My picks from ScienceDaily

First Finding Of A Metabolite In One Sex Only:

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered a chemical compound in male blue crabs that is not present in females -- the first time in any species that an entire enzyme system has been found to be activated in only one sex.

How To Share A Bat:

New research shows how different species of plants evolve unique floral adaptations in order to transfer pollen on different regions of bats' bodies, thus allowing multiple plant species to share bats as pollinators.

Global Warming Threatens Moose, Wolves:

Global warming is impacting more than the water levels in the Great Lakes. It could be the beginning of the end for the moose and wolves of Isle Royale. And if it is, a Michigan Technological University scientist places the blame squarely on the human race.

Female Hyenas Avoid Incest By Causing Male Relatives To Leave Home:

Researchers at the University of Sheffield in the UK and Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW) in Berlin, Germany, have found that female hyenas avoid inbreeding with their male relatives by giving them little choice but to leave their birth group.

Rare Condor Dies While Undergoing Lead Poisoning Treatment At The LA Zoo:

One of only 145 free-flying condors in the world unexpectedly died following treatment for dangerously high blood lead levels recently at the Los Angeles Zoo.

T. Rex Quicker Than Professional Athlete, Say Scientists:

T. rex may have struggled to chase down speeding vehicles as the movie Jurassic Park would have us believe but the world's most fearsome carnivore was certainly no slouch, new research out suggests.

Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot: New Study Suggests Ways To Control Fever-induced Seizures:

When your body cranks up the heat, it's a sign that something's wrong--and a fever is designed to help fight off the infection. But turning up the temperature can have a down side: in about one in 25 infants or small children, high fever can trigger fever-induced (febrile) seizures. While the seizures themselves are generally harmless, a prolonged fever resulting from infection or heatstroke of over 108 °F (42 °C) can eventually lead to respiratory distress, cognitive dysfunction, brain damage or death.

Marburg Virus Found In African Fruit Bats:

A collaborative team of scientists reported findings today demonstrating the presence of Marburg virus RNA genome and antibodies in a common species of African fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus).

Last Hope For Cambodia's Parachuting Bird:

The Bengal florican - the rarest of the globe's 27 bustards - is amongst 189 critically endangered birds being targeted by an initiative to find companies and individuals who will highlight each species' plight and contribute funds towards helping them.

Frog Plus Frying Pan Equals Better Antibiotic:

What do you get when you cross a frog with a frying pan? Possibly a solution to the problem of drug-resistant bugs, research suggests.

Researchers Track Declining Timber Rattlesnakes:

Western Carolina University researchers are using geographic information systems technology and radio transmitters to track timber rattlesnakes this fall to determine whether new mountain subdivisions and road-building are pushing an animal listed as a "species of special concern" toward the endangered list.

Birds With Child-care Assistance Invest Less In Eggs:

An Australian bird has been found to produce smaller, less nourishing eggs when it breeds in the presence of other 'helper' birds that provide child-care assistance. This unique adaptation enables the birds to live longer and breed more often than females without helpers. The research, led by a University of Cambridge academic, was published in Science.

Uncertainties Of Savanna Habitat Drive Birds To Cooperative Breeding:

Delaying having kids to help raise the offspring of others seems like a bad choice if you want to reproduce, but many African starlings have adopted this strategy to deal with the unpredictable climate of their savanna habitats, according to a new study by University of California, Berkeley, and Cornell University biologists.