Fish leaders are born, not made: study Leadership is an innate quality, said a fish study Wednesday that predicted trouble in animal social groups, also human ones, when natural roles are reversed.
29 августа 2013
Science points to a new global warming source: the seaOceans that grow more acidic through Man's fossil fuel burning emissions, can amplify global warming by releasing less of a gas that helps shield Earth from radiation.
Jumpy caterpillar shies the Sun: study The larva of a Vietnamese moth has devised a unique form of transport -- constructing a leaf cone and thrashing about inside to make it jump.
Young Australians getting fatter: study Young Australians have a reputation for being fit and enjoying a sporty, outdoorsy lifestyle, but research released Monday found they are stacking on more weight than any other age group.
19 августа 2013
Too late to stop extreme heat waves: study Climate change will trigger harsher and more frequent heat waves in the next 30 years regardless of the amount of Earth-warming carbon dioxide we emit.
Children of overweight women die younger: study Children born from obese women were 35 percent more likely to die prematurely in adulthood, according to a study Wednesday that warned of a growing epidemic.
14 августа 2013
World-first study tracks dwarf minke whales Dwarf minke whales have been tagged and tracked in Australia's Great Barrier Reef in a world-first pilot study which hopes to solve the mystery of where they spend the summer.
14 августа 2013
Study details 'severe' brutality against women in PNG Women in poverty-stricken Papua New Guinea suffer "severe brutality" with violence, including savage attacks involving knives, axes and whips, occurring in two-thirds of all families.
13 августа 2013
Big animals crucial for soil fertility: study The mass extinction of large animals in the Pleistocene era caused today's dearth of soil nutrients, scientists said Sunday, and warned of further damage if modern giants like the elephant disappear.
Dolphins remember friends' whistles for decades: study Bottlenose dolphins can remember each other's signature whistles for more than 20 years, a study said Wednesday -- the longest social memory ever observed in an animal.
07 августа 2013
Developer makes Australia's biggest charity donation A wealthy property developer on Wednesday pledged Aus$50.1 million to the Queensland Institute of Medical Research in what is believed to be the largest single charitable donation by an Australian.
Russia home to text message fraud "cottage industry" Researchers have discovered that bilking people by infecting Android mobile phones with viruses has become a cottage industry in Russia in a criminal model that could be replicated elsewhere.