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Handedness in Marsupials Is Dependent on Gender, Research Shows
March 5, 2013 — Boys are right-handed, girls are left ... Well at least this is true for sugar gliders (Petaurus breviceps) and grey short-tailed opossums (Monodelphis domestica). New research shows that handedness ... > full story -
Almost Half of Africa's Lions Facing Extinction, New Report Confirms
March 5, 2013 — A new report concludes that nearly half of Africa's wild lion populations may decline to near extinction over the next 20-40 years without urgent conservation measures. The plight of many lion ... > full story -
Remains of Extinct Giant Camel Discovered in High Arctic
March 5, 2013 — Remains of an extinct giant camel have been discovered on Ellesmere Island in Canada's High Arctic. The evidence collected is from 30 fragments of a leg bone, dating to about three-and-a-half million ... > full story -
Ancient DNA Solves 320-Year-Old Mystery: Origins of Now Extinct Falkland Islands Wolf
March 5, 2013 — Researchers have found the answer to one of natural history's most intriguing puzzles -- the origins of the now extinct Falkland Islands wolf and how it came to be the only land-based mammal on the ... > full story -
Problems With Identifying Meat? The Answer Is to Check the Barcode
February 28, 2013 — Want to know what you are eating? DNA barcodes can be used to identify even very closely related species, finds a new article. Results from the study show that the labelling of game meat in South ... > full story -
Where the Wild Things Go … When There's Nowhere Else
February 28, 2013 — The presence of endangered cats and primates in swamp forests might be seriously overlooked. Recent research concludes that swamp forests beg further exploration as places where endangered species ... > full story -
The Safer Sex? For a Little-Known Primate, a New Understanding of Why Females Outlive Males
February 28, 2013 — Researchers studying aging in an endangered lemur known as the Milne-Edwards' sifaka report that in old age, females are the safer ... > full storyMore: -
Democratic Republic of Congo's Best Run Reserve Is Hemorrhaging Elephants
February 28, 2013 — The Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) largest remaining forest elephant population has declined by 37 percent in the last five years according to wildlife surveys by the Wildlife Conservation ... > full story -
Cryopreservation: A Chance for Highly Endangered Mammals
February 27, 2013 — Oocytes of lions, tigers and other cat species survive the preservation in liquid nitrogen. Scientists have now succeeded in carrying out cryopreservation of felid ovary ... > full story -
Cancer Drug a Possible Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis, Rat Study Suggests
February 21, 2013 — A drug that is currently used for cancer can relieve and slow down the progression of the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis (MS) in rats, according to a new study. The discovery might one day ... > full story
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