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![The very particular smell produced by goats may actually have a reproductive purpose, according to a study published in Current Biology this week. Researchers from […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NEWSICON2-115x115.png "For Goats – The Smellier, The Better")
For Goats – The Smellier, The Better
Posted on March 5, 2014 | No CommentsThe very particular smell produced by goats may actually have a reproductive purpose, according to a study published in Current Biology this week. Researchers from […] -
Coastal Flooding Could Affect 600 Million People Each Year
Posted on February 10, 2014 | No CommentsA study published in PLOS this week suggests that by the year 2100, 600 million people could be affected by coastal flooding each year. Though […] -
Tidal Turbines Could Power Half of Scotland
Posted on January 27, 2014 | No CommentsA single stretch of water could generate enough renewable tidal energy to power nearly half of Scotland, according to a study by engineers at the […] -
More Milk Means Reduced Fertility for Dairy Cows
Posted on January 12, 2014 | No CommentsThe discovery of a gene mutation in dairy cows which raises milk production at the cost of fertility highlights the perils of modern selective breeding. […] -
Everyday They’re Shufflin’ – Emperor Penguins’ Huddles
Posted on December 22, 2013 | No CommentsA new model proposed by French and German scientists suggests that the shifts and movements of an emperor penguins’ huddle resemble those of traffic jams. […] -
Does Amazon deforestation mean trouble for California?
Posted on November 10, 2013 | No CommentsDeforestation of the Amazon rainforest could lead to drastic loss of rainfall in the United States, researchers led by Princeton University have found. On November […] -
Biodiversity in the Anthropocene
Posted on October 20, 2013 | No CommentsIn a new study biologists from Zurich and Denmark have argued more direct intervention is necessary for the conservation of biodiversity. Christoph Kueffer and Christopher […]
