Friday, 25 May, 2012

Stanford researchers learn that fast-moving elephants are running, not walking.

Spotted knapweed produces a chemical that fights other weeds. Read about a natural herbicide.

All carnivorous mammals of Madagascar descended from a common ancestor.

Dog behavior study shows ability to find food, beating chimpanzees and wolves. More on our best friend!

Many things distinguish human from rodent. Those ever-growing teeth. That habit of digging through foundations. The ability to design web pages or dream up the ridiculous game of golf… If you haven’t looked under the hood lately, these talents come from quintessentially human section of brain, the cerebral cortex. How does the cerebral cortex develop?

Arrival of snakehead fish raises question of invasive species, weeds and exotic species. Meet 8 of the worst.

Snake eats big crabs by tearing them apart, breaking scientific paradigm. Emily Post would definitely approve, however.

Song competition among chickadees sets females’ reproductive strategy. Guys: Time to learn to sing?

Tyrannosaurus rex was no sprinter, new biomechanical study finds.

It’s gibberish to us, but what does the Human Genome Project mean for biology?