Sunday, May 15, 2016

Community wisdom and conservation

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The contribution of community wisdom to conservation ecology Martin Predavec, Daniel Lunney,Ben Hope, Eleanor Stalenberg, Ian Shannon,...
Friday, May 13, 2016

Portable nanopore DNA sequencers to combat wildlife crime

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DNA sequencing device, the MinION  an innovation of  University of Leicester,  developed by Oxford Nanopore Technologies  to read the ...
Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Rescue role for wolverines

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Alaskan conservationists are training wolverines to sniff out humans trapped in debris and avalanches. Wolverines have incredible power of ...
Monday, May 09, 2016

Worldwide Leopards have lost nearly 75 percent of their historic range

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According to a paper published in the scientific journal PeerJ . Leopard ( Panthera pardus ), has lost as much as 75 percent of its histor...
Saturday, May 07, 2016

Bee inspired breakthrough in the development of autonomous robots

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Scientists at the University of Sheffield have created a computer model mimicking how bees avoid hitting walls. This they expect will pave...
Friday, May 06, 2016

Stunning Alien-like jellyfish discovered

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A stunning alien-like jellyfish has been discovered on the Enigma Seamount near the Mariana Trench, located in the Pacific Ocean between ...
Thursday, May 05, 2016

Researchers' understanding of the Long-eared bats' flying technique could lead to better drones

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According to a study by researchers at Lund University in Sweden understanding of the Long-eared bats  ' flying technique could be sig...
Wednesday, May 04, 2016

6th WORLD CONGRESS ON MOUNTAIN UNGULATES – SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT

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Message from Dr Eleftherios Hadjisterkotis, Chairman of the Organizing Committee Participation fee is free for the scientists who are go...
Tuesday, May 03, 2016

Sea Urchin inspired space exploration device

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A team of engineers and marine biologists from the University of California have devised a tool, taking inspiration from sea urchins’ ( St...
Sunday, May 01, 2016

The wonderful world of fireflies

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I just finished reading Silent Sparks , a beautiful book about fireflies, borrowed from a visiting American friend. In  Silent Sparks ...
Friday, April 29, 2016

Convincing evidence to show that drones can add substantial value to long-term ecological monitoring by providing low cost, high resolution data

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Seeing the forest from drones: Testing the potential of lightweight drones as a tool for long-term forest monitoring Jian Zhang,Jianbo H...
Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Ravens and crows may be just as clever as chimps, new study suggests

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A new study by researchers at Lund University in Sweden suggests that corvid birds can be as clever as chimpanzees, despite having much sm...
Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Large animals play a key role in mitigating climate change in tropical forests

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Experts from 15 institutions, including the Faculty of Biological Sciences at the University of Leeds and the National Centre for Biologic...
Friday, April 22, 2016

Clues from plants to improve wound healing

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A research group led by Dr  Kosuke Fujita of  Osaka University has discovered that  a plant-based polyphenol, promotes the migration of Me...
Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Animal inspired artificial whiskers that allow robots to "see" the surroundings in dark and murky places

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Scientists from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Illinois' Advanced Digital Sciences Centre in Singapore have develo...
Saturday, April 16, 2016

Three new primate species from Madagascar

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Scientists from the German Primate Center (DPZ), the University of Kentucky, the American Duke Lemur Center and the Université d'Antan...
Friday, April 15, 2016

New research adds a new dimension to the role of mycorrhizal fungi in forests

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Dr. Tamir Klein and Prof. Christian Körner of the University of Basel together with Dr. Rolf Siegwolf of the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI)...
Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Use of modelling software and satellite imagery for the conservation of endangered species

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 A new Duke University-led case study has demonstrated that habitat mapping software and satellite imagery can help conservationists predi...
Sunday, April 10, 2016

An excellent drug for osteoporosis developed from Tequila agave is round the corner

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Tequila agave is famous for the traditional Tequila drink of Mexico. According to Mexican researcher Dr. Mercedes López , her studies have...
Friday, April 08, 2016

Moss as a bio indicator of cadmium air pollution

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A study by scientists of USDA Forest Service and Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University has discovered that Moss growing on u...