http://www.entangled.org website of Nick Atkinson, science journalist and writer Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:26:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If only we really could offset our carbon emissions Published in: Conservation Magazine DOI: TBA Aren't trees great? There's something so utterly natural about meandering through a leafy woodland glade, staring up at that immense, almost overwhelming beech tree, and giving the big old thing a hug. And not only are trees our ... http://www.entangled.org/2007/04/29/that-sinking-feeling/ Fish fills in the gaps about unknown rivals Published in: Natural History Magazine Reference: Nature DOI: 10.1038/nature05511 "Pick your battles wisely" is sound advice that people forget all too often. We could learn a thing or two from Astatotilapia burtoni, a little cichlid fish from the shallows of Lake Tanganyika in central Africa. New ... http://www.entangled.org/2007/04/15/fishy-logic/ Females produce olfactory equivalent to frog chorus Published in: Natural History Magazine Reference: Behavioral Ecology DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arl069 Female moths of the species Utetheisa ornatrix boost their chances of attracting a mate by pumping out sex pheromones in unison—the olfactory equivalent of chorusing frogs—according to new research. Hangkyo Lim and Michael D. Greenfield, both behavioral ... http://www.entangled.org/2007/03/03/scent-of-a-moth/ Please click on the logo below to see what's going on in the world of conservation biology http://www.entangled.org/2007/03/01/hello/ Polarized light allows a private comms channel Published in: Natural History Magazine Reference: Biology Letters DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2006.0542 As any squid knows, visual communication is a wonderful way to convey a message. It has a major downside, though; predators can tune in to the broadcast just as readily as the intended recipients (other squid) can. ... http://www.entangled.org/2007/02/27/squid-secrets/