News articles tagged with 'species'
Studies suggest males have more personality
— 18 Nov 2009 10:55 | BiologyMales have more pronounced personalities than females across a range of species - from humans to house sparrows - according to new research. Consistent personality traits, such as aggression... — full story
Is 80-year-old mistake leading to first species to be fished to extinction?
— 18 Nov 2009 09:25 | BiologyA species of common skate is to become the first marine fish species to be driven to extinction by commercial fishing, due to an error of species classification 80 years ago, reveals... — full story
Penguins and sea lions help produce new atlas
— 17 Nov 2009 16:59 | BiologyRecording hundreds of thousands of individual uplinks from satellite transmitters fitted on penguins, albatrosses, sea lions, and other marine animals, the Wildlife Conservation Society... — full story
New climate treaty could put species at risk
— 17 Nov 2009 16:24 | EnvironmentPlans to be discussed at the forthcoming UN climate conference in Copenhagen to cut deforestation in developing countries could save some species from extinction but inadvertently increase... — full story
Plants prefer their kin, but crowd out competition when sharing a pot with strangers
— 17 Nov 2009 14:04 | BiologyPlants don't mind sharing space with their kin but when they're potted with strangers of the same species they start invigorating their leaves, a study by McMaster University reveals... — full story
Funny, you don't look related
— 15 Nov 2009 16:06 | BiologyWhen Charles Darwin visited the Falkland Islands during the voyage of the Beagle in 1835, he saw a wolf-like species, wrote about it in his diaries and correctly commented that it was... — full story
Joint forces to prevent extinction of smallest rhino in the world
— 15 Nov 2009 14:26 | BiologyInternational scientists and zoo experts started together with Malaysian governmental and conservation organisations an extensive programme to protect the Sabah rhino... — full story
Neglected UK seas catch break with new legislation
— 13 Nov 2009 14:33 | EnvironmentThe UK Government has today introduced new legislation that will make the region's neglected seas much healthier, reversing years of overfishing and habitat loss... — full story
Amphibians as environmental omen disputed
— 12 Nov 2009 08:44 | BiologyAmphibians, for years considered a leading indicator of environmental degradation, are not uniquely susceptible to pollution, according to a meta-analysis to be published in Ecology... — full story
A motley collection of boneworms
— 11 Nov 2009 11:53 | BiologyIt sounds like a classic horror story - eyeless, mouthless worms lurk in the dark, settling onto dead animals and sending out green 'roots' to devour their bones. In fact, such worms... — full story