Tag: Zoology/Veterinary Science

Credit: WCS NEW YORK (February 12, 2019) - WCS has announced 13 new grants to nonprofit organizations implementing on-the-ground, science-driven ...

Cross-species cancer comparison uncovers new drug targets, study reveals

New drug targets for a rare form of melanoma may result from the discovery of similar genetic mutations found in ...

Mom's reward: Female Galápagos seabird has a shorter lifespan than males

Credit: Photo by J. Howard. The male Nazca booby, a large seabird of the Galápagos Islands, often outlives the domineering ...

New tarantula species from Angola distinct with a one-of-a-kind 'horn' on its back

Credit: Kostadine Luchansky A new to science species of tarantula with a peculiar horn-like protuberance sticking out of its back ...

Study of Arctic fishes reveals the birth of a gene — from 'junk'

February 11, 2019

Credit: L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Though separated by a world of ocean, and unrelated to each other, two ...

The widow next door: Where is the globally invasive noble false widow settling next?

February 11, 2019

Credit: Rainer Breitling Spiders are one of the most successful groups of 'invaders' on the planet. Out of over 47,000 ...

On the land, one-quarter of vertebrates die because of humans

February 11, 2019

Our species has 'disproportionate effect' on others, scientists sayCredit: ESF Humans have a "disproportionately huge effect" on the other species ...

Sea snakes that can't drink seawater

February 8, 2019

UF zoology researchers solve mystery of how sea snakes quench their thirstCredit: Mark Sandfoss, University of Florida Surrounded by salty ...

Why Asian horses don't get sick with the flu

Credit: Ariunbaatar Barkhasbaatar, Wildlife Conservation Society Avian influenza viruses infect horses in Mongolia but do not cause large outbreaks of ...

Study explores new way to help increase conservation impact

Credit: Robert Cooke A study led by researchers at the University of Southampton reveals huge variations in the similarity and ...

Could theatre be way forward in communicating conservation messages?

Theatre performances in zoos can be effective in increasing knowledge of important conservation messages, a study at the University of ...

Case study documents bone cancer in 240-million-year-old stem-turtle

Bottom Line: This research letter documents bone cancer in a 240-million-year-old stem-turtle from the Triassic period, helping to provide more data ...

LSTM receives grant to accelerate evaluation of next-generation malaria control tools

The project is led by Professors Ranson and McCall at LSTM, in collaboration with Imperial College, and national medical research ...

New welfare tool to help improve the lives of elephants in human care