Animals

Sep 14, 2012 09:57 AM EDT

Baboons' Social Status Dictates Food Source

Baboons consider social factors just like humans before taking foraging decisions, finds a new study.

Sep 14, 2012 09:48 AM EDT

Invasive Snake's Appetite Increases Spider Population in Guam

A new study suggests that spider population has increased in jungles of Guam in the western Pacific Ocean, thanks to the invasive brown tree snakes.

Sep 13, 2012 08:29 AM EDT

New African Monkey Species Identified, Needs Protection from Hunters

Researchers have identified a new monkey species in the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa

Sep 13, 2012 08:29 AM EDT

Fears of Wipeout: Genetic Test Sought to Count Pure-Bred Scottish Wildcats

Pure-bred Scottish wildcats could be on the verge of extinction, finds a new study by the Scottish Wildcat Association.

Sep 12, 2012 07:56 AM EDT

Jurassic Park in the Making: Woolly Mammoth Could be Recreated from Cells Found in Siberia

Scientists have discovered small fragments of a woolly mammoth well-preserved and frozen in Siberia that could possibly contain living cells, raising hopes that the extinct animal might be cloned.

Copperhead snake rests at a snake farm in Vinh Son

Sep 12, 2012 07:55 AM EDT

Wild Female Snakes Give Virgin Births

A new study has detected virgin births by female snakes living in the wild for the first time.

Sep 11, 2012 09:08 AM EDT

Antarctic Bivalves Change Sex to Breed and Brood

A new study suggests that Antarctic bivalves change sex in order to brood their young.

A new study suggests that the wolves reintroduced in Yellowstone National Park are facing health risks from mange and viral diseases.

Sep 10, 2012 09:25 AM EDT

Yellowstone's Grey Wolves Dogged by Infections

A new study suggests that the wolves reintroduced in Yellowstone National Park are facing health risks from mange and viral diseases, thus causing their population decline.

Sep 09, 2012 02:30 PM EDT

Fossils of Ancient Horseshoe Crab Shed Light on its Final Moments

Researchers have reconstructed the fossil record of a death march by an ancient horseshoe crab.

Sep 09, 2012 02:27 PM EDT

Cheetahs Use Hind Limbs to Accelerate

Cheetahs use their hind limbs to run faster, finds a new study

Sep 07, 2012 08:30 AM EDT

Black Mustard Calls White Knight for Help When Attacked

Black mustard plants release chemicals to attract wasps to ward off butterflies laying eggs on them.

A montage of the deep-sea crustaceans tested for UV vision.

Sep 06, 2012 10:35 AM EDT

Deep-Sea Crabs Use Color Vision to Search Food

Crabs living in deep-sea waters use color vision to find their food, finds a new study.

Sep 05, 2012 08:37 AM EDT

Invasive Alien Mammals Pose Threat to Native Biodiversity in Europe

Nearly 68 percent of mammals not native to Europe cause health and ecological damage, and are posing a big threat to the native biodiversity, finds a new study.

Sep 03, 2012 08:57 AM EDT