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Hungry birds as climate change drives food 'mismatch'
Apr 23, 2018 | 18:51 pmWarmer springs create a 'mismatch' where hungry chicks hatch too late to feast on abundant caterpillars, new research shows.
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'Environmental DNA' used to identify killer whales in Puget Sound
Apr 23, 2018 | 18:50 pmWhen endangered killer whales swim through the sheltered waters of Puget Sound, they leave behind traces of 'environmental DNA' that researchers can detect as much as two hours later has found.
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Five new blanket-hermit crab species described 130 years later from the Pacific
Apr 23, 2018 | 16:08 pmUnlike most hermit crabs, the blanket-hermit crab does not use empty shells for protection, and instead lives symbiotically with a sea anemone. The crab uses the anemone to cover its soft abdomen, and can pull the anemone's tissue over its[…]
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Why freeloader baby-eating ants are welcomed to the colony
Apr 23, 2018 | 13:54 pmIt might seem surprising that a colony of ants would tolerate the type of guests that gobble both their grub and their babies. But new research shows there's likely a useful tradeoff to calmly accepting these parasite ants into the[…]
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Trichomonosis discovered amongst myna birds in Pakistan
Apr 23, 2018 | 13:54 pmA strain of the disease responsible for killing nearly two thirds of the UK's greenfinch population has spread to myna birds in Pakistan. In 2011, the disease was discovered to have reached European finch populations. Now it has been found[…]
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First genetic evidence of ongoing mating between 2 distinct species of guenon monkeys
Apr 23, 2018 | 13:54 pmA new study of guenon monkeys in Gombe National Park is the first to provide genetic evidence of ongoing mating between two distinct species. These monkeys have successfully been producing hybrid offspring for hundreds maybe even thousands of years. Prior[…]
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New DNA screening reveals whose blood the vampire bat is drinking
Apr 20, 2018 | 17:28 pmThe vampire bat prefers to feed on domestic animals such as cows and pigs. When it does so, there is a risk of transmission of pathogens. Now, a new study describes a new DNA method to efficiently screen many vampire[…]
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Bottlenose dolphins recorded for the first time in Canadian Pacific waters
Apr 20, 2018 | 04:38 amA large group of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) have been spotted in Canadian Pacific waters -- the first confirmed occurrence of the species in this area.
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Museum researchers rediscover animal not seen in 30 years
Apr 19, 2018 | 22:27 pmResearchers have rediscovered the San Quintin kangaroo rat (Dipodomys gravipes) in Baja California. The Museum is partnering with Terra and local authorities on a conservation plan for the species, which was last seen in 1986, and was listed as endangered[…]
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Unprecedented wave of large-mammal extinctions linked to prehistoric humans
Apr 19, 2018 | 19:15 pmHomo sapiens, Neanderthals and other recent human relatives may have begun hunting large mammal species down to size -- by way of extinction -- at least 90,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to a new study. The magnitude and[…]
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