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- Tiny amounts of alcohol dramatically extend a worm's life, but why?
- Carbon dioxide is 'driving fish crazy'
- Multiple partners not the only way for corals to stay cool
- Why bats, rats and cats store different amounts of fat
- Rare Miller's grizzled langur rediscovered in Borneo
- Ecologists gain insight into the likely consequences of global warming
- Birds of a feather don't always stick together
- Dung beetle dance provides crucial orientation cues
| Tiny amounts of alcohol dramatically extend a worm's life, but why? Posted: 20 Jan 2012 03:45 PM PST Minuscule amounts of ethanol can at least double the life span of a tiny worm used as a model for aging studies, biochemists report. "This finding floored us; it's shocking" said the senior author of the study.  |
| Carbon dioxide is 'driving fish crazy' Posted: 20 Jan 2012 03:42 PM PST Rising human carbon dioxide emissions may be affecting the brains and central nervous system of sea fishes with serious consequences for their survival, an international scientific team has found. Carbon dioxide concentrations predicted to occur in the ocean by the end of this century will interfere with fishes' ability to hear, smell, turn and evade predators, says a professor.  |
| Multiple partners not the only way for corals to stay cool Posted: 20 Jan 2012 03:42 PM PST For the first time scientists have shown that corals hosting a single type of zooxanthellae can have different levels of thermal tolerance -– a feature that was only known previously for corals with a mix of zooxanthellae. This finding is important because many species of coral are dominated by a single type of zooxanthellae.  |
| Why bats, rats and cats store different amounts of fat Posted: 20 Jan 2012 03:38 PM PST Why different animals carry different amounts of fat depends on how they have solved the problem of avoiding both starving to death and being killed by predators, new research suggests.  |
| Rare Miller's grizzled langur rediscovered in Borneo Posted: 20 Jan 2012 03:30 PM PST Scientists have found one of the rarest and least known primates in Borneo, Miller's Grizzled Langur, a species which was believed to be extinct or on the verge of extinction. The findings confirms the continued existence of this endangered monkey and reveals that it lives in an area where it was previously not known to exist.  |
| Ecologists gain insight into the likely consequences of global warming Posted: 20 Jan 2012 03:30 PM PST A new insight into the impact that warmer temperatures could have across the world has been uncovered by scientists.  |
| Birds of a feather don't always stick together Posted: 19 Jan 2012 10:31 AM PST Pigeons display spectacular variations in their feathers, feet, beaks and other physical traits, but a new study shows that visible traits don't always coincide with genetics: A bird from one breed may have huge foot feathers, while a closely related breed does not; yet two unrelated pigeon breeds both may have large foot feathers.  |
| Dung beetle dance provides crucial orientation cues Posted: 19 Jan 2012 07:15 AM PST Dung beetle dance provides crucial orientation cues: Beetles climb on top of ball, rotate to get their bearings to maintain straight trajectory.  |
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