Ecology & Zoology
- How Did Iguanas Reach Fiji?
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Scientists have long puzzled over how iguanas, a group of lizards mostly found in the Americas, came to inhabit the isolated Pacific islands of Fiji and Tonga. For years, the leading explanation has been that progenitors of the island species must have raf ...
Article - News Staff - Jan 11 2010 - 5:15pm
- Making Pesticides Out Of Scorpions
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Scorpion venom is composed of a complex cocktail of poisonous peptides that immobilize animal prey on the spot. Some of the toxins in this cocktail, however, are only harmful to insects, which has prompted researchers to harness them to create a safe and e ...
Article - News Staff - Jan 11 2010 - 7:04pm
- 2010 Summed Up So Far In Squid
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Hey, I'm back! I went to a rockin' party and an awesome conference and now I am full of interesting tales. Also, I am full of determination to finish my thesis this year, and an unfortunate byproduct of that resolution is a need to cut down on my ...
Article - Danna Staaf - Jan 13 2010 - 12:57am
- Parasites (public radio show with download)
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If you want something amusing and informative to listen to on your MP3 player, check out Parasites from the public radio show Radiolab. You can download it or listen via streaming audio. The featured parasites include the zombie wasp, the blood fluke, and ...
Blog Post - Adam Retchless - Jan 17 2010 - 9:46pm
- Changing Climate's Impact On Biodiversity May Vary
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Climate scientists predict increasing numbers of storms, droughts, floods and heat waves as the Earth warms, but the effects of these fluctuating conditions on biodiversity could actually go either way, according to recent ecological research. Species able ...
Article - News Staff - Jan 18 2010 - 2:25pm
- Scaly-Foot Snails Help Build Better Body Armor
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New insights about the scaly-foot gastropod, a tiny snail that lives near thermal vents on the floor of the indian ocean, could help scientists design better armor for soldiers and military vehicles, according to a new study appearing in PNAS. MIT material ...
Article - News Staff - Jan 18 2010 - 5:57pm
- Squid Counting And Comics
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Not a whole lot of squid news this week, although the cephalopod mailing list continues to host a lively discussion, spurred by that coconut octopus story, of concepts like "tool use" and "intelligence". Everyone's got a different ...
Article - Danna Staaf - Jan 19 2010 - 12:10am
- How Plants Outsmart Their Two-Faced Pollinators
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Some animal-pollinated plants face an interesting dilemma. The same animals they rely on for pollination also like to eat them. This is the case for Nicotiana attenuata, a wild tobacco plant that grows in the American Southwest. The plant is pollinated by ...
Article - News Staff - Jan 21 2010 - 2:29pm
- Science Clamps Down On Chimpanzee Smugglers
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Research published in BMC Ecology suggests that genetics may provide valuable clues as to how to crack down on the animal smuggling trade, while also helping to safely reintroduce rescued apes into the wild. The population of chimpanzees across western Afr ...
Article - News Staff - Jan 22 2010 - 2:27pm
- Newly Discovered Predator Keeps Coffee Berry Borer In Check
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Scientists from the University of Kentucky and the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology in Kenya have discovered a new predatory thrips – Karnyothrips flavipes – which feeds on the eggs and larvae of the coffee berry borer Hypothenemus ham ...
Article - News Staff - Jan 25 2010 - 5:28pm
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