Tag: Zoology/Veterinary Science

A new study shows that vaccination may reduce the impact of white-nose syndrome in bats, marking a milestone in the international ...

Credit: Meng Chen A new study published April 30 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences identified three ...

Climate change could affect occurrences of diseases like bird-flu and Ebola, with environmental factors playing a larger role than previously ...

Oceans in DeclineCredit: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Humans have had a tremendous impact on essentially every ecosystem there is, especially ...

The University of Missouri study has wide ranging implications, including teaching animal and human surgeonsCredit: University of Missouri A new ...

Credit: Marcelo O. Gonzaga Setting off a startling chain of events, a parasitoid wasp can force a spider to weave ...

Credit: Yoshihiro Kawaoka, UW-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- In late March 2019, the World Health Organization and a vaccine advisory committee ...

An exceptional strategy when winter comesCredit: Yann Kolbeinsson When winter comes, populations of red-neck phalarope from the Western Palearctic migrate ...

Credit: Paul Bartell Penn State Songbirds that pack on as much as 50 percent of their body weight before migrating ...

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, April 25, 2019 -- Skunks are nocturnal animals that prefer to keep to themselves. ...

Credit: Images by Daniel Ocampo R., Vencejo Films, & Javier Luque, Yale University / animation and 3D reconstruction by Alex ...

Credit: UBC Media Relations Mice have a strong preference to nest away from their own waste and should be housed ...

Previously untapped information sheds light on extinction timelines for mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibiansCredit: Species360 Conservation Science Alliance Despite volumes ...

Credit: Virginia Tech If you've ever spent some time in the Caribbean, you might have noticed that humans are not ...

Credit: Paulo Castro The Araguaian river dolphin of Brazil is something of a mystery. It was thought to be quite ...

Study looked at methylmercury levels in 24 dog diets Researchers at the University of California, Davis, recently investigated levels of ...

Milk is a staple of the human diet, full of key nutrients such as protein, carbohydrates, fats, and vitamins. Cow's ...

Credit: Micrograph by Stephanie Crofts; specimen (c)Field Museum of Natural History FMNH51658 CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A team that studies how ...

Credit: UW-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- Viruses without a preventative vaccine or treatment option pose a looming threat. But for viruses ...

Electronic tag data reveals white sharks do not return until following season; elephant seals benefit New research from Monterey Bay ...