News articles tagged with 'animals'
Diet, population size and the spread of modern humans into Europe
— 11 Aug 2009 09:05 | Geology and palaeontologyAccumulating carbon and nitrogen stable isotope data from fossil humans in Europe is pointing towards a significant shift in the range of animal resources exploited with the spread... — full story
Climate-caused biodiversity booms and busts in ancient plants and mammals
— 7 Aug 2009 11:36 | Geology and palaeontologyA period of global warming from 53 million to 47 million years ago strongly influenced plants and animals, spurring a biodiversity boom in western North America, researchers from three... — full story
New stem cell research could make lab mice redundant
— 5 Aug 2009 07:53 | HealthResearchers from the University of Bath are embarking on a project to use stem cell technology that could reduce the number of animal experiments used to study conditions such as motor... — full story
Food additive may one day help control blood lipids and reduce disease risk
— 31 Jul 2009 08:10 | HealthScientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a substance in the liver that helps process fat and glucose. That substance is a component of the... — full story
Caltech researchers link tiny sea creatures to large-scale ocean mixing
— 29 Jul 2009 20:13 | BiologyUsing a combination of theoretical modelling, energy calculations, and field observations, researchers from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have for the first time... — full story
Study sheds light on squirrel psychology
— 28 Jul 2009 19:51 | BiologyThe research team tested the squirrels' ability to learn to choose between two pots of food after watching another squirrel remove a nut from one of the pots. One group was rewarded... — full story
Orangutans unique in movement through tree tops
— 28 Jul 2009 08:25 | BiologyMovement through a complex meshwork of small branches at the heights of tropical forests presents a unique challenge to animals wanting to forage for food safely. It can be particularly... — full story
Researchers create first targeted knockout rats using zinc finger nuclease technology
— 24 Jul 2009 11:12 | BiologyScientists from The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Sangamo Biosciences, Inc., Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, Open Monoclonal Technology, Inc. and INSERM today announced the... — full story
Genes that let creepy-crawlies survive a deep freeze
— 21 Jul 2009 12:25 | BiologyArctic springtails (Megaphorura arctica) survive freezing temperatures by dehydrating themselves before the coldest weather sets in. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC... — full story
Wolf reintroduction proposed in Scottish Highland test case
— 20 Jul 2009 17:34 | BiologyResearchers are proposing in a new report that a major experiment be conducted to reintroduce wolves to a test site in the Scottish Highlands, to help control the populations and behaviour... — full story