Month: November 2015

Biodiversity and Marine Protected Areas: Four Percent of Ocean Protected A recent study by the University of British Columbia notes that only four percent of the world’s ocean is within Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). In 2010, representatives of 200 nations…

Cold Weather Adaptations: Yakutian Horses Rapidly Evolve Defense Against Extremely Cold Temperatures A genetic analysis of modern and ancient Yakutian horses revealed the cold-weather animals rapidly evolved to survive extreme temperatures of eastern Siberia. Source: Natures Talk Show via Nature…

Blue Whale Skeleton Clean-Up at Vancouver Museum The 82-foot blue whale skeleton at the University of British Columbia’s biodiversity museum was the subject of a 2011 Discovery Channel segment that hinted largely at terrible smells while the whale was being…

Monarch Butterflies: Seasonal Migrations Lower Infection Levels In Wild Populations Long seasonal migrations can lower parasite prevalence North American monarch butterflies since the journeys ultimately put a greater distance between uninfected and infected individuals. Source: Natures Talk Show via Nature…

Reptile Fossil Skull Reveals How Snakes Evolved Without Limbs Using a recently unearthed 90 million-year-old fossilized reptile skull, researchers reveal new insight regarding how snakes lost their limbs. It turns out the evolutionary characteristic of burrowing plays a key role.…

Prehistoric Dinosaur Eggs: Differing Shell Porosity Highlights Evolution Of Nests A study of the porosity of ancient archosaur eggshells is tipping scientists off about the kinds of nests they once called home. Source: Natures Talk Show via Nature World News…

{$inline_image} Born to Walk: The Transformative Power of a Pedestrian Act [BOOK] One writer lines up a long list of scientists, doctors, and exercisers who have sought to learn more about walking and its effects on humans; as well as…

Human and Turtle Skin: Similar Proteins Evolved From Common Ancestor To Toughen Skin Biologists recently discovered skin proteins shared by humans and turtles which developed in a common ancestor roughly 310 million years ago. Source: Natures Talk Show via Nature…