Ecology
All the Animals That Love Touchscreens
From wolves to penguins to tortoises, creatures of all stripes are discovering the joys of computing. Could it improve their lives?<p>As an aviculturist …
Animal BehaviorDancing Gorilla Is a Maniac, Maniac ... at Your Door!
NOBODY PUTS GORILLA IN THE CORNER!!<p>Here's 14-year-old up-and-coming dancer <b>Zola</b> showing off his moves in a kiddie pool at the Dallas Zoo ... which …
Animal BehaviorInvasive Asian carp found in waterway beyond Great Lakes barriers
(Reuters) - A single live Asian carp, a species of invasive fish that has infested the Mississippi River and is seen as a threat to the Great Lakes, has been caught in a waterway beyond a barrier designed to keep them out, state officials said on Friday.<p>The 28-inch (71-cm), eight-pound (3.6-kg) …
Environmentanthropocentrism | philosophy
<b>Anthropocentrism</b><b>,</b> philosophical viewpoint arguing that human beings are the central or most significant entities in the world. This is a basic belief …
PhilosophyJadav Payeng: One man makes a difference by planting a forest in India
Jadav Payeng has single-handedly been planting hundreds of trees on an Indian island threatened by erosion. He started in 1979 and today he has …
Life SciencesExplore the Five Biomes of the World
Our planet is an extraordinary mosaic of land, sea, weather, and life forms. No two places are identical in time or space and we live in a complex …
NatureSun eruptions hit Earth like a 'sneeze', say scientists
Long-term power cuts, destruction of electronic devices and increased cancer risk for aeroplane passengers are all potential effects of the Earth …
BiologySeismic Oil Exploration Kills Krill at Far Higher Rate, Study Finds
For the research, which was published in <i>Nature Ecology and Evolution</i>, scientists tested air gun signals in the ocean off Southern Tasmania and found …
YaleCan a D-O-G learn to S-P-E-L-L?
Everyone knows once a dog gets good and excited there's no going back. That's why Pat Curry tried to outsmart her Australian shepherd, who became …
Animal BehaviorHumans have wrecked global biodiversity. Can we undo it?
Earlier this year, Harvard biologist George Church outlined his plan to produce elephant embryos that contain woolly mammoth genes. The news, big and …
University of WisconsinSoutheast Is Ground Zero for Genetically Engineered Trees
ArborGen Corporation, a multinational conglomerate and leading supplier of seedlings for commercial forestry applications, has submitted an approval …
AgricultureTen species that changed our world
How do you tame wildness? For hundreds of thousands of years our ancestors existed in a world where they depended on wild plants and animals.<p>They …
Life SciencesThe case for protecting half the Earth in its natural condition
E.O. Wilson wants to finish what Carl Linnaeus started 300 years ago: cataloguing and naming all of Earth's species.<p>But we're only 20% of the way …
Life SciencesGermany's gorgeous Black Forest named UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme gives biosphere reserve status to locations that are great examples of balanced relationships between people …
LifestyleGlobal Change: An Overview | Learn Science at Scitable
We live in a world where humans are having profound impacts on the global environment. Climate is warming, the populations of many species are in …
Climate ChangeInvasive species have a massive impact, but wise policy can keep them out
<i>This article is the second in a series The Conversation Africa is running on invasive species</i><p>Invasive alien species harm ecosystems, economies and …
Life SciencesResearchers identify mammals that are most likely to harbor viruses risky to humans
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers with the EcoHealth Alliance has narrowed down the list of animal species that may harbor viruses likely to jump to …
BiologyStudy demonstrates a better way to store renewable energy
In an effort to find better ways to store renewable energy, physicists at the University of Arkansas, in collaboration with a scientist at the …
Renewable EnergyThe Lark Descending: are non-native birds undervalued in New Zealand?
New Zealand has an audacious plan to protect its native birds. The country has pledged to rid itself of introduced mammalian predators by 2050 and, …
Life SciencesRecord UK rainfall in winter 2013-14 caused by tropics, stratosphere and climate warming
New research has revealed the causes of the UK's record rainfall and subsequent flooding during the 2013-14 winter.<p>Using carefully tailored …
Climate ChangeCalifornia named state with the worst air quality (again)
High ozone levels and a quickly growing population are making it tough to implement regulations to reduce pollution, says a Cal State LA …
PollutionEven ugly animals can win hearts and dollars to save them from extinction
The Earth is home to millions of species, but you wouldn't know it from the media's obsession with only a few dozen animals like tigers and …
Life SciencesFears of inter-generational tension between young and old are unfounded, according to a new study
Researchers at the University of Birmingham say that social, economic and demographic factors are generally pushing UK families together, rather than …
Life SciencesProba-V images Portuguese forest fire
ESA's Proba-V minisatellite has captured the forest fire raging in central Portugal, revealing blackened scars and columns of smoke as well as …
Life SciencesGrateful Chimpanzee Doubles Back to Give Jane Goodall a Big Hug After Being Released Into the Wild
In June of 2013, Dr. Jane Goodall and team set out to release a chimpanzee named Wounda back into the wild. Wounda had spent a great deal of time at …
Animal BehaviorAggression and Fear Can Be Reduced in Specific Dog Breeds
Source: Doug Pieper photo - Creative Content License<p>"Breed-Specific Legislation is not the answer!", was the emphatic exclamation of a colleague of …
Animal BehaviorArtificial Intelligence Gave Some Adoptable Guinea Pigs Very Good Names
AI is good.<p>For better or worse, there is a long list of things that artificial intelligence is still unable to do. But we can finally scratch “naming …
Animal BehaviorPumas Hate Listening to Political Pundits. But They're Fine With Frogs
Pumas might be the most non-partisan big cats in the world. They’ve run away from everyone from Amy Goodman and Rush Limbaugh to Rachel Maddow and Glenn Beck. And they have good reason. For pumas, humans of every political party are dangerous.<p>For six years, Justine Smith has been working with the …
AnimalsNew 3-D display takes the eye fatigue out of virtual reality
There is a great deal of excitement around virtual reality (VR) headsets that display a computer-simulated world and augmented reality (AR) glasses …
Augmented RealityPollinator extinctions alter structure of ecological networks
The absence of a single dominant bumblebee species from an ecosystem disrupts foraging patterns among a broad range of remaining pollinators in the …
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