Nature

The Beetles Hit (on Amphibian prey)

Beetles are among the most numerous, diverse and therefore successful groups on Earth. Gil Wizen of Tel Aviv University has proved yet again that zoology has its uses. Generations of...

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Penguins smell good - who knew?

Anyone who's ever visited a penguin exhibit at the zoo probably knows the cute little sea birds have a distinct, shall we say pungent, smell to them. But new research...

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Visiting mosquitoes threaten Galapagos with deadly virus

etadshow468 --> The islands that are home to the unique wildlife which helped shape Charles Darwin's evolutionary theories are under threat from the arrival of a potentially deadly virus arriving...

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The world's dying oceans

etadshow468 --> In a new book released this week in the United States, Professor Peter Sale, who leads the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), states...

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Natural disasters pose threat to coral reefs

Ocean acidification isn't the only problem coral reefs are facing. Natural disasters like earthquakes can also harm these marine ecosystems. Researchers have found that in May of 2009, an earthquake...

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