Science News Daily http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/ en-us Science News Daily provides daily coverage of the most popular science and technology news Study finds southern Indian Ocean humpbacks singing different tunes A recently published study by the Wildlife Conservation Society and others reveals that humpback whales on both sides of the southern Indian Ocean are singing different tunes, unusual since ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/plants-animals-news/cluster133711304/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:46:05 EST 133711304 Male spiders of one species lose their genitals after sex to increase sperm count in females (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have known for some time that the male sex organ, called a palp, in orb-web spiders is often broken off during copulation with females; what hasn’t been so ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/plants-animals-news/cluster133479312/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:15:53 EST 133479312 Compromises between quantity and quality common in animals: do the same holds for plants, flowers? Most creatures face compromises when they reproduce — the more energy they devote to having lots of babies, the less they can invest in each one. But do the same tradeoffs hold true for ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/plants-animals-news/cluster133922318/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:15:59 EST 133922318 Half of species found by 'great plant hunters' (PhysOrg.com) -- With an estimated 15-30% of the world’s flowering plants yet to be discovered, finding and recording new plant species is vital to our understanding of global biodiversity. http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/plants-animals-news/cluster133722410/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:15:59 EST 133722410 Transgene insects: Scientists call for more open data While genetically modified plants have already been introduced into the wild on a large scale in some parts of the world, the release of genetically modified animals is still at a relatively ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/plants-animals-news/cluster133469440/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:46:00 EST 133469440 Birdbooker Report 208 | @GrrlScientist Compiled by an ardent bibliophile, this weekly report includes books about mosses, scientific art and stream ecology that have been newly published in North America and the UKBooks to the ceiling, ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/plants-animals-news/cluster134214776/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:16:02 EST 134214776 The World's Heaviest Insect Is 3,500 Times More Massive Than the Smallest Vertebrate Record-breaking critters are always crawling, hopping, swimming or ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/plants-animals-news/cluster133642200/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:46:48 EST 133642200 Meet the beetles: Social networks provide clues to natural selection Think of them as a group of guys, hanging out together, but not spending much time with the ladies, nor getting much "action." Except these "guys" are forked fungus beetles. http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/plants-animals-news/cluster133373188/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:15:53 EST 133373188 China clears illegal tiger snares BEIJING, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Volunteers in China cleared 162 illegal wire snares in an effort to protect the surviving population of endangered Siberian tigers, U.S. conservationists say. http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/plants-animals-news/cluster133423782/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:45:53 EST 133423782 Monogamous societies superior to polygamous societies The title is rather loud and non-objective.  But that seems to me to be ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/plants-animals-news/cluster133260894/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:16:18 EST 133260894