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Male Sabertoothed Cats Were Pussycats Compared To Macho Lions
Despite their fearsome
fangs, male sabertoothed
cats may have been less
aggressive than many of
their feline cousins, says a
... > full story
Discovery Of The Oldest European Marsupial In SW France
Remains of one of the oldest
known marsupials have been
recovered in
Charente-Maritime, France,
by palaeontologists. This
discovery raises a new
... > full story
Domestic Horse Genome Sequenced
Scientists have decoded the
genome of the domestic
horse, revealing a genome
structure with remarkable
similarities to humans and
more than one million
genetic differences across a
... > full story
New Insights Into Australia's Unique Platypus
New insights into the
biology of the platypus and
echidna have been published,
providing a collection of
unique research data about
the world's only monotremes. ... > full story
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First Draft Of The Pig: Researchers Sequence Swine Genome
November 4, 2009 — A global collaborative has produced a first draft of the genome of a domesticated pig, an achievement that will lead to insights in agriculture, medicine, conservation and ... > full story -
Notorious 'Man-eating' Lions Of Tsavo Likely Ate About 35 People -- Not 135, Scientists Say
November 3, 2009 — The legendary "man-eating lions of Tsavo" that terrorized a railroad camp in Kenya more than a century ago likely consumed about 35 people -- far fewer than popular estimates of 135 victims, ... > full story -
New Clues To Extinct Falklands Wolf Mystery
November 3, 2009 — Ever since the Falklands wolf was described by Darwin himself, the origin of this now-extinct canid found only on the Falkland Islands far off the east coast of Argentina has remained a mystery. Now, ... > full story -
Wolves, Moose And Biodiversity: An Unexpected Connection
November 3, 2009 — Moose eat plants; wolves kill moose. What difference does this classic predator-prey interaction make to biodiversity? A large and unexpected one, say wildlife ... > full story -
New Analyses Of Dinosaur Growth May Wipe Out One-third Of Species
October 31, 2009 — Paleontologists Mark Goodwin and Jack Horner have dug for 11 years in Montana's Hell Creek Formation in search of every dinosaur fossil they can find, accumulating specimens of all stages of ... > full story -
Remotely Operated Vehicles And Satellite Tags Aid Turtle Studies
October 30, 2009 — Researchers are using a remotely operated vehicle and satellite-linked data loggers to learn more about turtle behavior in commercial fishing areas and to develop new ways to avoid catching turtles ... > full story -
What Happens When Wild Boars And Fallow Deer Snack On Genetically Modified Corn?
October 28, 2009 — When wild boar and deer, traditional menu items in the fall, eat genetically modified corn, do transgenic residues accumulate in their meat? Do they spread GM corn via their feces? The answer in each ... > full story -
Scientists Discover Gene That 'Cancer-proofs' Naked Mole Rat's Cells
October 27, 2009 — Despite a 30-year lifespan that gives ample time for cells to grow cancerous, a small rodent species called a naked mole rat has never been found with tumors of any kind -- and now biologists think ... > full story -
Whales Are Polite Conversationalists: Rhythms Can Be Spotted In Ocean's Chatter
October 27, 2009 — What do a West African drummer and a sperm whale have in common? According to some reports, they can both spot rhythms in the chatter of an ocean crowded with the calls of marine mammals -- a feat ... > full story -
Wolves Lose Their Predatory Edge In Mid-life, Study Shows
October 27, 2009 — Although most wolves in Yellowstone National Park live to be nearly six years old, their ability to kill prey peaks when they are two to three, according to a new ... > full story
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