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Biogeographic Barrier That Protects Australia from Avian Flu Does Not Stop Nipah Virus
April 24, 2013 — An invisible barrier separates land animals in Australia from those in south-east Asia may also restrict the spillover of animal-borne diseases like avian flu, but researchers have found that fruit ... > full story -
Humans Passing Drug Resistance to Wildlife in Protected Areas in Africa
April 24, 2013 — Researchers have discovered that humans are passing antibiotic resistance to wildlife, especially in protected areas where numbers of humans are limited. In the case of banded mongoose in a Botswana ... > full story -
Important Fertility Mechanism Discovered
April 24, 2013 — Scientists have discovered a new mechanism that controls egg cell fertility and that might have future therapeutic potential. They found that the blood protein fetuin-B plays an important and ... > full story -
Whether Human or Hyena, There' S Safety in Numbers
April 23, 2013 — Humans, when alone, see threats as closer than they actually are. But mix in people from a close group, and that misperception ... > full story -
Counting on Black Crows to Help Us Adapt to Stressful Situations
April 23, 2013 — It’s hard not to catch sight of at least one black crow in the pursuit of our daily lives. For most of us, however, that is where the interaction ends. For one professor that single sighting is ... > full story -
Roe Deer More Likely to Be Run Over at Nightfall on a Sunday in April
April 23, 2013 — Car accidents involving animals are a serious and growing problem in Europe. They pose a risk for human life and may result in mortal victims, damage to vehicles and the loss of wildlife. ... > full story -
Scientists Cage Dead Zebras in Africa to Understand the Spread of Anthrax
April 22, 2013 — Scavengers might not play as key a role in spreading anthrax through wildlife populations as previously assumed, according to findings from a small study conducted in Etosha National Park in northern ... > full story -
Fish Was on the Menu for Early Flying Dinosaur
April 22, 2013 — New research reveals that Microraptor, a small flying dinosaur, was a complete hunter -- able to swoop down and pick up ... > full story -
Hepatitis C-Like Viruses Identified in Bats and Rodents
April 22, 2013 — Investigators report the discovery of hepaciviruses and pegiviruses -- close relatives of HCV -- in rodents and bats. The viruses are similar to those that infect humans and may therefore provide ... > full story -
Long-Lost Giant Fish from Amazon Rediscovered
April 22, 2013 — Scientists have put aside nearly a century and a half of conventional wisdom with the rediscovery of a species of giant Amazonian fish whose existence was first established in a rare 1829 monograph ... > full story
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