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Hummingbirds take no notice of flower color
Hummingbirds pay no attention to what color a flower is when figuring out whether to raid it for nectar, the latest research suggests.
March 19, 2012
Shark fin soup to blame for blue shark decline
Scientists say the market for shark fin soup is the likeliest reason for the sharp drop in blue shark numbers over the last 30 years.
March 13, 2012
Dinosaur forests mapped
The first detailed maps of the Earth's dinosaur forests, 100 million years ago, show that the planet was stifling hot. Read more at EarthSky.
March 7, 2012
Wild dogs didn’t go extinct in east Africa after all
In 1991, African wild dogs were proclaimed extinct from Africa's Serengeti-Mara region. But a new genetic study reveals that they didn't go extinct at all.
January 23, 2012
Can telomere length predict lifespan?
You can predict how long a young bird is likely to live by looking at just one specialized piece of genetic material in its cells, new research shows.
January 16, 2012
Study finds evidence of sperm whale culture
Differences in the patterned clicks that sperm whales use to communicate with each other seem to be whale culture and not genetics, say researchers.
December 6, 2011
Migratory birds don’t train before migrating
You probably wouldn't attempt to run a marathon without any training. Yet that's exactly what migratory birds do when they set off on their epic journeys.
November 23, 2011
Frog trade linked to killer amphibian disease
The global frog trade - and toad trade - might have helped create and spread a deadly fungal disease has now spread globally.
November 15, 2011
Baboons follow the leader to breakfast
If you're trying to drum up a crowd to go out for a drink after work, you're more likely to succeed if you're popular. Same with baboons, says new research.
November 9, 2011
Seals return to breed within a body length of birth place
Female Antarctic fur seals have an uncanny ability to return to within a body length of where they were born when it's time to breed, say researchers.
November 2, 2011
