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New Research Throws Doubt on Earlier 'Killer Walrus' Claims
January 17, 2013 Palaeontologists who examined a new fossil found in southern California have thrown doubt on earlier claims that a "killer walrus" once ... > full story -
Earliest Sea Cow Ancestors Originated in Africa, Lived in Fresh Water
January 16, 2013 A new fossil discovered in Tunisia represents the oldest known ancestor of modern-day sea cows, supporting the African origins of these marine ... > full story -
Climate Change May Benefit Most Mammals That Live in Northern Europe’s Arctic and Sub-Arctic Land Areas in Short Run
January 14, 2013 The climate changes depicted by climatologists up to the year 2080 will benefit most mammals that live in northern Europe’s Arctic and Sub-Arctic land areas today if they are able to reach ... > full story -
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Rare Form of Active 'Jumping Genes' Found in Mammals
January 3, 2013 Much of the DNA that makes up our genomes can be traced back to strange rogue sequences known as transposable elements, or jumping genes, which are largely idle in mammals. But researchers report ... > full story -
Egg-Laying Mammal: Scientists Discover That for Australia the Long-Beaked Echidna May Not Be a Thing of the Past
January 2, 2013 The western long-beaked echidna, one of the world's five egg-laying species of mammal, became extinct in Australia thousands of years ago... or did it? Scientists have found evidence suggesting that ... > full story -
Evidence Contradicts Idea That Starvation Caused Saber-Tooth Cat Extinction
December 26, 2012 The latest study of the microscopic wear patterns on the teeth of the American lions and saber-toothed cats that roamed North America in the late Pleistocene found that they were living well off the ... > full story -
New Study Sheds Light on Dinosaur Size
December 19, 2012 Dinosaurs were not only the largest animals to roam the Earth -- they also had a greater number of larger species compared to all other back-boned animals -- scientists suggest in a new ... > full story -
Researchers Find First Evidence of Ice Age Wolves in Nevada
December 13, 2012 A research team recently unearthed fossil remains from an extinct wolf species in a wash northwest of Las Vegas, revealing the first evidence that the Ice Age mammal once lived in ... > full story -
Disaster Map Predicts Bleak Future for Mammals
December 13, 2012 Mammals could be at a greater risk of extinction due to predicted increases in extreme weather conditions, according to a new ... > full story -
At High Altitude, Carbs Are the Fuel of Choice
December 6, 2012 Mice living in the high-altitude, oxygen-starved environment of the Andean mountains survive those harsh conditions by fueling their muscles with carbohydrates. The findings provide the first ... > full story
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