• 海洋生物体内可能有两套生物钟

    13-09-27 Animals living in marine environments keep to their schedules with the aid of multiple independent -- and, in at least some cases, interacting -- internal clocks. The findings, presented by two research groups in papers appearing in the Cell Press j...

  • 欧洲常见动物的数量有所恢复

    13-09-26 Some of Europe's key animals have made a comeback over the past 50 years, a report suggests. 报告显示,欧洲一些动物的数量在过去50年间有所上升。 Conservationists say species such as bears, wolves, lynx(猞猁,山猫) , eagles and vultures(秃鹰) have...

  • 小动物眼中的时间是慢镜头式

    13-09-16 Smaller animals tend to perceive time in slow-motion, a new study has shown. 一项新研究显示,小动物对于时间的感知是慢动作式的。 This means that they can observe movement on a finer timescale than bigger creatures, allowing them to escape from larger...

  • 过度放牧使蒙古大草原部分地区成为沙漠

    13-09-06 Overgrazing by millions of sheep and goats is the primary cause of degraded land in the Mongolian Steppe, one of the largest remaining grassland ecosystems in the world, Oregon State University researchers say in a new report. Using a new satellite-...

  • 所有动物身上至少携带32万种新病毒

    13-09-03 There could be at least 320,000 viruses awaiting discovery that are circulating in animals, a study suggests. 研究发现,动物间传播的至少32万种新病毒有待人们去研究。 Researchers say that identifying these viral diseases, especially those that can spr...

  • 狼嚎是出于对同伴的关心

    13-08-23 When a member of the wolf pack leaves the group, the howling by those left behind isn't a reflection of stress but of the quality of their relationships. So say researchers based on a study of nine wolves from two packs living at Austria's Wolf Scie...

  • Icarian

    13-08-20 Icarian Amy McCann Gulls puncture the blue between kites: translucent(透明的) , cross-boned, cellophane(玻璃纸) animals leashed to each child's wrist. Some unusual flyers: octopus(章鱼) , brontosaur(雷龙) . A man taking Polaroids alternates...

  • 塔希提岛是生物多样性热点地区

    13-08-11 A collaborative biological survey that focused on the insects of French Polynesia has resulted in the discovery of over 100 tiny predatory beetle species in Tahiti, 28 of these species newly described in the open-access journal ZooKeys. The predator...

  • 动物体内的温度感应器

    13-08-08 Call it the Goldilocks Principle -- animals can survive and reproduce only if the temperature is just right. Too hot and they will overheat. Too cold and they will freeze. To stay in their comfort zone, animals have evolved very sensitive temperatur...

  • 刚果维龙加国家公园面临石油勘测威胁

    13-08-01 The conservation group WWF is calling on a UK-based company to abandon its plans to explore for oil in Africa's oldest national park. 世界野生动物基金呼吁一家英国公司放弃在非洲最古老的国家公园开采石油的计划。 The charity says Soco International's pr...