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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 -
World’s First Primate Chimeric Offspring Produced: Research Demonstrates Not All Embryonic Stem Cells Are Equal
January 5, 2012 — Scientists have shed new light on how early embryonic stem cells develop and take part in formation of the primate species. The research has also resulted in the first successful birth of chimeric ... > full storyMore: -
Pneumonia Outbreak in Endangered Markhor Goats
January 5, 2012 — If they didn't have enough to worry about from dodging poachers, snow leopards, and landslides in Central Asia's rugged mountains, a population of endangered markhor -- a majestic wild goat species ... > full story -
Dogs Read Our Intent
January 5, 2012 — Dogs pick up not only on the words we say but also on our intent to communicate with them, according to a new ... > full story -
Harp Seals on Thin Ice After 32 Years of Warming
January 4, 2012 — Warming in the North Atlantic over the last 32 years has significantly reduced winter sea ice cover in harp seal breeding grounds, resulting in sharply higher death rates among seal pups in recent ... > full story -
Prehistoric Predators With Supersized Teeth Had Beefier Arm Bones
January 4, 2012 — The toothiest prehistoric predators also had beefier arm bones, according to results of a new study. Saber-toothed tigers may come to mind, but these extinct cats weren't the only animals with ... > full story -
How Male Spiders Use Eavesdropping to One-Up Their Rivals
January 4, 2012 — Researchers have made a new discovery into the complex world of spiders that reflects what some might perceive as similar behavior in human society. As male wolf spiders go searching for a mate, it ... > full story -
New Findings About the Prion Protein and Its Interaction With the Immune System
December 29, 2011 — Scrapie is a neurodegenerative disease which can function as a model for other diseases caused by an accumulation of proteins resulting in tissue malformations (proteinpathies), such as Alzheimer's ... > full story
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