biology
Fossils explain how life coped during snowball Earth
Posted in Featured, Science on 16th Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller
The fossils could speak to how life coped in the Cryogenian period, when glaciers held most of Earth in a frozen grip.
Conservation parks are growing, so why are species still declining?
Posted in Science on 14th Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller
Nearly 15% of Earths land surface is protected in parks and reserves. By 2020, we should reach the agreed global target of 17%.
Tiger Sharks Behave like Birds?
Posted in Science on 14th Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller
Research has shown that these predators boast migration patterns more similar to birds, turtles and some marine mammals than other fishes.
Evolution is unpredictable and irreversible, biologists show
Posted in Science on 10th Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller
The study focuses exclusively on the type of evolution known as purifying selection, which favors mutations that have no or only a small effect in a fixed environment.
20 billion nanoparticles talk to the brain using electricity
Posted in Science on 10th Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller
Nanoparticles can be used to stimulate regions of the brain electrically, opening up new ways to treat brain diseases.