photo evidence that a population of the recently discovered snub-nosed monkey, Rhinopithecus strykeri, lives...

Jul 25, 2012 by Natali Anderson

Biologists from the National University of Singapore have identified a new deep-water species of box crab. Calappa karenae (Roy Kropp / Zootaxa / Magnolia...

Jul 20, 2012 by Natali Anderson

A new study, which examines how dolphins might process their sonar signals, could provide a new system for man-made sonar to detect targets, such as sea...

Jul 16, 2012 by Natali Anderson

In an ongoing study in Costa Rica, wildlife biologists are exploring the ecology of two species of sloths in a rapidly changing environment. Three-toed-sloth,...

Jul 11, 2012 by Natali Anderson

Biologist Dr Mario Vallejo-Marín from the University of Stirling has found a new species of monkey flower, created by the union of two foreign plant species,...

Jul 5, 2012 by Natali Anderson

German researchers have succeeded in proving the presence of elemental fluorine in a mineral called antozonite. The most reactive chemical element, fluorine,...

Jun 25, 2012 by Natali Anderson

A new study has shown that parental behavior of male blue tits is determined by female ornamentation, as previously predicted by the differential allocation...

Jun 25, 2012 by Natali Anderson

Researchers at the Konrad Lorenz Institute of Ethology of the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, have discovered that zebrafish use social learning...

Jun 21, 2012 by Natali Anderson

The lyrebird is the reigning king of karaoke in the bird world, Australian researchers have discovered. The Superb Lyrebird, Menura novaehollandiae, in...

Jun 21, 2012 by Natali Anderson

Wall-climbing robots, bioadhesives or other sticky substances can benefit greatly from a discovery about the self-cleaning and reuse abilities of a gecko’s...

Jun 15, 2012 by Natali Anderson

Scientists have found that cougars, or American mountain lions, are re-emerging in areas of the United States, reversing 100 years of decline. Cougar cubs...

Jun 14, 2012 by Natali Anderson

Dutch biologists have discovered that insects can use plants as green phones for communication with other bugs. Ragwort plants show to act as phones that...