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'Spongebob' fungi pops up in Borneo's jungles

'Spongebob' fungi pops up in Borneo's jungles

Posted Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:39:00 GMT by Martin Leggett

A weird denizen of the Borneo forests, one that is orange and spongey, has been described in the latest issue of Mycologia. His name - why Spongiforma squarepantsii of course! And the tropical jungles of the world are sure to be home to many more oddities, as 95% of fungi remain undiscovered.

'Spongebob' fungi pops up in Borneo's jungles

Eye in the Sky: Google Earth used to monitor animal behaviour

Eye in the Sky: Google Earth used to monitor animal behaviour

Posted Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:07:01 GMT by Ruth Hendry

Researchers have discovered that Google Earth provides a novel and inexpensive way to monitor animal behaviour. The beauty of Google Earth for scientists is that animal behaviour which leaves a footprint on the landscape can be observed remotely.

Eye in the Sky: Google Earth used to monitor animal behaviour

The curious world of the spider in the bubble

The curious world of the spider in the bubble

Posted Thu, 09 Jun 2011 07:16:52 GMT by Martin Leggett

Fascinating new work on the diving bell spiders - amazing arachnids that live under water in their own personal air bubbles - has shed light onto how they make use of 'bubble technology'. It seems, says the paper in the Journal of Experimental Biology, that the spiders can stay submerged for longer than thought - all the better to catch their prey.

The curious world of the spider in the bubble

600 new species discovered in Madagascar over the past decade

600 new species discovered in Madagascar over the past decade

Posted Tue, 07 Jun 2011 22:09:00 GMT by Ruth Hendry

WWF announced that scientists have found over 600 new species in Madagascar between 1999 and 2010. Species evolved on Madagascar that are found nowhere else. In addition, there is a high diversity of habitats found on the island, from coral reefs to spiny forests.

600 new species discovered in Madagascar over the past decade

Small, fat and the fastest long distance flyer on the planet

Small, fat and the fastest long distance flyer on the planet

Posted Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:51:00 GMT by Colin Ricketts

The great snipe doesn't exactly look the part, but these chubby Scandinavian natives fly over 4,000 miles in just two days making in the fastest long distance migration on record. Starting in Sweden, these incredible travellers put in a 60-mile-an-hour two day shift to arrive 4,200 miles away south of the Sahara in Africa.

Small, fat and the fastest long distance flyer on the planet

Jellyfish blooms leave fish short-changed

Jellyfish blooms leave fish short-changed

Posted Mon, 06 Jun 2011 19:00:00 GMT by Martin Leggett

Jellyfish swarms have been on the increase in many coastal waters, and that increase may be bad news for other predators, such as fish and shellfish. That's according to a paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, which describes how the bacteria chowing down on jellyfish slime are knocking out important links in the food chain.

Jellyfish blooms leave fish short-changed

30 milliseconds the price of life for extraordinary jumping bird

30 milliseconds the price of life for extraordinary jumping bird

Posted Fri, 03 Jun 2011 12:49:00 GMT by Colin Ricketts

With its heart beating at 1,300-beats-per-minute, a male golden-collared manakin shoots through its rainforest home at extraordinary speed, all in search of a mate. For the females, who have larger visual processing areas in their brains than the males, it's a cold calculation of picking the strongest.

30 milliseconds the price of life for extraordinary jumping bird

Nature worth billions to the UK

Nature worth billions to the UK

Posted Fri, 03 Jun 2011 09:25:00 GMT by Ruth Hendry

Groundbreaking research reveals true value of the UK's environmental assets. Health benefits arising from the UK's green, freshwater and marine spaces were also assessed and given an economic value. Living with a view of a green space was found to be worth around £300 per person per year.

Nature worth billions to the UK

Measuring the environmental impact of America's tornado season

Measuring the environmental impact of America's tornado season

Posted Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:51:00 GMT by Laura Brown

In the midst of devastation how tornadoes can destroy ecosystems as well as lives. 2011's tornado season in America has already had a devastating impact. In Joplin, Missouri, the worst tornado in over a generation in the US has killed at least 139.

Measuring the environmental impact of America's tornado season

Wild species numbers in the Masai Mara drop by two thirds

Wild species numbers in the Masai Mara drop by two thirds

Posted Wed, 01 Jun 2011 09:02:00 GMT by Laura Brown

Scientists confess they are stunned by results recording dramatic reduction over 30 years. The dramatic reduction has called into question conservation efforts in the Masai Mara which began in 2000.

Wild species numbers in the Masai Mara drop by two thirds

Ocean acidification threatens coral reefs

Ocean acidification threatens coral reefs

Posted Mon, 30 May 2011 14:26:00 GMT by Kieran Ball

Scientists look to volcanic fissures to examine the effects of rising acidification in the world's oceans. As the seas become more acidic through global warming and increased carbon dioxide levels, there's a real possibility that coral reefs and the sea life that relies coral reef habitat could become extinct by the end of the century.

Ocean acidification threatens coral reefs

Discovery of fossilised mouse teeth challenges beliefs about their ancestors

Discovery of fossilised mouse teeth challenges beliefs about their ancestors

Posted Fri, 27 May 2011 08:59:01 GMT by Lucy Brake

Scientists have discovered a new species of mouse that is thought to be around 9 million years older than other species and to have migrated from Asia in to North America. On the expedition team members Palaeontologist Yuri Kimura, from the South Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, identified the new species of birch mouse from 17 tiny fossilised teeth.

Discovery of fossilised mouse teeth challenges beliefs about their ancestors

Largest group of largest fish shows Mexican waters importance

Largest group of largest fish shows Mexican waters importance

Posted Thu, 26 May 2011 15:46:00 GMT by Colin Ricketts

Whale sharks are gathering off the Yucutan Penisula to feast on tunny eggs, showing the area is a rich marine habitat that requires more protection say Smithsonian Institute scientists. The popular image of the whale shark is of a lone wanderer, scientists have found that when conditions are right they are more than happy to spend time together in very large groups.

Largest group of largest fish shows Mexican waters importance

Warmer seas bad news for threatened abalone and coastal economies

Warmer seas bad news for threatened abalone and coastal economies

Posted Thu, 26 May 2011 13:00:00 GMT by Colin Ricketts

As seas warm the northern abalone - a noted delicacy and important to coastal economies in north America - is likely to suffer further losses to add to the damage done by overfishing and poaching. The northern abalone lives along the North American west coast from Baja California to Alaska and is prized as a delicacy

Warmer seas bad news for threatened abalone and coastal economies

Soft-bodied giants roamed oceans longer than thought

Soft-bodied giants roamed oceans longer than thought

Posted Wed, 25 May 2011 17:00:01 GMT by Martin Leggett

A paper in Nature today shows that anomalocaridids, giant predatory sea-creatures, survived 30 million years longer than was previously believed. The conclusion comes from the study of beautifully preserved soft-bodied fossils, found in Moroccan rocks, from the Ordovician period.

Soft-bodied giants roamed oceans longer than thought

Deadly tornado rips through Joplin, Missouri

Deadly tornado rips through Joplin, Missouri

Posted Tue, 24 May 2011 21:11:00 GMT by Ruth Hendry

Hundreds feared dead, many injured. At least 118 people are dead and hundreds injured after a tornado hit the small city of Joplin, Missouri, on Sunday. With around 1,500 people still unaccounted for, the death toll is expected to rise as rescuers battle severe weather conditions to search through the wreckage.

Deadly tornado rips through Joplin, Missouri

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