Ecology & Zoology

11 New Plant And Animal Species Found In Viet Nam

World Wildlife Fund scientists said today that the discovery of 11 new animal and plant species in a remote area in central Vietnam underscores the importance of conservation efforts in the ancient tropical forests of the region. Within the ancient tropica ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 1 2007 - 6:02pm

Biological Eradication Of Invasive Species Using Allelopathy

Despite the fact that many scientists have resorted to chemicals and non-biological means of controlling invasive species, none have truly worked especially when using it against those plant species such as the Japanese Knotweed that have become so establ ...

Article - Andrew David - Sep 29 2007 - 1:05pm

Saber-Toothed Tiger More Like A Pussycat

In public imagination, the sabre-toothed cat Smilodon ranks alongside Tyrannosaurus rex as the ultimate killing machine. Powerfully built, with upper canines like knives, Smilodon was a fearsome predator of Ice-Age America's lost giants. For more than ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 2 2007 - 12:41am

Genetically-Engineered Eggplant Has Its Own Natural Insecticide

Cornell researchers and Sathguru Management Consultants of India have successfully led an international consortium through the first phase of developing a pest-resistant eggplant. By about 2009 this eggplant is expected to be the first genetically engineer ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 8 2007 - 3:24pm

Genetically Engineered Corn May Harm Stream Ecosystems

A new study indicates that a popular type of genetically engineered corn--called Bt corn--may damage the ecology of streams draining Bt corn fields in ways that have not been previously considered by regulators. The study appears in the Oct. 8 edition of T ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 10 2007 - 11:43am

Human Disturbance Of The Coral Reef Ecosystem And Proposed Management Strategies For Its Improvement And Restoration

The following is a major report that I compiled while being assigned a project to develop strategies to improve the ecosystem of the Great Barrier Reef. ABSTRACT ...

Article - Andrew David - Oct 16 2007 - 9:49am

Cycloprosopon Dobrogea: New 150 Million Year Old Crab Species Discovered

Researchers from Kent State University and the University of Bucharest, Romania, have discovered a new primitive crab species Cycloprosopon dobrogea in eastern Romania. Previously unexamined, these ancient crabs from the Prosopidae family existed more than ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 22 2007 - 11:02am

Study: How Mexican Freetail 'Singing' Bats Communicate

Bats are the most vocal mammals other than humans, and understanding how they communicate during their nocturnal outings could lead to better treatments for human speech disorders, say researchers at Texas A&M University. Thousands of bats native to Ce ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 18 2007 - 11:21am

Florida Swamp Yields Clues About Prehistoric Ecosystem

Shiny amber jewelry and a mucky Florida swamp have given scientists a window into an ancient ecosystem that could be anywhere from 15 million to 130 million years old. Scientists at the University of Florida and the Museum of Natural History in Berlin made ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 18 2007 - 11:36am

Some Microbes In Plants Create Carbon Cycle Short Cuts

Sugars made by plants are rapidly used by microbes living in their roots, according to new research by Professor Peter Young of the Department of Biology at York and Dr Philippe Vandenkoornhuyse of the University of Rennes, creating a short cut in the carb ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 18 2007 - 1:25pm