Floor of oldest fossilized forest discovered: 385 million years old
The floor of the world’s oldest Forest has been unearthed. Scientists are now piecing together a view of this ancient site, dating back about 385 million years ago, which could shed new ligh
Oldest fossilized forest: Entire fossil forest dating back 385 million years unearthed
Researcher who previously found evidence of the Earth's earliest tree, has gone one step further. The research team has now unearthed and investigated an entire fossil Forest dating back 385 million y
Earthworms to blame for decline of ovenbirds in northern Midwest forests
A recent decline in ovenbirds, a ground-nesting migratory songbird, in Forests in the northern Midwest United States is being linked by scientists to a seemingly unlikely culprit: earthworms.
Genetics of endangered African monkey suggest troubles from warming climate
A rare and endangered monkey in an African equatorial rainForest is providing a look into our climatic future through its DNA. Its genes show that wild drills, already an overhunted species, may see a
T. rex has most powerful bite of any terrestrial animal ever
Research, using computer models to reconstruct the jaw muscle of Tyrannosaurus rex, has suggested that the dinosaur had the most powerful bite of any living or extinct terrestrial animal.
Nowhere to hide: Tigers threatened by human destruction of groundcover
A new study is the first of its kind to systematically investigate the use of different land cover types for tiger habitat.
Key to growth differences between species
The tiny, little-noticed jewel wasp may provide some answers as to how different species differ in size and shape. And that could lead to a better understanding of cell growth regulation, as well as t
300-million-year-old forest discovered preserved in volanic ash
Pompeii-like, a 300-million-year-old tropical Forest was preserved in ash when a volcano erupted in what is today northern China. Paleobotanists have reconstructed this fossilized Forest, lending insi
Bumblebees get by with a little help from their honeybee rivals
Bumblebees can use cues from their rivals the honeybees to learn where the best food resources are, according to new research. In a new study, researchers trained a colony of bumblebees (Bombus terres
Update: New chip propels Intel into data plane
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Intel is sampling a communications chip aiming to win sockets from the likes of Cavium, Freescale and NetLogic in packet processing. Cave Creek is a new companion chip that together ...
Intel targets data plane with new comms SoC
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Intel tipped plans for a communications systems SoC, aiming to compete with the likes of Cavium, Freescale and OEM ASICs for high-end packet processing. Crystal Forest will have up ...
New stinky flower: Our amorphophallus is smaller, but it stinks like its big cousin
The famed “corpse flower” plant – known for its giant size, rotten-meat odor and phallic shape – has a new, smaller relative: A botanist has discovered a new sp
Fossil cricket reveals Jurassic love song
The love song of an extinct cricket that lived 165 million years ago has been brought back to life by scientists. The song – possibly the most ancient known musical song documented to date &
Genetic information migrates from plant to plant
To generate phylogenetic trees and investigate relationships between organisms, scientists usually look for similarities and differences in the DNA. Plant scientists were confounded by the fact that t
New species of ancient crocodile discovered
A new species of prehistoric crocodile has been discovered. The extinct creature, nicknamed "Shieldcroc" due to a thick-skinned shield on its head, is an ancestor of today's crocodiles.
Jostling for position: Competition at the root of diversity in rainforests
Another attractive theory falls foul of the facts. A census of trees in rainForests on three continents has confirmed that competition plays a central role in structuring communities. This contradicts
World's smallest vertebrate: Tiny frogs discovered in New Guinea
Biologists just discovered two new species of frogs in New Guinea, one of which is now the world's tiniest known vertebrate, averaging only 7.7 millimeters in size -- less than one-third of an inch. I
Nanotube forest boosts accuracy in optical power measurements
RESEARCHERS at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a prototype device which executes absolute measurements of optical power delivered through an optical fibr
Link between earthquakes and tropical cyclones: New study may help scientists identify regions at high risk for earthquakes
A groundbreaking study shows that earthquakes, including the recent 2010 temblors in Haiti and Taiwan, may be triggered by tropical cyclones.
Chinese fossils shed light on evolutionary origin of animals from single-cell ancestors
Evidence of the single-celled ancestors of animals, dating from the interval in the Earth's history just before multicellular animals appeared, has been discovered in 570 million-year-old rocks from S
A whole new meaning for thinking on your feet: Brains of small spiders overflow into legs
Smithsonian researchers report that the brains of tiny spiders may fill their body cavities and overflow into their legs. As part of research to understand how miniaturization affects brain size and b
Bedrock nitrogen may help forests buffer climate change, study finds
For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that Forest trees have the ability to tap into nitrogen found in rocks, boosting the trees' growth and their ability to pull more carbon dioxide from
Permafrost could release vast amounts of carbon and accelerate climate change by end of century
Billions of tons of carbon trapped in permafrost may be released into the atmosphere by the end of this century as the Earth's climate changes, further accelerating global warming, a new computer mode
Major breakthrough on how viruses infect plants
Plant scientists have shed light on a problem that has puzzled researchers since the first virus was discovered in 1892 -- how exactly do they cause disease?
Key mechanism that regulates shape and growth of plants discovered
Researchers have discovered a key mechanism that -- much like a construction site foreperson -- controls the direction of plant growth as well as the physical properties of the biopolymers that plants
Biologists confirm sunflower domesticated in eastern North America
New genetic evidence confirms what is now the eastern United States as the single geographic domestication site of modern sunflowers.
Rapid evolution within single crop-growing season increases insect pest numbers
New research shows that evolution can occur so rapidly in organisms that its impact on population numbers and other aspects of biology can be seen within just a few generations. Working on aphids, the
Increased tropical forest growth could release carbon from the soil
A new study shows that as climate change enhances tree growth in tropical Forests, the resulting increase in litterfall could stimulate soil microorganisms leading to a release of stored soil carbon.
Did past climate change encourage tree-killing fungi?
The Permian extinction 250 million years ago was the largest mass extinction on record, and among the losers were conifers that originally blanketed the arid interior of the supercontinent Pangaea. No
Why plant 'clones' aren't identical
A new study of plants that are reproduced by 'cloning' has shown why cloned plants are not identical. Scientists have known for some time that 'clonal' (regenerant) organisms are not always identical.
Fossils of forest rodents found in highland desert
Two new rodent fossils were discovered in the arid highlands of southern Bolivia. An online article describes the new species, a possible third, and two known species that are new inhabitants to that
Six million years of savanna: Grasslands, wooded grasslands accompanied human evolution
Scientists have used chemical isotopes in ancient soil to measure prehistoric tree cover -- in effect, shade -- and found that grassy, tree-dotted savannas prevailed at most East African sites where h
Breeding crops with deeper roots could 'slash CO<sub>2</sub> levels'
Breeding crops with roots a meter deeper in the ground could lower atmospheric carbon dioxide levels dramatically, with significant environmental benefits, according to new research.
Some plants duplicate their DNA to overcome adversity
Whatever does not kill a plant may actually make it stronger. After being partially eaten by grazing animals, for example, some plants grow bigger and faster and reproduce more successfully than they
Rainforest plant developed 'sonar dish' to attract pollinating bats
How plants sound as well as how they look helps them to attract pollinators, a new study has found. Researchers discovered that a rainForest vine, pollinated by bats, has evolved dish-shaped leaves with such conspicuous echoes that nectar-feeding bats can find its flowers twice as fast by echolocation.
Double jeopardy: Tuna and billfish
Scientists present an alarming assessment of several economically important fish populations. The analysis of 61 commercially important species classified 7 species as threatened with extinction and 4 as &quot;near threatened&quot; for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Dolphins' 'remarkable' recovery from injury offers important insights for human healing
A dolphin's ability to heal quickly from a shark bite with apparent indifference to pain, resistance to infection, hemorrhage protection, and near-restoration of normal body contour might provide insights for the care of human injuries, according to experts. Researchers interviewed dolphin handlers/marine biologists, and reviewed the limited literature about dolphin healing to offer some new obser
Parasites help reveal new ecological rules: Animal species large and small follow same rule for how common they are in ecosystems
Scientists say new research is expected to profoundly affect the field of ecology and can assist the management of ecosystems, including Forests, lakes, and oceans. And it's all because of parasites.
World's forests' role in carbon storage immense, research reveals
Until recently, scientists were uncertain about how much and where in the world terrestrial carbon is being stored. Now scientists report that, between 1990 and 2007, the world's Forests stored about 2.4 gigatons of carbon per year.
Loss of large predators has caused widespread disruption of ecosystems
The decline of large predators and other &quot;apex consumers&quot; at the top of the food chain has disrupted ecosystems all over the planet, according to a review of recent findings conducted by an international team of scientists. The study looked at a wide range of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems and concluded that &quot;the loss of apex consumers is arguably humankind's most pe

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