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Searching In features, blog entries, column entries & news items, Under the topic Ecology
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Species vulnerable to enslavement may evolve ways to fight their captors.Published: September 13th, 2008; Vol.174 #6Found in: Ecology and Life -
The number of coastal areas known as dead zones is on the rise. A new tally reports more than 400 of the oxygen starved regions worldwide.Published: Thursday, August 14th, 2008Found in: Agriculture, Chemistry, Climate Change and Ecology -
A new study provides strong evidence that fruits harm predators with the same chemicals that, for example, give chili peppers their spice.Published: Monday, August 11th, 2008Found in: Botany, Ecology and Life -
A species of ants not well understood surprises researchers with a nomadic lifestyle, roaming the rainforest on fungal forays.Published: Friday, July 25th, 2008Found in: Biology, Ecology and Life -
Tanked half-way houses allow people and fish to get acquainted on their own terms — and exhibit their individual personalities.Published: Thursday, July 24th, 2008Found in: Biology, Ecology, Environment, Life and Science & Society -
The discovery of Tahitian vanilla’s heritage could set off a custody battle between nations.Published: Friday, July 18th, 2008Found in: Agriculture, Anthropology, Botany, Ecology and Genes & Cells -
Tasmanian devils have started mating much earlier in response to an epidemic, called facial tumor disease, that is wiping out much of their population.Published: Tuesday, July 15th, 2008Found in: Biology, Ecology, Life and Zoology -
First big species audit finds coral extinction risks severely under-reportedPublished: Thursday, July 10th, 2008Found in: Ecology, Environment, Life and Zoology -
The failure of the G-8 Summit to put some teeth in greenhouse-gas limits suggests it may be time for a global climate czar.Published: Wednesday, July 9th, 2008Found in: Agriculture, Climate Change, Ecology, Environment and Science & Society
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Thanks to global warming, within the lifetimes of certain reptiles in the South Pacific, all members of their species could be born male.Published: Thursday, July 3rd, 2008Found in: Biology, Climate Change, Ecology, Environment and Science & Society -
Mites that were thought to be parasites to their host wasps turn out to be bodyguards, attacking intruders.Published: Tuesday, July 1st, 2008Found in: Biology, Ecology and Zoology -
With a lifespan of just five months, the chameleon Furcifer labordi leads a briefer life than any other land-dwelling vertebrate.Published: Tuesday, July 1st, 2008Found in: Biology, Ecology, Environment, Life and Zoology -
The 60th meeting of the International Whaling Commission defers voting on deadlocked issuesPublished: Monday, June 30th, 2008Found in: Ecology, Environment, Life and Zoology -
Nonnative earthworms are deliberately burying ragweed seeds, enhancing the weed’s growth, researchers report.Published: July 19th, 2008; Vol.174 #2Found in: Botany, Ecology, Environment, Life and Zoology -
Zipcode-organized guidelines tell gardeners, farmers and others how to design a landscape that will not only entice pollinators but also keep these horticultural helpers happy.Published: Wednesday, June 25th, 2008Found in: Agriculture, Biology, Botany, Ecology, Environment and Science & Society
