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Kangaroos and Other Marsupials: Climb to the Pouch Begins in Utero
March 15, 2013 Scientists have visualized the short pregnancy of a small species of the kangaroo and wallaby family of marsupials, the tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii), for the first time by high-resolution ... > full story -
Scientists Produce Cloned Embryos of Extinct Frog
March 15, 2013 As part of a "Lazarus Project" to try to bring the Australian gastric-brooding frog back from extinction scientists have succeeded in producing early stage cloned embryos containing the DNA of the ... > full story -
Dinosaur-Era Climate Change Study Suggests Reasons for Turtle Disappearance
March 14, 2013 Dramatic climate change was previously proposed to be responsible for the disappearance of turtles 71-million-years ago, because they were considered to be "climate-sensitive" animals. Results of ... > full story -
Five-Million-Year-Old Saber-Toothed Cat in Newly Discovered Genus Discovered in Florida
March 14, 2013 A new genus and species of extinct saber-toothed cat has been discovered in Polk County, Florida. The 5-million-year-old fossils belong to the same lineage as the famous Smilodon fatalis from the La ... > full story -
CITES Makes Historic Decision to Protect Sharks and Rays
March 14, 2013 CITES plenary today accepted Committee recommendations to list five species of highly traded sharks under the CITES Appendices, along with those for the listing of both manta rays and one species of ... > full story -
Bat Disease: More Accurate, Sensitive DNA Test Allows Early Identification of Fungus Causing White Nose Syndrome
March 13, 2013 Scientists are identifying additional species of Geomyces and describing development of a highly sensitive DNA-based technique for early identification of Geomyces destructans on bats as well as in ... > full story -
Gorillas Caught in the Crossfire in the Democratic Republic of Congo
March 13, 2013 The world’s leading conservation organizations have joined together to fight for the survival of the Endangered Grauer’s or eastern lowland gorilla (Gorilla beringei ... > full story -
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 -
Eel Migration Study Reveals Porbeagle Shark Predation in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
March 12, 2013 Satellite tracking tags used to elucidate the migratory path of American eels from the St. Lawrence River to the Sargasso Sea prematurely detached from the specimens leading investigators to suspect ... > full story -
'Marshall Plan' for African Wildlife?
March 8, 2013 African lions and villagers would benefit from fences to protect them from each other, according to a new ... > full story
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