Nature : Science World Report

Sep 20, 2014 08:03 AM EDT

Male Dama Gazelle Born at The Columbus Zoo and Aquraium

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is thrilled with the arrival of the newly-born dama gazelle calf, born Saturday.

Sep 19, 2014 10:28 AM EDT

Brilliant Autumn Hues May Last Longer with Climate Change: Fall Foliage Persists

As autumn sweeps across the United States, the leaves on trees are bursting into brilliant red and gold and orange hues. Now, scientists have found that this season may be lasting a little longer.

Sep 18, 2014 12:56 PM EDT

2014 August Global Average Temperatures Were Highest on Record

It turns out that the globally averaged temperature over land and ocean surfaces this August 2014 was the highest for August on record since record keeping began in 1880.

Sep 18, 2014 10:36 AM EDT

How Stickleback Fish Evolve and Adapt So Quickly: Scientists Explore DNA Changes

Sticklebacks are some of the fastest fish in the world--at least in terms of evolution. Now, scientists have taken a closer look at these fish to get a better understanding of evolution and adaptation.

Sep 18, 2014 09:52 AM EDT

Baby Clownfish are More Adventurous Than Adults: 'Nemo' Travels Across the Open Ocean

It turns out that clownfish are a bit more adventurous in their youth. Scientists have discovered that baby clownfish may travel hundreds of kilometers across the open ocean before settling down in an anemone of their own.

Sep 18, 2014 08:47 AM EDT

Acid Oceans Caused Great Barrier Reef's Growth Rates to Decline by 40 Percent

Could we be heading for a new and grimmer era for coral reefs? An expedition to Australia's Great Barrier Reef has found that coral growth rates have plummeted by 40 percent since the mid-1970s.

Sep 18, 2014 07:10 AM EDT

Chimps' True Nature is Violent: Like Humans, These Primates Kill Their Own

Scientists have found that humans and chimps are some of the only species to engage in coordinated attacks on other members of the same species and they may just have an explanation for why that is.

Sep 17, 2014 11:00 AM EDT

Forests Grow Even Faster: Trees Impacted by Climate

Since the 1960s, trees have been growing more quickly--even though their development phases haven't changed. Now, scientists have discovered that tree growth has sped up even more by as much as 70 percent.

Sep 18, 2014 01:57 AM EDT

Columbus Zoo Celebrates Arrival of Baby Bonobo

The Columbus Zoo welcomes its latest addition- a baby bonobo - born early this month.

Sep 17, 2014 07:03 AM EDT

Massive Impact May Have Doomed the Dinosaurs, But it Jumpstarted Flowering Plants

It turns out that the massive impact that helped cause dinosaurs become extinct 66 million years ago may have also giving flowering plants the chance they needed to replace slow-growing evergreens.

Sep 17, 2014 06:45 AM EDT

Earth's Climate History May be a Bit Different, According to the Global Carbon Cycle

It turns out that we may need to rework our view of Earth's climate history. Scientists have taken a closer look at the global carbon cycle, which offers a new perspective of Earth's climate records through time.

Sep 16, 2014 01:05 PM EDT

Tornado Alley's Activity Peaks a Week Earlier Than it Did 60 Years Ago

It turns out that tornadoes are occurring earlier and earlier in Tornado Alley. Scientists have found that tornado activity in the central and southern Great Plains is at its peak about two weeks earlier than half a century ago.