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 | A new study has predicted that temperature increases due to climate change will cause the tuatara, an endangered reptile, to produce only male offspring by 2085, guaranteeing its extinction. ...> Full Article |
Extinction risks may be underestimated by as much as 100-fold, say researchers
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 | Like the proverbial canary in the coal mine, penguins are sounding the alarm for potentially catastrophic changes in the world's oceans, and the culprit isn't only climate change ...> Full Article |
 | Great ape proven to understand language is being slaughtered ...> Full Article |
Almost 17,000 species of animals and plants new to science were described last year
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 | Inaugurated with first 122,500 validated names; over 56,000 aliases for ocean species identified ...> Full Article |
 | Bats' vocal sonar does more than locate objects; it cues memory and assists flight ...> Full Article |
 | Plants existing at the edges of their natural habitats may enhance survival of the species during global warming ...> Full Article |
Many birds are arriving earlier each spring as temperatures warm along the East Coast of the United States. However, the farther those birds journey, the less likely they are to keep pace with the rapidly changing climate.
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 | Discovery related to Japanese beetles' sex pheromones has implications for agricultural pest control ...> Full Article |
Rxamining an insect's "family tree" might help predict a "cousin" insect's level of tolerance to pollutants, and therefore could be a reliable way to understand why certain insect species thrive or suffer under specific ecological conditions.
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 | Observing local birds' 'mob' behavior helps migrants avoid predators ...> Full Article |
 | Biologists have determined that some African frogs carry concealed weapons: When threatened, these species puncture their own skin with sharp bones in their toes, using the bones as claws capable of wounding predators. ...> Full Article |
 | pre-hatching calls of baby Nile crocodiles actually mean something to their siblings and to their mothers ...> Full Article |
 | Lemur's scented name tag indicates kin relationships ...> Full Article |
 | The Nazca booby, a Galápagos Island seabird, emerges from its shell ready to kill its brother or sister ...> Full Article |
 | Researchers have found that female red squirrels showed high levels of multimale mating and would even mate with males that had similar genetic relatedness, basically mating with their relatives. ...> Full Article |
 | New research shows that the second most diverse group of hard corals first evolved in the deep sea, and not in shallow waters. ...> Full Article |
 | A major initiative to create alternative nesting sites for the largest colony of Caspian terns in the world - and to help protect juvenile salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River - is finding early success. ...> Full Article |
 | Study provides conclusive evidence of advanced planning capacities in non-human species ...> Full Article |
 | Some migratory songbirds figure out the best place to live by eavesdropping on the singing of others that successfully have had baby birds - a communication and behavioral trait so strong that researchers playing recorded songs induced them to nest in places they otherwise would have avoided. ...> Full Article |
 | New research by Canadian scientists, brings some good news for those interested in the conservation of a number of highly-endangered species of Canadian fish. ...> Full Article |
 | New research suggests that females use copulation calls strategically to prevent competition ...> Full Article |
 | Rhinodoras gallagheri, a new species of catfish, is named for museum's retired mailroom supervisor ...> Full Article |
 | The discovery in the last decade of new suites of microorganisms capable of using various forms of nitrogen is one reason to rethink what we know about the nitrogen cycle. ...> Full Article |
Why bother running on hind legs when the four you've been given work perfectly well?
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A new ecological study should help identify species prone to extinction under environmental change, and species that are likely to become a pest.
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Toxicologist Offers Summer Bite & Sting Advice
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 | Research has implications for understanding disease vectors, mechanisms of pain and inflammation ...> Full Article |
New research from the American Museum of Natural History shows animals are moving uphill
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