Research explains how snakes lost their limbs
The study is part of an effort to understand how changes in the genome lead to changes in phenotypes Snakes ...
Tag: Zoology/Veterinary Science
Competent chimpanzee nutcrackers
Chimpanzees learn nut-cracking technique and reach expert efficiency relatively faster than humansCredit: © Christophe Boesch Humans consider themselves as the ...
Citizen science projects have a surprising new partner — the computer
New machine learning techniques could pave the way for larger, more timely projectsCredit: ©Snapshot Serengeti For more than a decade, ...
When does noise become a meaningful message?
Bats tricked by the sound of rainCredit: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Background noise is generally regarded as a nuisance that ...
A scientific study reveals the enigmas on social behaviour of western lowland gorillas
Gorillas in the heart of the forestCredit: Germán Illera A new study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal ...
Hibernating hamsters could provide new clues to Alzheimer's disease
Syrian hamsters are golden-haired rodents often kept as house pets. Cold and darkness can cause the animals to hibernate for ...
Ice Age survivors or stranded travellers? A new subterranean species discovered in Canada
Credit: Felix Ossig-Bonanno (2017) The discovery of a new to science species of rare and primitive arthropod from the depths ...
Malignant bone marrow disease: New hope for MPN patients
Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) -- a group of rare but malignant bone marrow disorders MPNs are a group of rare, malignant ...
'Eavesdropping' technology used to protect one of New Zealand's rarest birds
ZSL scientists pioneer new method of monitoring hihi reintroductions by listening in on bird 'conversations'Credit: (c) ZSL Remote recording devices ...
Diversity in the CD4 receptor protects chimpanzees from infection by AIDS-like viruses
Penn study of the chimpanzee precursor of HIV-1 could lead to a better AIDS vaccineCredit: Ian C. Gilby PHILADELPHIA - ...
Fish and humans are alike in visual stimuli perception — Ben-Gurion U.
Credit: Ben-Gurion U. BEER-SHEVA, Israel...February 4, 2019 - Humans, fish and, most likely, other species rely on identical visual features ...
Fiber composition in rice coproducts revealed in Illinois study
URBANA, Ill. - Rice coproducts in pig diets add fat and fiber, but too much fiber can decrease energy absorption ...
Factors in 'alarming rate' of cold-stranded sea turtles in Cape Cod Bay
A recent study looked into what variables are most important in predicting The number of cold-stunning and stranding events among ...
Iguana-sized dinosaur cousin discovered in Antarctica
Shows how life at the South Pole bounced back after mass extinctionCredit: Adrienne Stroup/Field Museum Antarctica wasn't always a frozen ...