23 November 2011 City birds more toxic than country cousins University of New South Wales Toxic industrial pollutants contaminate bird eggs in Australia’s major eastern cities at levels seven to nine times higher…
23 November 2011 Sexual antagonism affects litter sizes Australian National University Genetic variation persists through generations, rather than being bred out in an evolution towards a “perfect type”, shows…
23 November 2011 Friendship important to dolphins University of New South Wales While researchers have already known for a long time that dolphins associate in the equivalent of human “mum’s clubs”, the…
21 November 2011 Tooth-venom arsenal key to Komodo Dragon’s hunting strategy Melbourne University The efficiency of the Komodo Dragon bite is a combination of highly specialised serrated teeth and venom, say researchers…