News articles tagged with 'geographic'
After 25 years, sustainability is a growing science that's here to stay
— 22 Nov 2011 16:44 | EnvironmentSustainability has not only become a science in the past 25 years, but it is one that continues to be fast-growing with widespread international collaboration, broad disciplinary composition…
Biodiversity itself begets a species cascade, researchers say
— 12 Feb 2009 11:50 | EnvironmentBiodiversity feeds on itself, researchers found, as evolving animals open niches for other new species. Such is the case, says a Michigan State University researcher, with a parasite…
Inuit are on the right track
— 5 Feb 2009 14:24 | BiologyInuit trails are more than merely means to get from A to B. In reality, they represent a complex social network spanning the Canadian Arctic and are a distinctive aspect of the Inuit…
'Great speciators' explained: It's intrinsic
— 27 Jan 2009 17:56 | BiologyNew molecular research shows that birds within the family Zosteropidae - named white eyes for the feathers that frame their eyes - form new species at a faster rate than any other known…
Snake venom tells tales about geography
— 18 Jul 2008 12:53 | BiologyJust as people give away their origins by that southern drawl or New England twang, poisonous snakes produce venom that differs distinctly from one geographic area to another, the first…
Time-sharing tropical birds key to evolutionary mystery
— 14 Nov 2007 11:45 | BiologyWhereas most birds are sole proprietors of their nests, some tropical species 'time share' together - a discovery that helps clear up a 150-year-old evolutionary mystery, says Queen's…
Expedition to explore warm deep waters of Celebes Sea
— 22 Sep 2007 13:39 | BiologyNew England Aquarium ocean explorer, Dr Greg Stone, is preparing to take a journey back in time, 25 million years, into the unknown depths of a sea that might offer scientists a glimpse…
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