MSU scientists one million ‘hops’ closer to ending a disease endemic in cattle
Credit: Aretha Fiebig Many people have never heard of Brucellosis, but farmers and ranchers in the United States forced to ...
Tag: Zoology/Veterinary Science
The trouble of being tall
Credit: Mogens Trolle The giraffe is a truly puzzling animal. With its exceptional anatomy and suite of evolutionary adaptations, the ...
Artificial light at night may disrupt firefly mating
Credit: Avalon Owens New research published in Insect Conservation and Diversity indicates that artificial light at night likely interferes with ...
Extinct Caribbean bird’s closest relatives hail from Africa, South Pacific
Credit: Jeff Gage/Florida Museum of Natural History GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- In a genetic surprise, ancient DNA shows the closest family ...
Study finds American mink to be main limiting factor of European mink
Credit: Madis Põdra The disappearance of the species from their natural habitat is a growing problem, which unfortunately means the ...
Migration routes of one of Britain’s largest ducks revealed for the first time
Much still remains a mystery as to the Shelduck's migrationCredit: ©Philip Croft/BTO New research, just published in the journal Ringing ...
An unusual creature is coming out of winter’s slumber. Here’s why scientists are excited.
Duke Lemur Center recreates the seasonal swings of native habitat, helping to unlock the secrets of hibernation.Credit: Photo by David ...
Birds learn to avoid flashy, hard-to-catch butterflies and their lookalikes
Credit: Jeff Gage/Florida Museum of Natural History GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The showy colors of some butterflies could advertise their speed ...
A new model predicts snakebites to save human lives
Tel Aviv University participates in international studyCredit: Tel Aviv University About 1.8 million envenoming snakebites occur around the world annually, ...
Study suggests healthy ecosystems are vital in reducing risk of future deadly pandemics
Practices recommended to reduce the risk of future pandemics through 'protected and conserved area management'Credit: Pixabay CABI scientist Dr Arne ...
Tracing and controlling High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza
Credit: Kohei Ogasawara Scientists have discovered a route of introduction for High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Virus (HPAIV) H5N8 into Japan ...
TGen seeks help from Arizona dog and cat owners for COVID-19 study
Project builds on 'One Health' testing and disease surveillance collaborations in ArizonaCredit: Photo: Courtesy of TGen. PHOENIX, Ariz. -- March ...
Milk prebiotics are the cat’s meow, Illinois research shows
Credit: University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - If you haven't been the parent or caregiver of an infant in recent ...
Two species and a single name: ‘Double identity’ revealed in a venomous banana spider
Credit: N. Hazzi Spiders from the genus Phoneutria - also known as banana spiders - are considered aggressive and among ...
Citizen scientists help expose presence of invasive Asian bamboo longhorn beetle in Europe
Credit: Stephen Rolls A worryingly high number of Asian bamboo longhorn beetles (Chlorophorus annularis) turn out to have been emerging ...
Young white-tailed deer that disperse survive the same as those that stay home
Risky movements that benefit species do not result in added mortality, study findsCredit: Diefenbach Lab, Penn State Juvenile white-tailed deer ...
Paw hygiene no reason to ban assistance dogs from hospitals
Assistance dogs' paws are cleaner than their users' shoe soles, Utrecht University researchers discoverCredit: Private photo of Iris and Sandy ...
Chimpanzees without borders
A new large-scale study uncovers recent genetic connectivity between chimpanzee subspecies despite past isolation eventsCredit: © PanAf Researchers from the ...
Animal aggression depends on rank within social hierarchies
Credit: Tom Koerner/USFWS Humans and animals alike constantly size up one another. In the workplace, a new employee quickly learns ...
Legal wildlife trade needs monitoring to reduce risk of a new pandemic
With three out of four newly emerging infectious human diseases originating in animals, there is an urgent need to monitor ...
