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VIDEO: Is it a bird... No, it's penguin-cam
Wildlife producer John Downer demonstrates how he and his team went about making a documentary about penguins.
At age 62, albatross hatches a chick
The world's oldest-known wild bird-a 62-year-old albatross on Midway Atoll in the Pacific Ocean-is also a new mother.
Malaysia seeks more tests for dead pygmy elephants
(AP)—A Malaysian official says an initial chemical analysis on 14 Borneo pygmy elephants that died mysteriously came back inconclusive as to whether they had been poisoned.
Compared with rodents, bat species carry more viruses
Infections that can jump from animals to people may find bats a fine place to lurk
India joined with Asia 10 million years later than previously thought
A new timeline suggests India's size before this collision was much smaller than generally assumed.
Study: Elephants know where they are safe
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Wild African elephants prefer to live in safer, protected areas like national parks to avoid humans and become stressed when they...
Matching Tumors With The Optimal Cancer Drugs
In a new paper, researchers assess the complete landscape of a cancer's kinome expression and determine which kinases are acting up in a particular tumor. Since the proteins are relatively...
Bacteria Found Deep Under Antarctic Ice, Scientists Say
The discovery might advance knowledge of how life could survive on other planets, and offers the first glimpse of a vast subglacial ecosystem of microscopic life.
Nothing fishy about swimming with same-sized mates
Same-sized fish stick together, using chemical cues to identify each other. Have you ever wondered why, and how, shoals of fish are composed of fish of the same size? According...
Environmental factors determine whether immigrants are accepted by cooperatively breeding animals
Cichlid fish are more likely to accept immigrants into their group when they are under threat from predators and need reinforcements, new research shows.
Evolutionary egg question answered: Turtle goo reduces oxygen
(Phys.org)—Some reptile species give birth to live young, but turtles have never evolved this ability. New research is revealing why.
Pirate-like flies connect symbiosis to diversity
After a year of studying up close the symbiotic relationship between a mosquito-sized bug and a fungus, a biologist has advanced the scientific understanding of biological diversity. Jeffrey Joy has...
Wolverines may be listed as endangered
Declining population of the famously ferocious beasts is linked to loss of habitat due to climate change
Seabird substance 'identified'
A substance which has covered hundreds of birds on the south coast is an oil additive, a university says.
A Biologist Tracks Ants With Teeny Radio Tags
Hairy Wood Ant 2012 Changing Views LtdThe project will be one of the largest radio-tagging experiments of its kind. Samuel Ellis, a biologist from the University of York, will tag 1,000 hairy...
Scientists help food firms fight Listeria
East Midlands food businesses that make, distribute and sell chilled, ready-to-eat products are to be given help and advice to help them keep their products safe from a dangerous food-poisoning...
Nanoparticles in Food Raise Concern by Advocacy Group
The group As You Sow said nanoparticles, the size of molecules, have been found in the blood stream after ingestion and inhalation.
Brain circuitry sabotages diet
Researchers have found the exact brain circuitry that makes it hard for obese people to lose weight.
Insect drives robot to track down smells
A small, two-wheeled robot has been driven by a male silkmoth to track down the sex pheromone usually given off by a female mate. The robot has been used to...
Tourists face health risks from contact with captive sea turtles
Tourists coming into contact with sea turtles at holiday attractions face a risk of health problems, according to new research.
Green tea and red wine extracts interrupt Alzheimer's disease pathway in cells
Natural chemicals found in green tea and red wine may disrupt a key step of the Alzheimer's disease pathway, according to new research.
Green Blog: Ouster Sharpens Debate on the Sage Grouse
The forced resignation of Nevada's wildlife director reflects resistance to his efforts to protect the bird's habitat.
Few midwives available in Saskatchewan
Expecting mothers in Regina say the waiting list for a midwife continues to grow, partly because there are just two in the city.
Plants cut the mustard for basic discoveries in metabolism
You might think you have nothing in common with mustard except hotdogs. Yet based on research in a plant from the mustard family, scientists have discovered a possible explanation for...
King Richard III spoke with a lilt, study suggests
Modern ears will never hear the true voice of medieval English King Richard III, but a new look at the monarch's own notes suggests he may have had an accent...
Asian birds species in need of help
DURHAM, England, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Many Asian bird species are likely to suffer under future climate change, researchers say, and may need a helping hand from humans to...
Stewie the world's longest cat dies in Nevada
(AP)—Stewie the Cat, the longest domestic cat in the world at more than 4 feet (1.2 meters) long from nose to tail, has died.
New Eyewear Could Help People with Red-Green Color Blindness
Why do humans see colors? For years the leading hypothesis was that color vision evolved to help us spot nutritious fruits and vegetation in the forest. But in 2006, evolutionary...