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Dogs May Not Be' Man’s Best Friend' During Hay Fever Season
August 23, 2010 — Ragweed allergy season can be even more miserable for those with dog, cat or dust mite allergies, according to new research. These year-round allergies appear to "pre-prime" the immune system so ... > full story -
Smart Fungus Disarms Plant, Animal and Human Immunity
August 19, 2010 — Fungal and bacterial pathogens are well capable of infecting plants, animals and humans despite their immune systems. Fungi penetrate leafs, stalks and roots, or skin, intestines and lungs, to infect ... > full story -
Dogs' Family Status Depends on Family's Locale
August 15, 2010 — Man's best friend might just be treated like any other animal depending on where the owners live. A new study found that people who think of animals as children tend to have a city ... > full story -
More Actions Needed to Help Western Steller Sea Lion Recover, Fisheries Experts Say
August 7, 2010 — NOAA's Fisheries Service says changes are needed to the areas where commercial fishermen may fish for groundfish off Alaska's Aleutian Islands to further promote the recovery of the western ... > full story -
World’s Most Endangered Otter 'Rediscovered' in Malaysia
August 3, 2010 — The world’s most endangered otter species, known as the hairy-nosed otter (Lutra sumatrana), has been “rediscovered” in Deramakot Forest Reserve in Sabah, Malaysia, by a ... > full story -
Africa's National Parks Hit by Mammal Declines
July 12, 2010 — African national parks like Masai Mara and the Serengeti have seen populations of large mammals decline by up to 59 percent, according to a new ... > full story -
Wild Cat Found Mimicking Monkey Calls; Predatory Trickery Documented for the First Time in Wild Felids in Americas
July 8, 2010 — In a fascinating example of vocal mimicry, researchers have documented a wild cat species imitating the call of its intended victim: a small, squirrel-sized monkey known as a pied tamarin. This is ... > full story -
Why You Should Never Arm Wrestle a Saber-Toothed Tiger
July 2, 2010 — Saber-toothed cats may be best known for their supersized canines, but they also had exceptionally strong forelimbs for pinning prey before delivering the fatal bite, says a new ... > full story -
Extinction of Woolly Mammoth, Saber-Toothed Cat May Have Been Caused by Human Predators
July 1, 2010 — A new analysis of the extinction of woolly mammoths and other large mammals more than 10,000 years ago suggests that they may have fallen victim to the same type of "trophic cascade" of ecosystem ... > full story -
Easily Blocked Signaling Protein May Help Scientists Stop Parasites
May 19, 2010 — Researchers have identified a parasite protein that has all the makings of a microbial glass jaw: it's essential, it's vulnerable and humans have nothing like it, meaning scientists can take ... > full story
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