Day: October 29, 2015

Mono Lake: Lake and Craters Above Magma, 3D Close-Up While it has long been known that eastern California’s Mono Lake and Mono Craters were set above a volcanic system, new 3D images of the massive magma chambers beneath will help…

Rare Hawaiian Birds Face Habitat Loss From Disease and Rising Temperatures, Researchers Say Rare Hawaiian forest birds may lose half of their natural high-elevation habitat by the end of the century, thanks to climate shifts and disease outbreaks. Source: Natures…

Prehistoric ‘Supersharks’ Swam Oceans Earlier Than Previously Thought, Researchers Say Newly discovered fossils indicate that giant sharks swam throughout ancient oceans 170 million years earlier than researchers previously thought. Source: Natures Talk Show via Nature World News Prehistoric ‘Supersharks’ Swam…

{$inline_image} Shorebirds: Zeroing in on How Long and Why They Bulk Up A Tulane University study of three species of shorebirds recently showed that their breaks between parts of the long migration depend on one factor. Hint: It is not…

Geometric Tortoise Conservation: Endangered Rare Animal Get New Home [PHOTOS] Conservationists recently created a new nature reserve known as the Geometric Tortoise Preserve to house the largest and last viable population of geometric tortoises. Source: Natures Talk Show via Nature…

Sexual Behavior Of Female Insects: Do Genes or the Weather Determine Number Of Mates? University of Exeter reseachers took a closer look at fruit flies and found that while environmental conditions have some influence on their mating decision, it mostly…

Large Hypercarnivores Shaped the Pleistocene and Preserved Landscapes, Researchers Say Hypercarnivores, or enormous predators, most likely shaped the ecosystem during the Pleistocene epoch. Essentially, packs of these large animals controlled populations of herbivores so to preserve the ancient landscapes and…

Prehistoric Feathers Link Dinosaurs To Ostriches, New Study Shows Researchers from the University of Alberta recently discovered fossilized tail feathers and soft tissues of an Ornithomimus dinosaur that shed light on the evolution of modern-day birds such as ostriches and…