Archive for the Biology News Articles

2008 to be the year of potatoes, sanitation and frogs, among others

January 1 : While most people would be unsure about what 2008 has for them in its kitty, there are certain developments relating to science and environment that they would definitely see this year.

Birds, like humans help their children raise grandchildren

December 22 : University of East Anglia researchers have discovered the existence of ‘grandparent’ helpers in the Seychelles warbler, a small

Here’s how ants became the most successful invasive species

December 19 : A consortium of researchers from the University of Illinois and the University of California at San Diego has shed light on how the Argentine ant Linepithema humile

The ‘great, great, great, great grandfather’ of modern kangaroos didn’t hop

Dec 6 : Kangaroos were not hopping creatures always, for a 25 million-year-old fossil has

Early humans might have lived in ‘harem’ societies

November 30 : An analysis of fossils from the primate species that lived in Africa about 2 to 1.2 million years ago suggests that some early human ancestors might have lived in harem

Malaria study may pave way for faster treatments

Nov 29 : Researchers from MIT and Harvard University have found new parasitic states of

Charles Darwin’s ‘Group Selection’ theory no longer a taboo

November 29 : Charles Darwin’s theory of group selection, which has been neglected for

Canines too are computer savvy

November 29 : Researchers at the University of Vienna in Austria have shown dogs possess the ability to classify complex colour photographs and place them into categories

Spiders turn on their stripes at night to lure prey

Nov 26 : Researchers have discovered that during night, many spiders flip themselves over and display hidden abdominal stripes to lure unsuspecting prey.

‘Naked’ mums raise chubbier offsprings

Nov 20 : A new study suggests that ‘naked’ female mice have chubbier pups than those females with whole body fur.