Antarctic plants and animal life survived ice ages

franklin submitted, created time 1 year 1 month (www.biologynews.net)

Springtails, mites, worms and plant life could help solve the mystery of Antarctica’s glacial history according to new research published in the journal Science this week.

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Why are some groups of animals so diverse?

lewis submitted, created time 1 year 2 months (www.eurekalert.org)

A new study by researchers at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology on finger-sized Australian lizards sheds light on one of the most striking yet largely unexplained patterns in nature: why some groups of animals have evolved into hundreds, even thousands of species, while other groups include only a few.

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Share Alike: Genes from bacteria found in animals

wugongliang submitted, created time 1 year 2 months (www.sciencenews.org)

Some insects and roundworms pick up DNA from bacteria living within their cells, new research shows. The DNA transfer occurs in the animals' egg cells, so the genetic modification passes between generations. The mechanism therefore provides an alternative to mutation of existing DNA as a way for the species to acquire new genetic traits.

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Report: African, Asian, Latin American farm animals face extinction

herry submitted, created time 1 year 2 months (www.eurekalert.org)

With the world's first global inventory of farm animals showing many breeds of African, Asian, and Latin American livestock at risk of extinction, scientists from the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research today called for the rapid establishment of genebanks to conserve the sperm and ovaries of key animals critical for the global population's future survival.

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Strongest animal in the world: a mite

Killing Only A Few Animals Won't Do Any Harm. Or Will It?

bianjie submitted, created time 1 year 3 months (www.sciencedaily.com)

Sometimes killing even a few individuals can have dramatic consequences, causing populations to fluctuate wildly. The regulation of populations is usually determined by the properties of one specific size class of individuals.

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Threats to manatees easing, federal agency says

athena submitted, created time 1 year 7 months (www.msnbc.msn.com)

"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Monday recommended upgrading the manatee’s status from endangered to threatened, a move that indicates the animal has rebounded from the brink of extinction."

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Fretful owners whipping up own pet food

medal submitted, created time 1 year 7 months (www.msnbc.msn.com)

"Some worried pet owners are grinding up meat in their kitchens and making their own dog and cat food because of the contamination scare blamed for numerous animal deaths."

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Tiny blind animal halts billion dollar Aussie mine

amanda submitted, created time 1 year 7 months (www.reuters.com)

”A blind spider-like animal has stopped development of a multi-billion-dollar iron ore mine in Australia after an environmental body rejected the project for fear the tiny cave-dweller would become extinct. “

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Pet food recall has animal owners frantic

BIOBOSS submitted, created time 1 year 8 months (www.msnbc.msn.com)

Silviene Grzybowski became worried when her local pet store pulled the food she normally feeds her cat and posted an announcement saying it, and many other popular pet foods, had been recalled. Her cat, Smokey, hadn’t been eating for days.

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Beautiful Nature Pictures

technology submitted, created time 1 year 9 months (www.flickr.com)

Very good collection at this Flikr group ...

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