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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:39:28 +0000
| 02/07/2012 03:29 PM |
| Chimpanzee Altruism |
| When we help each other, it's often voluntary and we can offer varying forms of understanding. Whether our closest relative can concur with his fellow chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) when aiming for a goal could be a crucial question. |
| 02/07/2012 02:38 PM |
| Can you hear the Jurassic crickets? |
| The north of China has some perfectly preserved forewings of Jurassic insects. What research has made possible is, by comparison with living Prophalangopsids (sort-of-crickets) and electron microscopy of the stridulation apparatus, a complete and convincing 'reconstruction' of the pure tone at 6.4kHz. |
| 02/07/2012 02:23 PM |
| One-third rise in ethical bank's loans |
| Leading ethical lender Triodos Bank has seen a 36% increase in loans in 2011 that support a range of green businesses. The independent ethical bank provided £113 million in loans last year. |
| 02/07/2012 12:38 PM |
| Study highlights worrying numbers of UK ladybirds |
| A study has found that native UK ladybirds are declining as the invasive harlequin ladybird species spreads across Europe. |
| 02/06/2012 11:39 PM |
| Loggerhead sea turtle habitat locations discovered in the Gulf of Mexico |
| Two new feeding 'hotspots' of the endangered loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) have been discovered by scientists using satellite tags to track their movements in the Gulf of Mexico. |
| 02/06/2012 04:11 PM |
| Shale gas, the 'clean bridge' to nowhere? |
| The boom in shale gas production has left US gas prices near record lows. But those low prices are threatening the switch to no-carbon renewables, like wind and solar, as utilities switch to gas in preference. Many are worrying that the shale gas boom is a dangerous distraction, as reserves forecasts are slashed. |
| 02/06/2012 02:54 PM |
| Wind power generates 6% of EU electricity |
| Last year, there was enough wind power capacity in the European Union to generate six per cent of its electricity, according to the European Wind Energy Association. |
| 02/06/2012 01:39 PM |
| Majority of English countryside 'at risk from planning reforms' |
| Proposed planning reforms could put 55% of the English countryside at risk from development, warns the Campaign to Protect Rural England. |
| 02/06/2012 12:32 PM |
| The Earth Times Asks: Should We Embrace Wind Power? |
| Continuing The Earth Times' series of debates on the hottest topics in the fields of the environment and conservation, we explore the arguments for and against wind power. Tackling the issue are Jonathan Pyke and Mark Duchamp. |
| 02/03/2012 02:45 PM |
| Endangered green turtle migration mapped |
| Cruising the eastern Pacific is everyone's dream, but the green turtle, the only herbivore among the sea turtles, seems to have it made in one sense. The invaluable Gorgona National Park, not far from Galapagos, was used for the sampling of green turtles migration by snorkelling at night around the eastern reefs. |
| 02/03/2012 12:53 PM |
| Prince Charles calls for more sustainable fishing |
| The Prince of Wales has warned that fisheries must adopt more sustainable management practices or the alarming decline in global fish stocks will worsen and could become irreversible. |
| 02/03/2012 01:14 AM |
| Most ancient crocodile discovered, Aegisuchus witmeri |
| Crocodiles and their relatives the crocodyliforms, go back a long way. A skull has been discovered from 95 million years ago. This new species find, Aegisuchus witmeri (Shieldcroc) seems to suggest the real origin of the ancient crocodiles was the Tethys Sea between northern Laurasia and Gondwanaland. |
| 02/03/2012 12:37 AM |
| Speech from the brain |
| Something analogous with brainwaves tells us what parts of speech are being matched by neural areas in the auditory cortex. Details of frequency can be extracted and recorded along with their fluctuations and the rhythm of syllables tripping off the tongue. |
| 02/02/2012 06:09 PM |
| Humpback whales singing different songs |
| Humpback whales at opposite ends of the Indian Ocean are singing different songs, a study has revealed for the first time. Normally, humpbacks in the same area of the ocean sing similar themes. |
| 02/01/2012 02:59 PM |
| Rarest of gorillas, the Cross River gorilla, is fighting back |
| In Cameroon and Nigeria, the critically-endangered Cross River gorilla (IUCN. Red List, 2008) 'Gorilla gorilla diehli' is down to 280 individuals. The sub-species of the western gorilla has been found trying to fight back against incredible odds. |
