(Categories are still evolving. Don't really want to put stuff in boxes, but have to have some kind of structure here.)
elephants special issue
Elephants take to the road for reliable resources
"Landscapes can change from day-to-day and year-to-year, and many animals will move about according to resource availability. But do they remember past resource conditions? Just how important is memory and spatial cognition when seeking to understand wildlife movement? Researchers in Etosha National Park, Namibia, examined this question through African elephants."
Collared African elephants like this one near a water source helped supply movement data for the study.
Credit: Photo courtesy of Miriam Tsalyuk.
Scientists hit on the protein and lipid composition of the Siberian mammoth bone
Change of teeth causes yo-yo effect in elephants' weight
ecology & evolution
15-meter-long ancient whale Basilosaurus isis was top marine predator
Reconstruction of trilobite ancestral range in the southern hemisphere
environment
Sunscreen and cosmetics compound may harm coral by altering fatty acids
humans
Illuminating women's role in the creation of medieval manuscripts
"An international team of researchers led by the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History and the University of York have revealed direct evidence of medieval women's involvement in the production of illuminated manuscripts. Lapis lazuli in the dental calculus of a woman buried at a 12th-century German monastery suggests that she created richly illustrated religious texts."
insects
Stick insect study shows the significance of passive muscle force for fast movements
Artificial bug eyes
----------------
In the news today:
Hubble in trouble and
possible signals from aliens ?
No comments:
Post a Comment