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European Invader Outcompetes Canadian Plants Even Outside Its Usual Temperature Range
March 12, 2013 — Vincetoxicum rossicum, commonly known as dog-strangling vine, is an alien invasive plant from the Ukraine and southwestern Russia that has now established itself in the northeastern United States and ... > full story -
Hope for Threatened Tasmanian Devils
March 11, 2013 — New research paves the way for the development of a vaccine for the Tasmanian devil, currently on the brink of extinction because of a contagious ... > full story -
Prairie Dogs Disperse When All Close Kin Have Disappeared
March 7, 2013 — Prairie dogs pull up stakes and look for a new place to live when all their close kin have disappeared from their home territory -- a striking pattern of dispersal that has not been observed for any ... > full story -
Siberian Fossil Revealed to Be One of the Oldest Known Domestic Dogs
March 6, 2013 — Analysis of DNA extracted from a fossil tooth recovered in southern Siberia confirms that the tooth belonged to one of the oldest known ancestors of the modern ... > full story -
Children With Autism Show Increased Positive Social Behaviors When Animals Are Present
February 27, 2013 — The presence of an animal can significantly increase positive social behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorders, according to new ... > full story -
New Insight Into Dogs' Fear Responses to Noise
February 19, 2013 — A study has gained new insight into domestic dogs' fear responses to noises. The study provides an important insight into dogs' fear of noises, and could improve our understanding of behavioral signs ... > full story -
Same Genetic Defect Causes Pompe Disease in Both Humans and Dogs
February 17, 2013 — Pompe disease, a severe glycogen storage disease appearing in Lapphunds is caused by a genetic defect in acid α-glucosidase gene. The same genetic mutation also causes the equivalent disease in ... > full story -
Dog Spots the Dog: Dogs Recognize the Dog Species Among Several Other Species on a Computer Screen
February 14, 2013 — Dogs pick out faces of other dogs, irrespective of breeds, among human and other domestic and wild animal faces and can group them into a category of their own. They do that using visual cues alone, ... > full story -
Dogs May Understand Human Point of View
February 11, 2013 — Domestic dogs are much more likely to steal food when they think nobody can see them, suggesting for the first time that dogs are capable of understanding a human's point of ... > full story -
Putting Our Heads Together: Canines May Hold Clues to Human Skull Development
February 8, 2013 — Researchers have reviewed research on dog cranium development, suggest future research and how it may inform human skull ... > full story
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