Tag: Biology - Page 4
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Japanese Astronaut to Harvest Cucumbers On International Space Station
Considering the recent hubbub over cucumbers infected with E. coli in Europe, it's not surprising some folks might consider more, um, technological ways to grow them. A Japanese astronaut plans to harvest
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Men and Women are Different, Even If Doing the Same Job
News Flash! Men and Women are different. OK, have a chuckle, we know there are plenty of studies that prove men are from Mars and women from Venus. And just as many policy papers
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The Earth's Sixth Mass Extinction May Be Underway
A "mass extinction" event is characterised as a period during which at least 75% of the Earth's species die out in a period of a few million years or less.
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Scientists Call for "Swifter and Sounder" Chemical Testing
In a letter to the journal Science (subscription only, or see the letter republished with permission at WSUnews), associations representing over 40,000 scientists have proposed a resourceful solution to the less-big-government
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Species of Invasive Bee Leaves Carnage in its Wake
When Terry Allen planted a flowerbed outside his home 20 years ago, he could never have imagined it would become the sight of a blood-soaked bee battleground. Terry, an entomologist from Sacramento, discovered some European wool
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Bird Sound Database Contains 67,000 Songs and Calls
The most influential artists behind music as we know it might not be Beethoven or the Beatles -- but rather, birds. For ages those feathered crooners have been belting out their unique songs and calls in genres reminiscent
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Endangered Trees Able to Outsmart Hungry Squirrels
Old dogs may have a hard time learning new tricks -- but it doesn't seem to be a problem for a group of endangered trees from Canada, some of which are around 1,500 years old. In 2009, so many of Alberta's mountainous
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13.7 Million Birds Are Dying Every Day in the U.S.
In the last few weeks, a lot has been made of the mysterious mass-animal deaths that have struck in the United States and throughout the world -- and for good reason. The ominous events become the centerpiece of a discussion
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Newly Discovered Jellyfish is Very Big and Very Pink
Many newly discovered species require a jeweler's loupe to appreciate -- but with this one, you might actually have to take a few steps backwards. Ten years ago, researchers stumbled across an incredible giant pink jellyfish in the
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Trees Use Roots to Fight Off Other Trees, Says Study
There's nothing quite as relaxing as a nap in the shade of a majestic old tree, or strolling down some quiet forest path flanked by towering columns of wood and bark. But while all may appear tranquil and quiet, for the
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Study Links Meditation to Telomerase, An Anti-Age Enzyme
It's always awesome when meditation is given a nod by science and shed
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Schoolkids' Bee Study Lands in Prestigious Journal
While most young students are happy just having their academic achievements displayed on the refrigerator door at home, there are others whose sights are set a little higher -- and I'm not talking about the freezer. A group of elementary
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African Savannah & Forest Elephants Actually Two Distinct Species
You may not have been debating whether African elephants living in savannah or forests were two separate species, but it's been an unanswered question among scientists for a while. A new study in the journal PLoS
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New Lemur Species Discovered in Madagascar
According to researchers exploring in the forests of Madagascar, they've stumbled upon a species of lemur previously unknown to the world of science -- though its future may already be in
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Oriental Hornets Are Literally Solar Powered
While it's true that the vast web of life on this planet is essentially solar powered--without the sun's energy there is no life--new research shows that oriental hornets (Vespa
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Rebranding Poop as a Resource - The Poop Project
Whether looking at the selective flush and letting it mellow or recycling our poop for sustainable farming, it's no secret that I believe rethinking the way we handle our bodily waste—both human and animal—is
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Caroline Fraser on Rewilding the World (Podcast)
"Lose the animals, lose the ecosystems. Lose the ecosystems, game over." Caroline Fraser touched down in more than a dozen countries to understand what rewilding really means. Rewilding the World: Dispatches from the Conservation Revolution looks at how
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Ecomachines Use Plants and Animals for Low Impact Water Treatment (Video)
Dr John Todd's work creating living machines, or ecomachines, as a form of natural water treatment has long been of interest to TreeHugger. Back in 2005 Collin interviewed Dr Todd about his views on ecological design,
