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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 -
New Study Brings Long-Sought Vaccines for Deadly Parasite Closer to Reality
December 13, 2012 — One major cause of illness from food-borne diseases is the parasite Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii). New insights into how the immune system combats T. gondii are provided in a new study. The findings ... > full story -
Cane Toads Can Be Stopped
December 12, 2012 — It may be possible to stop the spread of can toads into new areas of Australia, according to new ... > full story -
Injured Tiger Saved by Village
December 12, 2012 — The village of Nidugumba in Karnataka State in southwest India acted swiftly to save an injured tiger that had become caught in a barbed wire fence last ... > full story -
Virus-Host Co-Evolution: How Specialized Should a Strain of a Multi-Host Virus Be?
December 11, 2012 — A new study of canine distemper virus (CDV) provides the first evidence that the virus occurs as specialist strains that emerge in response to strong evolutionary selection in the large global ... > full story -
How Common 'Cat Parasite' Gets Into Human Brain and Influences Human Behavior
December 6, 2012 — Toxoplasma is a common 'cat parasite', and has previously been in the spotlight owing to its observed effect on risk-taking and other human behaviors. To some extent, it has also been associated with ... > full story -
African Savannah -- And Its Lions -- Declining at Alarming Rates
December 4, 2012 — About 75 percent of Africa's savannahs and more than two-thirds of the lion population once estimated to live there have disappeared in the last 50 years, according to a new ... > full storyMore: -
Camera Trap Photo of Rare Cat Wins Prize
November 29, 2012 — A photo of a little known Bolivian cat species called an oncilla has been taken by a camera ... > full story -
A Rather Thin and Long New Snake Crawls out of One of Earth's Biodiversity Hotspots
November 27, 2012 — A team of Ecuadorian and American scientists have discovered a new species, belonging to a neotropical group of remarkably long arboreal (tree-dwelling) snakes: the blunt-headed vine snakes, from the ... > full story -
Call for Global Monitoring of Infectious Diseases in Dogs and Cats
November 12, 2012 — Most emerging infectious diseases of humans come from animals. International health agencies monitor these diseases, but they do so only for humans and livestock, not for companion dogs and cats. A ... > full story
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