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Marine Mammals on the Menu in Many Parts of World
January 24, 2012 The fate of the world's great whale species commands global attention as a result of heated debate between pro and anti-whaling advocates, but the fate of smaller marine mammals is less understood, ... > full story -
Ancient Domesticated Dog Skull Found in Siberian Cave: 33,000 Years Old
January 23, 2012 A 33,000-year-old dog skull unearthed in a Siberian mountain cave presents some of the oldest known evidence of dog domestication and indicates that modern dogs may be descended from multiple ... > full story -
Saving the Snow Leopard With Stem Cells
January 23, 2012 The survival of the endangered snow leopard is looking promising thanks to scientists who have, for the first time, produced embryonic stem-like cells from the tissue of an adult ... > full story -
Rare Miller's Grizzled Langur Rediscovered in Borneo
January 20, 2012 Scientists have found one of the rarest and least known primates in Borneo, Miller’s Grizzled Langur, a species which was believed to be extinct or on the verge of extinction. The findings ... > full storyMore: -
Juvenile Predation Preventing Steller Sea Lion Recovery
January 18, 2012 A new study suggests that the impact of predation on juvenile Steller sea lions in the Gulf of Alaska has been significantly underestimated, creating a "productivity pit" from which their population ... > full story -
New Clue in Battle Against Australian Hendra Virus: African Bats Have Antibodies That Neutralize Deadly Virus
January 12, 2012 A new study on African bats provides a vital clue for unraveling the mysteries in Australia's battle with the deadly Hendra ... > full story -
New Insights Into an Ancient Mechanism of Mammalian Evolution
January 12, 2012 A team of geneticists and computational biologists have reveal how an ancient mechanism is involved in gene control and continues to drive genome ... > full story -
Can We Save the Whales by Putting a Price on Them?
January 11, 2012 Every year, anti-whaling groups spend millions of dollars on activities intended to end commercial whaling. And every year, commercial whaling not only continues, but grows. While protests, ... > full story -
Early Primate Had Transitional Lemur-Like Grooming Claw
January 10, 2012 A new study examines the first extinct North American primate with a toe bone showing features associated with the presence of both nails and a grooming claw, indicating our primate ancestors may ... > full story -
New Primate Species Discovered on Madagascar
January 7, 2012 Biologists have discovered a new primate species in the Sahafina Forest in eastern Madagascar, a forest that has not been studied before. The name of the new species is Gerp’s mouse lemur ... > full story
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