11-02-24 A new dinosaur named Brontomerus mcintoshi, or thunder-thighs after its enormously(巨大地) powerful thigh muscles, has been discovered in Utah, USA. The new species is described in a paper recently published in the journal Acta Palaeontologica Pol...
11-02-23 An international scientific team has shown that strong links between the corals reefs(礁石) of the south China sea, West Pacific and Coral Triangle hold the key to preserving fish and marine resources in the Asia-Pacific region. Research by Dr Joh...
11-02-01 Building a highway through Serengeti National Park may devastate one of the world's last large-scale herd migrations and the region's ecosystem, according to new research by an international team of ecologists, including a University of Guelph profe...
11-02-01 New Haven, Conn. Triceratops(三角恐龙) and Torosaurus(牛角龙) have long been considered the kings of the horned dinosaurs. But a new discovery traces the giants' family tree further back in time, when a newly discovered species appears to have r...
11-01-30 Ecology drives evolution. In today's issue of the journal Science, UC Davis expert Thomas Schoener describes growing evidence that the reverse is also true, and explores what that might mean to our understanding of how environmental change affects s...
11-01-03 An influx(流入,汇集) of invasive species can stop the dominant natural process of new species formation and trigger mass extinction events, according to research results published today in the journal PLoS ONE. The study of the collapse of Earth'...
10-12-29 Diseases caused by a species of fungus called Phytophthora(疫病菌) syringae are responsible for significant economic losses on a wide range of plants, including pear. In the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, disease occurs during the...
10-12-22 Contrary to the belief of many scientists (as well as many members of the public), new research confirms that Africa has twonot onespecies of elephant. Scientists from Harvard Medical School, the University of Illinois, and the University of York in...
10-12-20 Rapid turnover and remodelling of lipid membranes could help phytoplankton(浮游植物) cope with nutrient scarcity in the open ocean. A team led by Patrick Martin of the National Oceanography Centre has shown that a species of planktonic marine alga...
10-12-07 A brand-new bacterial species has been found aboard the RMS Titanic, which is contributing to its deterioration(恶化,退化) . The discovery reveals a potential new microbial threat to the exterior of ships and underwater metal structures such as o...