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  Mini-Monsters of the Forest Floor

  July 29, 2013 — A biologist has identified 33 new species of predatory ants in Central America and the Caribbean, and named about a third of the tiny but monstrous-looking insects after ancient Mayan lords and ... > full story
• Wild Animals
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  Hope for Tigers Lives in Sumatra

  July 29, 2013 — Recent findings from a camera trap survey in Sumatra, Indonesia, have uncovered a burgeoning tiger stronghold on an island that typically makes headlines for its rampant loss of forests and ... > full story
• Mammals
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  Of Bears and Berries: Return of Wolves Aids Grizzly Bears in Yellowstone

  July 29, 2013 — A new study suggests that the return of wolves to Yellowstone National Park is beginning to bring back a key part of the diet of grizzly bears that has been missing for much of the past century -- ... > full story
• Spiders and Ticks
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  The Hobbit and His Spider

  July 29, 2013 — A spider expert has discovered further previously unknown spider species in Laos. One of the spiders, now described for the first time, crawled across his path during the filming of a nature ... > full story
• Forest
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  Borneo's Orangutans Are Coming Down from the Trees; Behavior May Show Adaptation to Habitat Change

  July 29, 2013 — Orangutans might be the king of the swingers, but primatologists in Borneo have found that the great apes spend a surprising amount of time walking on the ground. The research found that it is common ... > full story
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  New Whipray Species Identified by Its DNA

  July 29, 2013 — Biologists have analysed tissue samples of 115 spotted whiprays of the Himantura genus, collected in various parts of the Indio-Pacific region. By means of genetic markers -- as opposed to ... > full story
• Genetics
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  Molecular Monkey Arranges X-Chromosome Activation

  July 26, 2013 — X chromosomes are very special genetic material. They differ in number between men and women. To achieve equality between sexes, one out of two X chromosomes in women is silenced. In flies, the ... > full story
• Fungus
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  Caving
  Endangered Animals
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  Scientists Identify Key Fungal Species That Help Explain Mysteries of White Nose Syndrome

  July 25, 2013 — Researchers have identified what may be a key to unraveling some of the mysteries of White Nose Syndrome: The closest known non-disease causing relatives of the fungus that causes WNS. A new study ... > full story
• Frogs and Reptiles
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  Exotic Species
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  Simulated Hibernation Aids Toad Work

  July 25, 2013 — A partnership with the Memphis Zoo brought a colony of threatened toads from the Colorado Rockies to Mississippi State University. Researchers there joined the ranks of those trying to learn how to ... > full story
• Virology
  Viruses
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  Monkeys
  Influenza
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  Adenoviruses May Pose Risk for Monkey-to-Human Leap

  July 25, 2013 — Adenoviruses commonly infect humans, causing colds, flu-like symptoms and sometimes even death, but now researchers have discovered that a new species of adenovirus can spread from primate to ... > full story

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