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Birds of All Feathers and Global Flu Diversity
Mar. 6, 2014 — Scientists have completed the first global inventory of flu strains in birds by reviewing more than 50 published studies and genetic data, providing new insight into the drivers of viral diversity ... full story -
Elephant Age Estimated from Voice: A Powerful Conservation Tool?
Mar. 6, 2014 — Researchers have been able to estimate the age of an elephant based on its vocal sounds. Results showed that they could distinguish infants, calves, juveniles, and adults with 70 percent accuracy and ... full story -
New Insights Into Ancient Pacific Settlers' Diet: Diet Based on Foraging, Not Horticulture
Mar. 5, 2014 — Researchers studying 3,000-year-old skeletons from the oldest known cemetery in the Pacific Islands are casting new light on the diet and lives of the enigmatic Lapita people, the likely ancestors of ... full story -
New Dinosaur Found in Portugal, Largest Terrestrial Predator from Europe
Mar. 5, 2014 — A new dinosaur species found in Portugal may be the largest land predator discovered in Europe, as well as one of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs from the Jurassic. T. gurneyi had blade-shaped ... full story -
The Eurasian Lynx as a Key to the Conservation and Future Viability of the Endangered Iberian Lynx
Mar. 5, 2014 — Understanding the mechanisms which control reproduction in lynx is essential for their continued viability and effective conservation. Scientists discovered that the Corpus luteum of the Eurasian ... full story -
What Bat Brains Might Tell Us About Human Brains
Mar. 4, 2014 — Could a new finding in bats help unlock a mystery about the human brain? Likely so, say researchers who have shown that a small region within the amygdala, an almond-shaped structure in the brains of ... full story -
Prequel Outshines the Original: Exceptional Fossils of 160-Million-Year-Old Doahugou Biota
Mar. 4, 2014 — A new article shows that several Jurassic sites are linked together by shared species and can be recognized as representing a single fossil fauna and flora, containing superbly preserved specimens of ... full story -
Rats, Frosting Helping Find Genetic Causes of Binge-Eating
Mar. 4, 2014 — Two strains of rats, cans of vanilla frosting and a theory have brought science a step closer to finding the genetic causes of binge eating and eventually a treatment. Females are primarily effected ... full story -
What Makes Flying Snakes Such Gifted Gliders?
Mar. 4, 2014 — They slither, they hiss, they… fly? Don’t let their wingless bodies fool you —- some snakes can glide as far as 100 feet through the air, jumping off tree branches and rotating their ribs to ... full story -
Large Mammals Were the Architects in Prehistoric Ecosystems
Mar. 3, 2014 — Elephants, rhinoceroses and aurochs once roamed around freely in the forests of Europe, while hippopotamuses lived in rivers such as the Thames and the Rhine. New research shows how we can use ... full story -
Yosemite Bears and Human Food: Study Reveals Changing Diets Over Past Century
Mar. 3, 2014 — Black bears in Yosemite National Park and elsewhere are notorious for seeking out human food, even breaking into cars and cabins for it. A new study reveals just how much human food has contributed ... full story -
Burmese Pythons Pose Little Risk to People in Everglades, Study Suggests
Feb. 28, 2014 — The estimated tens of thousands of Burmese pythons now populating the Everglades present a low risk to people in the park, according to a new study. The human risk assessment looked at five incidents ... full story -
Color of Passion: Orange Underbellies of Female Lizards Signal Fertility
Feb. 27, 2014 — Australian lizards are attracted to females with the brightest orange patches -- but preferably not too large -- on their underbelly, according to research. Lake Eyre dragon lizards are found ... full story -
Bison Ready for New Pastures? Protocol Used to Demonstrate Brucellosis-Free Bison from Infected Herds
Feb. 27, 2014 — A new study demonstrates that it is possible to qualify bison coming from an infected herd as free of brucellosis using quarantine procedures. These bison can then be used to seed conservation herds ... full story -
Nasty Parasitic Worm, Common in Wildlife, Now Infecting U.S. Cats
Feb. 27, 2014 — When veterinarians found half-foot-long worms living in their feline patients, they had discovered something new: The worms, Dracunculus insignis, had never before been seen in cats. The worms can ... full story -
'Shark's Eye' View: Witnessing the Life of a Top Predator
Feb. 27, 2014 — Instruments strapped onto and ingested by sharks are revealing novel insights into how one of the most feared and least understood ocean predators swims, eats and lives. Scientists are also piloting ... full story -
Livestock Beating Pandas to the Bamboo Buffet
Feb. 27, 2014 — Pandas, it turns out, aren't celebrating the Year of the Horse. Livestock, particularly horses, have been identified as a significant threat to panda survival. The reason: they're beating ... full story -
Bisphenol A (BPA) at Very Low Levels Can Adversely Affect Developing Organs in Primates
Feb. 27, 2014 — Bisphenol A is a chemical that is used in a wide variety of consumer products and exhibits hormone-like properties. Fetuses, infants, children or adults exposed to the chemical have been shown to ... full story -
Famed Milwaukee County Zoo Orangutan's Death Caused by Strange Infection
Feb. 27, 2014 — Mahal, the young orangutan who became a star of the Milwaukee County Zoo and an emblem of survival for a dwindling species, led an extraordinary life. It turns out, the young ape died an ... full story -
Road Map, Dictionary for Arthropod Brain Developed by Neuroscientists
Feb. 27, 2014 — In an unprecedented effort to standardize the anatomical nomenclature of insect brains, neuroscientists have helped create a road map for discoveries that will advance studies of human brain function ... full story -
Digital Ears in the Rainforest: Estimating Dynamics of Animal Populations by Using Sound Recordings and Computing
Feb. 27, 2014 — A Finnish-Brazilian project is constructing a system that could estimate the dynamics of animal populations by using sound recordings, statistics and scientific computing. The canopy in a Brazilian ... full story
- Birds of all feathers and global flu diversity
- Elephant age estimated from voice: A powerful conservation tool?
- New insights into ancient Pacific settlers' diet: Diet based on foraging, not horticulture
- New dinosaur found in Portugal, largest terrestrial predator from Europe
- The Eurasian lynx as a key to the conservation and future viability of the endangered Iberian lynx
- What bat brains might tell us about human brains
- Prequel outshines the original: Exceptional fossils of 160-million-year-old doahugou biota
- Rats, frosting helping find genetic causes of binge-eating
- What makes flying snakes such gifted gliders?
- Large mammals were the architects in prehistoric ecosystems
- Yosemite bears and human food: Study reveals changing diets over past century
- Color of passion: Orange underbellies of female lizards signal fertility
- Bison ready for new pastures? Protocol used to demonstrate brucellosis-free bison from infected herds
- Nasty parasitic worm, common in wildlife, now infecting U.S. cats
- 'Shark's eye' view: Witnessing the life of a top predator
- Livestock beating pandas to the bamboo buffet
- Bisphenol A (BPA) at very low levels can adversely affect developing organs in primates
- Famed Milwaukee County Zoo orangutan's death caused by strange infection
- Road map, dictionary for arthropod brain developed by neuroscientists
- Digital ears in the rainforest: Estimating dynamics of animal populations by using sound recordings and computing
- Spotted seal study reveals sensitive hearing in air and water
- Research maze puts images on floor, where rodents look
- Whales, ships more common through Bering Strait
- Climate change causes high but predictable extinction risks
- Mass strandings of marine mammals blamed on toxic algae: Clues unearthed in ancient whale graveyard
- Study of jaw mechanics sheds new light on early tetrapod feeding habits
- Tiger lily heights controlled with flurprimidol preplant bulb soaks
- Ceausescu's flying bears: Molecular genetics provides evidence for an unusual dispersal mode in European brown bears
- First discovery of dinosaur fossils in Malaysia
- Species conservation poised to benefit from DNA advances
- Genetic link between feeding behavior and animal dispersal
- Warm weather in Texas means watch out for snakes, says expert
- Almost 200 new species of parasitoid wasps named after local parataxonomists in Costa Rica
- Fruit-loving lemurs score higher on spatial memory tests
- Newly discovered marsupial the victim of fatal attraction: Due to stress hormone, males die before young are born
- The parasite that escaped out of Africa: Tracing origins of malaria parasite
- Legal harvest of marine turtles tops 42,000 each year
- Extreme weather caused by climate change decides distribution of insects, study shows
- Gene therapy a promising tool for cardiac regeneration
- Study in fruitflies strengthens connection among protein misfolding, sleep loss, and age
- Human and dog brains both have dedicated 'voice areas'
- Peru's Manu National Park sets new biodiversity record
- Ants build raft to escape flood, protect queen
- Seal evolution: Sexual dimorphism in pinnipeds arose around 27 million years ago as climate changed
- Zoonotic feline tularemia prevented by finding influential geospatial factors
- Endangered black-footed ferret and its plague-impacted prey need new conservation approaches
- Cheaper, more efficient method for detecting leishmaniosis developed
- Frequent flyers, bottle gourds crossed the ocean many times
- What cooperation and conflict in an insect's society can teach us about social acceptance
- Wings, tails, fins: Study looks at how animals propel themselves
- Bats inspire 'micro air vehicle' designs: Small flying vehicles, complete with flapping wings, may now be designed
- Habitat of early apes: Evidence of the environment inhabited by Proconsul
- Asian elephants reassure others in distress: First empirical evidence of consolation in elephants
- Theory on origin of animals challenged: Some animals need extremely little oxygen
- How evolution shapes the geometries of life
- Metabolism gives boost to understanding plant, animal nutrient evolution
- Crab nebula of life: Extensive crab sequence dataset constructed
- Arctic biodiversity under serious threat from climate change
- Arctic marine mammals are ecosystem sentinels
- Cat parasite found in western Arctic Beluga deemed infectious
- Crazy ants dominate fire ants by neutralizing their venom
- Energy harvesting takes wing in merger of engineering and biology
- Why did the orangutan come down from the trees?
- Whales viewed from space: Satellite technology can be used to count whales
- Debilitating effects of disease on toy dog breeds uncovered
- Relocating 'nuisance' animals often unhealthy for wildlife
- Cities support more native biodiversity than previously thought
- Test for persistent Lyme infection using live ticks shown safe in clinical study
- Revision to rules for color in dinosaurs suggests connection between color and physiology
- Genome of clonal raider ant provides promising model to study social evolution and behavior
- Link between zebra mussels, risk of algae blooms
- From surf to turf: Archaeologists and chemists trace ancient British diets
- Genetic find might lead to cattle that are more resistant to TB
- Lost and found: New beetle collected by Darwin 180 years ago published on his birthday
- Poaching threatens savannah ecosystems
- Tibetan mastiffs equally adapted to high altitudes of Tibet
- Macro-portrait of future bird and wetland scenarios under climate change
- Blinded by speed, tiger beetles use antennae to 'see' while running
- Urban bees using plastic to build hives
- Fossils abound: 'Epic' new Burgess Shale site in Canada's Kootenay National Park
- Smaller meals more times per day may curb obesity in cats
- How do polar bears stay warm? Research finds an answer in their genes
- Clinical pharmacologist researching chronic lead intoxication in goats
- Wasps use ancient aggression genes to create social groups
- Threatened eels disappear in the deep ocean on their way to the Sargasso Sea
- New maps reveal locations of species at risk as climate changes
- Coffee growing: More biodiversity, better harvest
- Social or stinky? New study reveals how animal defenses evolve
- New plant species a microcosm of biodiversity
- 'Steak-knife' teeth reveal ecology of oldest land predators
- Excrement collected worldwide shows co-evolution of herbivores, their gut microbes
- Fitness study pairs dogs with seniors
- Female mice prefer unfamiliar male songs: Females discern male mouse songs to avoid inbreeding
- Monkeys that eat omega-3 rich diet show more developed brain networks
- Whales and human-related activities overlap in African waters
- Grasshoppers are what they eat: New method to extract plant DNA from grasshopper guts sheds light on plant-insect interactions
- A 'smoking gun' on Ice Age megafauna extinctions
- Strange marine mammals of ancient North Pacific revealed
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