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Biologist Warn of Early Stages of Earth's Sixth Mass Extinction Event
July 24, 2014 — The planet's current biodiversity, the product of 3.5 billion years of evolutionary trial and error, is the highest in the history of life. But it may be reaching a tipping point. Scientists ... full story -
No Returning to Eden: Researchers Explore How to Restore Species in a Changing World
July 24, 2014 — Reversing the increasing rate of global biodiversity losses may not be possible without embracing intensive, and sometimes controversial, forms of threatened species management, according to ... full story -
Nearly 50 Years of Lemur, Other Primates Data Now Available Online
July 24, 2014 — A 48-year archive of life history data for the world's largest and most diverse collection of endangered primates is now digital and available online. The database allows visitors to view and ... full story -
Genome Analysis Helps in Breeding More Robust Cows
July 24, 2014 — Genome analysis of 234 bulls has put researchers on the trail of DNA variants which influence particular characteristics in breeding bulls. For example, two variants have proven responsible for ... full story -
15-Year Analysis of Blue Whale Range Off California Finds Conflict With Shipping Lanes
July 23, 2014 — A comprehensive analysis of the movements of blue whales off the West Coast found that their favored feeding areas are bisected by heavily used shipping lanes, increasing the threat of injury and ... full story -
Dog Jealousy: Study Suggests Primordial Origins for the 'Green-Eyed Monster'
July 23, 2014 — Dogs exhibit jealous behaviors. The first experimental test of jealousy in dogs supports the view that there may be a more basic form of jealousy, which evolved to protect social bonds from ... full story -
Major Impact of Climate Change on Antarctic Fur Seals
July 23, 2014 — Genetic analysis of Antarctic fur seals, alongside decades of in-depth monitoring, has provided unique insights into the effect of climate change on a population of top-predators. The findings show ... full story -
New Model Helps Explain How Provisions Promote or Reduce Wildlife Disease
July 23, 2014 — Scientists have long known that providing supplemental food for wildlife, or resource provisioning, can sometimes cause more harm than good. Ecologists have now developed a new mathematical model to ... full story -
Researchers Work to Save Endangered New England Cottontail
July 23, 2014 — Scientists are working to restore New Hampshire and Maine's only native rabbit after new research based on genetic monitoring has found that in the last decade, cottontail populations in ... full story -
Vulnerability of Sharks as Collateral Damage in Commercial Fishing Shown by Study
July 22, 2014 — A new study that examined the survival rates of 12 different shark species when captured as unintentional bycatch in commercial longline fishing operations found large differences in survival rates ... full story -
African Elephant Genome Suggests They Are Superior Smellers
July 22, 2014 — Sense of smell is critical for survival in many mammals. In a new study, researchers examined the olfactory receptor repertoire encoded in 13 mammalian species and found that African elephants have ... full story -
Bats Use Polarized Light to Navigate: First Mammal Known to Use Polarization Patterns in the Sky to Navigate
July 22, 2014 — The bats use the way the sun's light is scattered in the atmosphere at sunset to calibrate their internal magnetic compass, which helps them to fly in the right direction, a new study has ... full story -
Asian Genes in European Pigs Result in More Piglets
July 22, 2014 — Pigs that are bred commercially in Europe are found to have a highly varied mosaic of different European and Asian gene variants. The Asian genes in particular result in a large number of piglets in ... full story -
Mammoth and Mastodon Behavior Was Less Roam, More Stay at Home
July 21, 2014 — Their scruffy beards weren't ironic, but there are reasons mammoths and mastodons could have been the hipsters of the Ice Age. According to new research, the famously fuzzy relatives of ... full story -
Climate: Meat Turns Up the Heat as Livestock Emit Greenhouse Gases
July 21, 2014 — Eating meat contributes to climate change, due to greenhouse gasses emitted by livestock. New research finds that livestock emissions are on the rise and that beef cattle are responsible for far more ... full story -
Mammals Metabolize Some Pesticides to Limit Their Biomagnification
July 21, 2014 — The concentrations of many historically used, and now widely banned, pesticides and other toxic chemicals -- called legacy contaminants -- can become magnified in an animal that eats contaminated ... full story -
Seals Forage at Offshore Wind Farms
July 21, 2014 — By using sophisticated GPS tracking to monitor seals' every movement, researchers have shown for the first time that some individual seals are repeatedly drawn to offshore wind farms and ... full story -
Science and Art Bring Back to Life 300-Million-Year-Old Specimens of a Primitive Reptile-Like Vertebrate
July 21, 2014 — Paleontologists have recreated the cranial structure of a 308-million-year-old lizard-like vertebrate that could be the earliest example of a reptile and explain the origin of all vertebrates that ... full story -
When Temperatures Get Cold, Newly-Discovered Process Helps Fruit Flies Cope
July 21, 2014 — Cold-blooded animals cannot regulate their body temperature, so their cells are stressed when facing temperature extremes. Worse still, even at slightly colder temperatures, some biological processes ... full story -
Dog Food Goes Gourmet: Nine Emerging Trends in Pet Food
July 18, 2014 — Four out of five pet owners now consider their pet a member of the family, and consumers are shifting their priorities when it comes to purchasing food for their pets accordingly. One expert writes ... full story
- Biologist warn of early stages of Earth's sixth mass extinction event
- No returning to Eden: Researchers explore how to restore species in a changing world
- Nearly 50 years of lemur, other primates data now available online
- Genome analysis helps in breeding more robust cows
- 15-year analysis of blue whale range off California finds conflict with shipping lanes
- Dog jealousy: Study suggests primordial origins for the 'green-eyed monster'
- Major impact of climate change on Antarctic fur seals
- New model helps explain how provisions promote or reduce wildlife disease
- Researchers work to save endangered New England cottontail
- Vulnerability of sharks as collateral damage in commercial fishing shown by study
- African elephant genome suggests they are superior smellers
- Bats use polarized light to navigate: First mammal known to use polarization patterns in the sky to navigate
- Asian genes in European pigs result in more piglets
- Mammoth and mastodon behavior was less roam, more stay at home
- Climate: Meat turns up the heat as livestock emit greenhouse gases
- Mammals metabolize some pesticides to limit their biomagnification
- Seals forage at offshore wind farms
- Science and art bring back to life 300-million-year-old specimens of a primitive reptile-like vertebrate
- When temperatures get cold, newly-discovered process helps fruit flies cope
- Politically driven legislation targeting dangerous dogs has had little impact
- Untangling spider's webs: Largest-ever study of spider genetics shows orb weaver spiders do not share common origins
- Viral relics show cancer's 'footprint' on our evolution
- Study led by indigenous people uncovers grizzly bear 'highway' in coastal British Columbia
- Eradicating fatal sleeping sickness by killing off the tsetse fly
- Indus river dolphin's declining range: Patterns of river fragmentation provide insight into river dolphin conservation
- Whale shark fringe migration: 16-year study suggests Azore islands may play increasing role in whale shark habitat
- Brain of world's first known predators discovered
- For bees and flowers, tongue size matters
- Dodos and spotted green pigeons are descendants of an island hopping bird
- Team studies immune response of Asian elephants infected with a human disease
- Scientists gear up to fight deadly snake fungal disease
- New feathered predatory fossil sheds light on dinosaur flight
- Using male mosquitoes to effectively sterilize females through a naturally occurring bacterium
- New mite species from a Caribbean mesophotic coral ecosystem named after J-Lo
- Does cat poop parasite play a role in curing cancer?
- Marine, terrestrial wildlife haven becomes four million-acre biosphere reserve
- Domestication syndrome: White patches, baby faces and tameness explained by mild neural crest deficits
- Baboons groom early in day to get benefits later
- Ecologists make first image of food niche
- Omega 3 fatty acids lessen severity of osteoarthritis in mice
- Potent spider toxin 'electrocutes' German, not American, cockroaches
- Extinct giant sea scorpion gets an eye exam, with surprising results
- Chimp intelligence 'runs in families,' environment less important
- Invasion of yellow crazy ant in a Seychelles UNESCO palm forest: Threats and solutions
- Polar bears from space: Satellite imagery a promising tool to monitor arctic polar bears
- Odor communication in wild gorillas: Wild gorillas signal using odor
- Amphibians can acquire resistance to deadly fungus
- Biologists link sexual selection, placenta formation
- Ranavirus predicted to be potential new culprit in amphibian extinctions
- Birdlike fossil challenges notion that birds evolved from ground-dwelling dinosaurs
- Zebra, quagga mussels trump pollution as change agents in Lake Erie
- Ancient arachnid brought 'back to life': Video recreates 410-million-year-old animal walking
- Frog larvae have developed rapid defenses against red swamp crayfish
- Climate change: Tropical species are most vulnerable to rising temperatures
- Transgender algae reveal evolutionary origin of sexes
- Wolf mother deaths threaten pack survival but not population
- Bonelli's Eagle diet reconstruction by means of isotope analysis to improve population conservation
- Scientists probe DNA of 'Evolution Canyon' fruit flies, find drivers of change
- Rats use their whiskers in a similar way to how humans use their hands and fingers
- Why 'whispers' among bees sometimes evolve into 'shouts'
- Denali duck-billed dino tracks discovered
- Animal vaccines should guide malaria research, experts say
- High-protein weight loss diets can work, scientists show
- First cancer immunotherapy for dogs developed
- Gene discovered that activates stem cells for organ regeneration in Planarians
- Flower's bellows organ blasts pollen at bird pollinators
- No two lark sparrows are alike (at least when it comes to migration habits)
- Weighing up the secrets of African elephant body fat
- Whales as ecosystem engineers: Recovery from overhunting helping to buffer marine ecosystems from destabilizing stresses
- Groovy giraffes: Distinct bone structures keep these animals upright
- 'Grass-in-the-ear' technique sets new trend in chimp etiquette: Chimpanzees spontaneously copy arbitrary behavior
- Genetic study reveals vulnerability of northwest dolphins
- New species of spider wasp may use chemical signals from dead ants to protect nest
- Die-offs of band-tailed pigeons connected to newly discovered parasite
- Probiotics for poultry production
- Five-legged kangaroo? Telling the tale of a kangaroo's tail
- A sheep's early life experiences can shape behavior in later life
- Locusts harness the sun to get their optimum diet
- How do ants get around? Ultra-sensitive machines measure their every step
- Dairy farmers keep flies guessing by alternating pesticides
- Reducing deer populations may reduce risk of Lyme disease
- Foodborne bacteria can cause disease in some breeds of chickens after all
- Ancient Arctic sharks tolerated brackish water 50 million years ago
- Study of animal urination could lead to better-engineered products
- Forelimb bone data predicts predator style
- Get insects to bug off this summer
- A mini-antibody with broad antiviral activity chews up viral DNA and RNA
- Animals built reefs 550 million years ago, fossil study finds
- New species of small mammal: Round-eared elephant-shrew found in Namibia
- Organic agriculture boosts biodiversity on farmlands
- Synchronised imaging techniques: One more chance for rhinoceroses' foot treatment
- Invasive watersnakes introduced to California may pose risk to native species
- Earlier snowmelt prompting earlier breeding of Arctic birds
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