Category: Ecology
26 July 2011
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Asian Elephants Are Social Networkers
Long thought to be antisocial, the pachyderms actually form complex friendships
24 July 2011
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ScienceShot: Coral Genome Reveals Tiny Helper
Marine organism is older, more fragile than thought
22 July 2011
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Podcast: Cheating Seals, Cloaking the Past, and More
Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from the week
21 July 2011
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Did Greenhouse Gases Unleash the Dinosaurs?
A new study links massive methane outpourings triggered by volcanic eruptions to the end-Triassic mass extinction
20 July 2011
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Why Dolphins Wear Sponges
Observations reveal why the cetaceans cover their beaks when hunting
20 July 2011
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Man-Eating Lions Attack by the Dark of the Moon
Study explains why attacks spike at certain times of month
18 July 2011
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Cheating on the Beachmaster
Female elephant seals often avoid the harem and mate on the sly
15 July 2011
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ScienceShot: 'Lost' Frog Found on Borneo
Rainbow Toad resurfaces after 87 years
15 July 2011
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ScienceShot: Anemones Have Personality
Simple animals show consistent response to "squirt test"
8 July 2011
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Diver Snaps First Photo of Fish Using Tools
The blackspot tuskfish cracks open shells with a rock
1 July 2011
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Long-Dead Cane Toads Continue to Haunt Australian Wildlife
Road kill "toad jerky" is highly toxic, even after months in the sun
27 June 2011
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Live Chat: Is Climate Change Stoking Global Wildfires?
Experts answer your questions on dramatic blazes and their ecological aftermath
24 June 2011
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Podcast: The Iceman's Cavities, Dog Detectives, and More
Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from this week
24 June 2011
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Tiny Marine Crustaceans Construct Wax 'Weight Belts' to Stay Deep
Strategy is similar to that used by sperm whales
23 June 2011
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Why Penguins Are Afraid of the Dark
Antarctic birds should hunt at night, but they don't
22 June 2011
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When Islands Rose, Australian Rainforests Fell
Formation of the Indonesian archipelago changed climate of Western Australia
22 June 2011
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Scat-Sniffing Dogs Nose Out Clues to Caribou Decline
Unique approach may lead to better conservation measures
17 June 2011
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Microbe 'Cage Matches' Pass Darwin's Test
Experiments with one-celled animals show that closely related species compete the most
9 June 2011
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Drying Rockies Could Bring More Water Woes to Western U.S.
Climate change helping melt mountain range's snowpack
9 June 2011
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Underwater Spider Spins Itself an Aqualung
A water spider's "diving bell" is a gill that lets it live beneath the surface
24 May 2011
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C'mon Feel the Noise
Related songbirds respond differently to noise pollution, possibly complicating conservation efforts
20 May 2011
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Did Llama Dung Spur the Rise of Andean Civilization?
Food surpluses and civilization made possible by animal manure, a researcher suggests
17 May 2011
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Come On In, the Water's Fresh
Marine animals may have taken to freshwater much earlier than previously thought
5 May 2011
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Climate Change Already Hurting Agriculture
Analysis of global crop yields from 1980 to 2008 shows warming-induced declines
28 April 2011
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An Early Warning Sign for Ecosystem Collapse?
Ecologists pinpoint early signals of catastrophic ecosystem change
27 April 2011
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Live Chat: Is it Ethical to Study Dolphins in Captivity?
Experts answer your questions about the challenges of research with sentient animals
26 April 2011
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Watching Climate Change Through a Farmer's Eyes
Satellite data back up impacts of global warming in Himalayan agricultural villages
11 April 2011
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Melting Antarctic Ice Causing Penguins to Starve
As global warming kills off ice-loving krill, penguins may be losing food supply
11 April 2011
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Ocean Noise Could Harm Squid and Their Ilk
Study reports that cuttlefish, squids, and octopuses suffer "massive acoustic trauma" from loud sounds
8 April 2011
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U.N. Goal of Limiting Global Warming Is Nearly Impossible, Researchers Say
Computer modeling bolsters idea that "immediate" emissions cuts are necessary to make 2°C target
29 March 2011
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Watch Out Below: Wasps Battle Ants by Dropping Them
Invasive wasps in New Zealand pick up food-snatching ants and drop them from the air
29 March 2011
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Animals Find Sanctuary With Scientists
Long-term research sites offer them a safe haven from poachers
22 March 2011
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Prehistoric Garbage Piles May Have Created 'Tree Islands'
Trash left by ancient humans could have given biodiversity a foothold in the Florida Everglades
18 March 2011
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Navy Sonar May Mimic Killer Whale Sounds
Finding could explain cetacean strandings
4 March 2011
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How Much Would It Cost to Identify Every Animal on Earth?
Brazilian scientists tally up the tab
3 March 2011
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Gigantic Remelted Ice Mass Discovered Below Antarctic Ice Sheet
Study offers fundamental new insights into how ice sheets form
24 February 2011
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Fire Ants Using U.S. as Staging Ground for Global Invasion
Nations struggle with how to slow spread
19 February 2011
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Podcast: Will There Be Fish by 2050?
Science reporter Erik Stokstad explores the fate of the world's oceans
19 February 2011
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Monkey Behavior May Provide Clues to Autism
Monkeys do best with lots of face time with mom as newborns
19 February 2011
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Live @ AAAS - Tom Kunz on Bats and the Atmosphere (Transcript)
Tom Kunz will discuss the emerging field of aeroecology
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