Animals

Dec 10, 2012 10:17 AM EST

Queen Sweat Bees Decide Role of First Brood Daughters

Amount of food provided to the offspring of sweat bees determines their role in the future, shows a new study.

Dec 10, 2012 04:10 AM EST

Elephant Relocation Fails to Boost Conservation Efforts in Sri Lanka

An elephant relocation program to reduce elephant-human conflicts in Sri Lanka has been unsuccessful in achieving the goal, reveals a new study.

Dec 10, 2012 01:49 AM EST

35 Hypothermia Sea Turtles Flown to Florida

The U.S. coast guard has moved at least 35 sea turtles suffering from hypothermia from an aquarium in New England to Florida.

Dec 09, 2012 06:37 AM EST

Study on Howler Monkeys Sheds Light on Interbreeding in Ancient Humans

A new study on adult howler monkeys sheds light on the difficulty in finding evidence of interbreeding among human ancestral species.

Dec 07, 2012 06:58 AM EST

WWF Bags $5M Google Grant to Protect Endangered Species

Google has granted $5 million funds to World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to buy "drones" and use them to monitor endangered species such as rhinoceros and tigers in Africa and Asia.

Dec 07, 2012 06:44 AM EST

Cavemen Better at Animal Depiction Than Modern Artists: Study

Cavemen depicted the motion of four-legged animals in their art much better than modern artists, a new study reveals.

Dec 07, 2012 03:05 AM EST

2011 Drought in Horn of Africa Delayed Arrival of Songbirds in Europe

The 2011 drought in Horn of Africa not only affected millions of people living there, but also caused the songbirds to delay their migration to northern Europe, a new study shows.

Dec 06, 2012 06:16 AM EST

Birds Use Cigarette Butts to Ward Off Pests

Urban birds are using cigarette butts to ward off pests from invading their nests, suggests a new study.

Dec 06, 2012 05:26 AM EST

Extrovert Gorillas May Live Longer

Gorillas with an extrovert personality could have a longer life span than introvert gorillas, reveals a new study.

Dec 05, 2012 05:57 AM EST

African Lion Population Declined Rapidly in Last 50 Years, Study Shows

The African lion population has declined about 75 percent in the last 50 years, reports a new study published Tuesday.

Dec 05, 2012 03:43 AM EST

Scientists Discover What May be Oldest Dinosaur

Scientists have identified fossilized bones that likely belonged to the earliest known dinosaur, about the size of a Labrador retriever.

Dec 04, 2012 09:25 AM EST

Scientists Discover Lobster Cannibalism in Wild

Warming waters are causing the lobsters in the Gulf of Maine to indulge in cannibalism, where the big lobsters seem to feast on smaller ones, reports Reuters.