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Birds do it, bees do it. Many animals 'self medicate'
Posted in Science on 10th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
Some animals are creating their own pharmacies from ingredients that commonly occur in nature.
PenguinBot Infiltrates Penguin Colony:
Posted in Hardware on 9th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller
One of the ways study animals behaviors is to watch them in their natural environment. But even the most passive act of observation can change the way an animal behaves.
Earths water has been present since the planets earliest days
Posted in Science on 3rd Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller
Studies of meteorite samples known to have come from the protoplanet Vesta indicate Earths surface had water much earlier than scientists previously believed.
Aussie bees fight 'hive wars'
Posted in Science on 22nd Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller
Bee colonies in Brisbane are waging war for months on end, sending waves of workers who collide, grapple and die.
Bees, birds may suffer from pesticides
Posted in Featured, Science on 5th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller
Research is posing serious questions about whether neonicotinoids, the most common insecticides in the world, are affecting birds and bees more than previously thought.