Apr 06 2011

Caribbean Black Corals Date Back to Jesus

Tag: Animal Anatomy,Animal Relationships,Animal Research,Animal Science,Chemistry,Conservation,Corals,Food Chain,Oceanography,Water — Tim Wall @ 11:35 am
Alive and growing slowly in some of the deepest parts of the ocean, black coral provides a living link to history.

Feb 22 2011

Fighting Malaria with Oil and Fungus

Tag: Animal Breeding,Animal Relationships,Animal Research,Zoology — Tim Wall @ 6:21 pm
When is an oil spill a good thing? How about when it helps fight malaria?

Feb 14 2011

Birds Loving Honeysuckle Invaders

Tag: Animal Behavior,Animal Relationships,Biodiversity,Birds,Food,Food Chain,Forests,Plants — Tim Wall @ 8:15 pm
Your friendly neighborhood honeysuckle is probably an invasive species -- and that's OK.

Jan 28 2011

Carbon Tax on Carnivores

Tag: Animal Anatomy,Animal Relationships,Carbon Emissions,Carbon Footprint,Chemistry,Climate Change,Food,Global Warming,Pollution — Tim Wall @ 5:50 pm
While reducing fossil fuel use lags behind, maybe trimming the fat might help.

Jan 25 2011

Coral Moves North to Beat the Heat

Tag: Animal Behavior,Animal Relationships,Animal Science,Carbon Emissions,Climate Change,Conservation,Fish,Global Warming,Oceanography,Water,Weather,Zoology — Tim Wall @ 3:49 pm
From corals to opossums - migrations are part of global change.

Jan 07 2011

Biofuel Grasslands For the Birds

Tag: Animal Behavior,Animal Relationships,Animal Research,Biodiversity,Birds,Carbon Emissions,Climate Change,Conservation,Food,Global Warming,Green Science,Plants,Pollution,Renewable Energy — Tim Wall @ 7:12 pm
A diversity of grasses is better than a monoculture of corn for wildlife, making biofuel friendlier than ethanol for the environment.

Sep 13 2010

Shark Attack Survivors Head To UN To Save Sharks

Tag: Animal Behavior,Animal Relationships,Anthropology,Conservation,Oceanography,Sharks — Michael Reilly @ 1:52 pm
A concerted international effort is needed to bring many shark species back from the brink of extinction.

Aug 24 2010

Sea World Fined Over Death of Trainer

Tag: Animal Behavior,Animal Instincts,Animal Relationships,Conservation,Whales — Michael Reilly @ 3:16 am
An investigation has concluded that SeaWorld Orlando "willfully" put its trainers at risk of injury or death from its captive killer whales.

Aug 04 2010

In the Unlikely Event of a Shark Attack…

Tag: Animal Behavior,Animal Instincts,Animal Relationships,Anthropology,Sharks — Michael Reilly @ 3:11 am
Shark attack victims share their wisdom on what to do (and what not to do) if you are unlucky enough to find yourself in their shoes.

Feb 12 2010

When Spring Arrives, Life is Timing

Tag: Animal Breeding,Animal Relationships,Climate Change,Global Warming,Meteorology,Spring — John D. Cox @ 6:20 pm
The most comprehensive and systematic analysis of the environmental impacts of a changing climate confirms what many individual studies have found -- the arrival of warmer temperatures earlier in the year is posing a variety of life-cycle risks to plants ...