Biodiversity

Humpback whales.  Image Credit: NOAA
Feb 08, 2012 Blogs

Study finds southern Indian Ocean humpbacks singing different tunes

Researchers have found an unusual divide in song themes sung by whales in Madagascar and western Australia.

Killer whales. Image Credit:  NOAA via Wikimedia Commons.
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What are whales talking about? Help find out

Scientists are trying to decipher the complex vocalizations of Killer whales and Pilot whales, and they need your help.

Image Credit: Malene Thyssen
Feb 07, 2012 Blogs Leave a comment

Are jellyfish really taking over the world’s oceans?

Not necessarily, according to a study in the February 2012 issue of BioScience.

Image Credit: Nicky Lankester
Feb 03, 2012 Blogs Leave a comment

Good news for world’s rarest gorilla

Conservationists working in Central Africa to save the world’s rarest gorilla say the Cross River gorilla has more suitable habitat than previously thought.

Photo credit: Martijn Munneka
Feb 03, 2012 Blogs 1 Comment

Cool video: Man meets mountain gorillas

Watch this amazing video of a man’s amazing chance encounter with a troop of wild mountain gorillas near Bwindi National Park, Uganda.

Image Credit: Henry Tsai/University of Missouri
Feb 02, 2012 Blogs Leave a comment

New species of ancient crocodile nicknamed Shieldcroc

The extinct Sheildcroc was ancestor of today’s crocodiles.

Snowy owl sighting soar this winter. (USFWS)
Jan 31, 2012 Blogs 4 Comments

Snowy owl sightings soar

Snowy owl sightings have soared in the lower 48 states of the U.S. in early 2012.

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Jan 30, 2012 Blogs 2 Comments

Fear of killer whales makes sea creatures run, dive or hide

New research suggests that, as climate warms and killer whales find new hunting grounds, marine ecosystems will be affected.

Image Credit: Bret Pasch/University of Florida
Jan 28, 2012 Blogs Leave a comment

Male house mice sing songs to impress the girls

Males house mice sing songs of individuality and kinship to attract mates.

Image Credit: Nikolai D. Ovodov
Jan 25, 2012 Blogs 4 Comments

Ancient dog skull suggests we’ve lived with dogs for 33,000 years

A dog skull unearthed in a Siberian cave suggests that modern dogs may be descended from multiple ancestors.