Animals News
November 20, 2024
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Nov. 20, 2024 — Wings may be the obvious choice when studying the connection between dinosaurs and birds, but a pair of paleontologists prefer drumsticks. That part of the leg, they say, is where fibular reduction among some dinosaurs tens of millions of years ago ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — Researchers are helping uncover new information about the Y chromosome in horses, which will help owners identify optimal lineages for breeding and help conservationists preserve breed ...
Nov. 18, 2024 — Different species of seabirds can coexist on small, isolated islands despite eating the same kind of fish. A researcher has been involved in developing a mathematical model that can be used to better understand how this ecosystem ...
Nov. 18, 2024 — An international team of researchers has achieved an unprecedented milestone: the creation of mouse stem cells capable of generating a fully developed mouse using genetic tools from a unicellular organism, with which we share a common ancestor that ...
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Nov. 18, 2024 — A new study reveals alarming risks that pesticides pose to ground-nesting bees, which are crucial for pollination and food production. As agriculture increasingly relies on pesticides to protect ...
Nov. 18, 2024 — The history of a major animal group, composed of millions of species of insects, arachnids, and nemotodes, has been elusive -- until now. A team has now identified the oldest known ecdysozoan in the ...
Nov. 15, 2024 — Mountain lions in greater Los Angeles are proactively shifting their activity to avoid interacting with cyclists, hikers, joggers and other ...
Nov. 15, 2024 — Animals and plants also live and thrive on public squares. This creates opportunities for greater biodiversity and well-being for the human population. Researchers have studied at 103 locations in ...
Nov. 15, 2024 — Hunted nearly to extinction during 20th century whaling, the Antarctic blue whale, the world's largest animal, went from a population size of roughly 200,000 to little more than 300. The most recent ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — How do animal behavior researchers feel about the feelings of animals? A new survey helps to answer that ...
Nov. 15, 2024 — Attempts to obtain eggs and offspring using oocytes in ovary have been made for keeping desirable traits in livestock, preserving human fertility, ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — Scientists have found a trigger for social learning in wild animals. An experiment on great tits has pinpointed a single factor --immigration -- that can cause birds to pay close attention to others, ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — Thanks to the consistent and focused efforts of researchers and conservationists to save, then reintroduce, mountain yellow-legged frogs to lakes in Yosemite National Park, their populations are ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — Researchers are utilizing artificial intelligence to analyze the behavior of laboratory mice more efficiently and reduce the number of animals in ...
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Nov. 14, 2024 — Scientists have advanced their NeuroMechFly model, simulating fruit fly movement in the real world. With integrated vision and smell, NeuroMechFly v2 helps us understand brain-body coordination, ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — Mobile phones could be the key to a cheaper and more reliable way of tracking animals for ecology and conservation research, according to a new ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — A 'one of a kind' fossil discovery could transform our understanding of how the unique brains and intelligence of modern birds evolved, one of the most enduring mysteries of vertebrate ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — Researchers are testing a product commonly used to treat ticks and fleas on pets to target fly and mosquito larvae with the goal of helping reduce the spread of diseases carried by these ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — A recent study highlights that over one-third of Vietnam's 329 mammal species are threatened with ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a remarkable new species of sea slug that lives in the deep sea. Nicknamed the 'mystery mollusc,' the nudibranch Bathydevius caudactylus swims through the ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — A study described the three-dimensional architecture of turtle genomes, which fold in a configuration unlike any other animal observed so ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — A year after an outbreak of H5N1 killed thousands of elephant seals in Argentina, only about a third of the seals normally expected here returned, scientists ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — A new database covering over 100 different canine tissues can significantly enhance our understanding of hereditary diseases and provide valuable information for health research in both dogs and ...
Nov. 8, 2024 — Highland deer mice and their lowland cousins ventured on a simulated seven-week ascent to 6,000 meters. By tracking how the mice responded to cold stress and progressively lower oxygen levels, the ...
Nov. 8, 2024 — Tool use isn't unique to humans. Chimpanzees use sticks as tools. Dolphins, crows, and elephants are known for their tool-use abilities, too. Now a report highlights elephants' remarkable ...
Nov. 8, 2024 — Facebook and Instagram can boost wildlife conservation efforts through public awareness and engagement, according to a new ...
Nov. 7, 2024 — A recent study finds that color vision evolved in animals more than 100 million years before the emergence of colorful fruits and flowers. And there has been a dramatic explosion of color signals in ...
Nov. 7, 2024 — An AI model could accurately identify goats in pain, opening up better treatment opportunities for animals and non-verbal ...
Nov. 6, 2024 — Research sheds light on how coyotes, North America's most successful predators, are responding to various environmental pressures, including human development, hunting and competition with ...
Nov. 6, 2024 — An epidemiological study found that 56 percent of a large breeding colony of Caspian terns died from a 2023 outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at Rat Island in Washington state. ...
Nov. 6, 2024 — Chromosphaera perkinsii is a single-celled species discovered in 2017 in marine sediments around Hawaii. The first signs of its presence on Earth have been dated at over a billion years, well before ...
Nov. 4, 2024 — Evolutionary biologists report they have analyzed a fossil of an extinct giant meat-eating bird -- which they say could be the largest known member of its kind -- providing new information about ...
Nov. 1, 2024 — New research has found that, unlike birds, the evolution of bats' wings and legs is tightly coupled, which may have prevented them from filling as many ecological niches as ...
Nov. 1, 2024 — Researchers investigate how the complex, cooperative behavior of honey bees (Apis mellifera) is genetically programmed so that it can be passed on to subsequent generations. They found an answer in ...
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
- Bluetooth Technology Unlocks Urban Animal Secrets
- Bird Brain from the Age of Dinosaurs Reveals Roots of Avian Intelligence
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
- From Pets to Pests: Researchers Explore New Tool to Fight Disease-Carrying Insects
- More Than One Third of Vietnam's Mammal Species Are at Risk of Extinction, Study Finds
- Remarkable New Swimming Sea Slug in the Deep Sea
Monday, November 11, 2024
- A New Wrinkle in Turtles: Their Genomes Fold in a Unique Way, Researchers Find
- Elephant Seal Colony Declines One Year After Avian Flu Outbreak
- International Canine Gene Research Database Accelerates Biomedical Research
Friday, November 8, 2024
- Study of Mountaineering Mice Sheds Light on Evolutionary Adaptation
- Elephant Turns a Hose Into a Sophisticated Showering Tool
- Power of Aesthetic Species on Social Media Boosts Wildlife Conservation Efforts, Say Experts
Thursday, November 7, 2024
- New Study Maps Dramatic 100-Million-Year Explosion in Color Signals Used by Animals
- Scientists Trained AI to Detect Faces in Pain, in Goats
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
- Research Finds Coyotes Thriving Despite Human and Predator Pressures
- Washington Coast Avian Flu Outbreak Devastated Caspian Terns, Jumped to Seals
- The Egg or the Chicken? An Ancient Unicellular Says Egg
Monday, November 4, 2024
Friday, November 1, 2024
Thursday, October 31, 2024
- Echolocating Bats Use an Acoustic Cognitive Map for Navigation
- New Methods for Whale Tracking and Rendezvous Using Autonomous Robots
- New Findings on Animal Viruses With Potential to Infect Humans
- High Survival Rates Explain 20 Years of Rapid Expansion of Wolves in Germany
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
- Alcohol Consumption Among Non-Human Animals May Not Be as Rare as Previously Thought, Say Ecologists
- Improving Deer Health One Test at a Time
- Algae Research Provides Insight on Immune Health
- Ancient DNA Brings to Life History of the Iconic Aurochs, Whose Tale Is Intertwined With Climate Change and Human Culture
- Discovery Illuminates How Sleeping Sickness Parasite Outsmarts Immune Response
- Large Herbivores Have Lived in Yellowstone National Park for More Than 2,000 Years
- Sinuses Prevented Prehistoric Crocodile Relatives from Deep Diving
- It's Not to Be. Universe Too Short for Shakespeare Typing Monkeys
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
- Crunching Fruit Fly and Human Data Via Machine Learning and Systems Biology Results in the Identification of Key Metabolites That Impact Lifespan in Both Species
- Beehive Fences Are Highly Effective in Reducing Human-Elephant Conflict, but Researchers Warn of Future Risks
- Weddell Seals in the Antarctic Strategically Time Their Most Extreme Dives to Maximize Foraging
- More Social Species Live Longer
Monday, October 28, 2024
- What Animal Societies Can Teach Us About Aging
- Giant Clam Declared Critically Endangered After the Latest Assessment
- Keeping Fewer Friends Protects Aging Monkeys from Diseases
- Why Langurs Drink Salt Water
- H5N1 Virus Isolated from Infected Dairy Worker Is 100% Lethal in Ferrets, but Does Not Appear to Be Circulating in Nature Anymore
- Pythons Can Swallow Even Bigger Prey Than Scientists Realized
Friday, October 25, 2024
- Invisible Anatomy in the Fruit Fly Uterus
- Move Along, Moose: Study Reveals the 'most Canadian' Animals
- How Mammals Got Their Stride
- Researchers Complete the Largest Compilation of Cancer Prevalence Across Vertebrates
Thursday, October 24, 2024
- Bird Study Finds Sons Help Their Parents Less Than Daughters Because They're Scouting Future Prospects
- Crustacean With Panda-Like Coloring Confirmed to Be a New Species
- Study of Chick Peeps Could Improve Understanding of Animal Emotions
- Marri Trees a Lifeline for Many Native Bee Species in Biodiversity Hotspot
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
- Dolphins Sense Military Sonar at Much Lower Levels Than Regulators Predict
- Polar Bears' Exposure to Pathogens Is Increasing as Their Environment Changes
- Fossils Unveil How Southern Europe's Ecosystem Changed Through Glacial-Interglacial Stages
- Paleontologists Discover Colorado 'swamp Dweller' That Lived Alongside Dinosaurs
- Saving the Bats: Researchers Find Bacteria, Fungi on Bat Wings That Could Help Fight Deadly White-Nose Syndrome
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
- From Catwoman to Han Solo, Newly Discovered Wasps Named After Famous Thieves
- Paws of Polar Bears Sustaining Ice-Related Injuries in a Warming Arctic
Monday, October 21, 2024
- Turtle Genome Provides New Clues on the Evolution of Vertebrates
- Can Snake Research Help Explain Human Digestion?
Friday, October 18, 2024
Thursday, October 17, 2024
- Providencia Rustigianii Has Virulence Gene Akin to Salmonella's
- Environmental DNA and Epidemics in Wood Frogs
- Plastic Pollution Sounds Just Like Food to Deep-Diving Whales
- Microplastics Detected in Dolphin Breath
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
- Rangers Lead Ground-Breaking Effort to Monitor Uganda's Lion Population in Critical Stronghold
- Tube Sock-Like Skunk Covers More Ground Than Deer, Impacted by Winter Weather, Study Finds
- Male Mice Use Female Mice to Distract Aggressors and Avoid Conflict
Friday, October 11, 2024
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
- Stressed Bees Lack the Buzz in Life
- Adding Fall Blooming Plants May Help Both Managed and Wild Bees in Cities
- Dogs Contaminate Ponds With Parasite Medications
Monday, October 7, 2024
Friday, October 4, 2024
Thursday, October 3, 2024
- Ant Agriculture Began 66 Million Years Ago in the Aftermath of the Asteroid That Doomed the Dinosaurs
- The True Global Impact of Species-Loss Caused by Humans Is Far Greater Than Expected
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
- Study of Monkey Fossils Found in Cave Sheds Light on the Animals' Extinction Centuries Ago
- Bottlenose Dolphins 'smile' At Each Other While Playing
- Snakes in the City: Ten Years of Wildlife Rescues Reveal Insights Into Human-Reptile Interactions
- Do Coyotes Have Puppy Dog Eyes? New Study Reveals Wild Canines Share Dog's Famous Expression
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Monday, September 30, 2024
- Traveling Population Wave in Canada Lynx
- Syrian Hamsters Reveal Genetic Secret to Hibernation
- The Vikings Were Part of a Global Network Trading in Ivory from Greenland
Friday, September 27, 2024
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
- Pigs May Be Transmission Route of Rat Hepatitis E to Humans
- Drone Footage Provides New Insight Into Gray Whales' Acrobatic Feeding Behavior
- Lack of Food -- Not Money -- Drives Poaching in East African National Parks, Study Finds
- These Tadpoles Have Discovered a Unique Way of Not Contaminating Their Water Supply: Not Pooping
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Monday, September 23, 2024
Saturday, September 21, 2024
Thursday, September 19, 2024
- Researchers Discover Gene Variants That Determine Speed of Graying in Horses
- How Do Coexisting Animals Find Enough to Eat? Biologists Unlock Insights Into Foraging Habits in Yellowstone
- What's for Dinner? Scientists Unearth Key Clues to Cuisine of Resident Killer Whales
- Are Cows Pickier Than Goats?
- Genetic Tracing at the Huanan Seafood Market Further Supports COVID Animal Origins