Psychologists at the University of York and University of St Andrews have uncovered the first evidence of tool use by greater vasa parrots (Coracopsis vasa).
Plants & Animals
Dec 15, 2015
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Australia's saltwater crocodiles appear to be in hot water, with a University of Queensland study linking climate warming to shorter dives, putting the crocs' survival at risk.
Plants & Animals
Dec 15, 2015
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The key to helping animals evolve quickly in response to climate change could actually be their predators, according to a new UBC study.
Ecology
Dec 15, 2015
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Our understanding of evolution can be enriched by adding fossil species to analyses of living animals, as shown by scientists from the University of Bristol.
Paleontology & Fossils
Dec 15, 2015
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Mariners have long spoken of 'walls of water' appearing from nowhere in the open seas. But oceanographers have generally disregarded such stories and suggested that rogue waves - enormous surface waves that have attained ...
Mathematics
Dec 15, 2015
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The ability of baby fish to find a home, or other safe haven, to grow into adulthood will be severely impacted under predicted ocean acidification, University of Adelaide research has found.
Ecology
Dec 15, 2015
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They live far from the North Pole, but Christmas came early for the stout-bodied, black and white Magellanic penguins of Patagonia's Punta Tombo region. On Dec. 3, the legislature for Chubut province established a new marine ...
Ecology
Dec 15, 2015
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Facebook on Tuesday modified a "real names" policy once protested by drag queen performers, the gay community, abuse victims and others.
Internet
Dec 15, 2015
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Radio astronomers from Bonn University and the Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie have reached a scientific milestone with their publication in the January issue of the international science journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.
Astronomy
Dec 15, 2015
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Volunteers from the Perth based citizen astronomy project theSkyNet have won the right to name a planet around a distant star as part of a global contest run by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).
Space Exploration
Dec 15, 2015
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