Outnumbered and on others' turf, misfits sometimes thrive -- ScienceDaily

It’s hard being a misfit: say, a Yankees fan in a room full of Red Sox fans or a vegetarian at a barbecue joint. Evolutionary biologists have long assumed that’s pretty much how things work in nature too. Animals that wander into alien environments, surrounded by better-adapted...

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Designer viruses stimulate the immune system to fight cancer -- ScienceDaily

Swiss scientists from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland, and the University of Basel have created artificial viruses that can be used to target cancer. These designer viruses alert the immune system and cause it to send killer cells to help fight the tumor. The results, published...

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Biologists study the principles underlying the collective movement of baboons -- ScienceDaily

How do baboons succeed in coordinating the movements of their group? Biologists at the University of Konstanz study these organisms in the wild to find out which behavioural rules baboons use when interacting with others. Konstanz researchers have found out that the animals only need a few...

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Scientists borrow from electronics to build circuits in living cells -- ScienceDaily

Living cells must constantly process information to keep track of the changing world around them and arrive at an appropriate response.

Through billions of years of trial and error, evolution has arrived at a mode of information processing at the cellular level. In the microchips that run...

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First step taken toward epigenetically modified cotton -- ScienceDaily

With prices down and weather patterns unpredictable, these are tough times for America’s cotton farmers, but new research led by Z. Jeffrey Chen at The University of Texas at Austin might offer a break for the industry. He and a team have taken the first step toward a new way of...

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Colorful reptile serves as a health barometer for the impacts of coal waste -- ScienceDaily

Coal combustion waste is well documented as an environmental pollutant. The United States produces over 130 million tons of coal combustion residues, or CCRs, every year, with 40 percent of these wastes placed in aquatic settling basins. These basins are attractive environments for wildlife,...

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Researchers listen to zebrafish to understand human hearing loss -- ScienceDaily

Can a fish with a malformed jaw tell us something about hearing loss in mice and humans? The answer is yes, according to a new publication in Scientific Reports.

In one of the fascinating twists of evolution, the structures supporting the jaws of ancestral fish gave rise to three tiny bones...

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Cowbird moms choosy when selecting foster parents for their young -- ScienceDaily

Brown-headed cowbirds are unconventional mothers. Rather than building nests and nurturing their chicks, they lay their eggs in the nests of other species, leaving their young ones to compete for resources with the foster parents’ own hatchlings. Despite their reputation as uncaring,...

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Strategic releases could transform mosquito populations and virus transmission across cities -- ScienceDaily

Mosquitos infected with the bacteria Wolbachia are significantly worse vectors for dengue virus, but how to establish and spread Wolbachia in an urban mosquito population is unclear. A study publishing on 30th May 2017 in the open access journal PLOS Biology by Michael Turelli from University...

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Three new mini thorn snails described from Georgia (USA), Belize and Panama -- ScienceDaily

Although computer tomography (CT) is widely used in medicine, its application in micro snail identification is still at the pioneering stage.

However, Dr Adrienne Jochum from the Naturhistorisches Museum der Burgergemeinde Bern (NMBE), Switzerland and her interdisciplinary team of German and...

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Two Die Trying to Save 4-Year-Old Girl

Hope is fading for a 4-year-old girl fell into the Provo River in Utah after her mother and a Good Samaritan drowned trying to rescue her.
Six people jumped into the water after the girl, London DeDios, fell near Bridal Veil Falls on Monday afternoon, according to the Utah County Sheriff’s...

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How dinosaurs may have evolved into birds -- ScienceDaily

Evolutionary biologists have suspected that anatomical differences within and between species are caused by cis-regulatory elements (CREs). CREs are regions of genome DNA that do not code for proteins, and control morphology and other traits by regulating genes.

The international group of...

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Stable engineered bacteria that retain long-term memory of gut inflammation could be used as living diagnostics for chronic intestinal diseases and other conditions -- ScienceDaily

The microbiome, or the collections of microorganisms present in the body, is known to affect human health and disease and researchers are thinking about new ways to use them as next-generation diagnostics and therapeutics. Today bacteria from the normal microbiome are already being used in...

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Could save food shipping costs -- ScienceDaily

“Don’t play with your food” is a saying that MIT researchers are taking with a grain or two of salt. The team is finding ways to make the dining experience interactive and fun, with food that can transform its shape when water is added.

The researchers, from MIT’s...

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Assessors in the dark? -- ScienceDaily

Species that live exclusively in a single region are at a particular risk of extinction. However, for them to be protected, thorough assessments of the environmental impacts need to be performed.

There are more than 100 earthworm species living in the soil and dead wood of KwaZulu-Natal...

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New species of frog from the Neotropics carries its heart on its skin -- ScienceDaily

In the Neotropics, there is a whole group of so-called glassfrogs that amaze with their transparent skin covering their bellies and showing their organs underneath. A recently discovered new species from Amazonian Ecuador, however, goes a step further to fully expose its heart thanks to the...

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Why more juvenile sharks off California's coast is a good thing -- ScienceDaily

Recent reports of as many as 25 great white sharks sighted off the California coast in one afternoon is enough to scare the bejesus out of most people.

But that’s the wrong way to look at it, says Chris Lowe, Ph.D., professor of marine biology and director of the California State...

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A first look at dolphin immune system -- ScienceDaily

For humans, there are hundreds of antibodies available on the market to evaluate immune status in health and diseases. However, for the more than 42 known species of dolphins around the world, commercially available marine-specific antibodies do not exist. With the drastic increase in the...

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Wind blows young migrant birds to all corners of Africa -- ScienceDaily

Migrant birds that breed in the same area in Europe spread out across all of Africa during the northern winter. A new satellite-tracking study shows that the destination of individual birds is largely determined by the wind conditions they encounter during their first migration. The results...

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Scientists show how DNA is accessed and used during the journey to maturation in fruit flies, and what this might mean to our understanding of how cancers arise -- ScienceDaily

Every animal starts as a clump of cells, which over time multiply and mature into many different types of cells, tissues, and organs. This is fundamental biology. Yet, the details of this process remain largely mysterious. Now, scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...

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Targeted conservation could protect more of Earth's biodiversity -- ScienceDaily

A new study finds that major gains in global biodiversity can be achieved if an additional 5% of land is set aside to protect key species.

Scientists from Yale University and the University of Grenoble said such an effort could triple the protected range of those species and safeguard their...

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Miranda Kerr Weds Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel

Miranda Kerr and Evan Spiegel are tying the knot!
Kerr, 34, and Spiegel, 26, married in an intimate ceremony in southern California on Saturday. Guests were spotted arriving at Spiegel’s Los Angeles home ahead of the wedding on Saturday evening, a source tells PEOPLE. Prior to the pair’s...

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New Species of Bus-Sized Marine Reptile Fossil Unearthed in Russia, Believed to Be From 'Age of Dinosaurs' : Animals : Nature World News

A new species of pliosaur fossil, a predatory marine reptile from the dinosaur age, was unearthed in Russia. The large marine reptile is too big and was described by experts to be the size of a bus.


The new discovery may change how the pliosaur species group evolved. Plesiosaur marine...

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Food is not just the sum of its nutrients -- ScienceDaily

Traditionally investigations of a foodstuff’s implications for human health focus on the content of individual nutrients such as proteins, fats, carbohydrates, etc. However, newer research shows that the health effects of a food product cannot be determined on the basis on the...

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A flip switch for binge-eating?

Researchers have identified a subgroup of neurons in the mouse brain that, upon activation, immediately prompt binge-like eating.

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Drugs already approved for other uses in people help frogs survive deadly E. coli by changing their cells' electrical charge -- ScienceDaily

Changing the natural electrical signaling that exists in cells outside the nervous system can improve resistance to life-threatening bacterial infections, according to new research from Tufts University biologists. The researchers found that administering drugs, including those already used...

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A study has found asymmetry in the cranial bones of Mexican cavefish -- ScienceDaily

Imagine living in perpetual darkness in an alien world where you have to find food quickly by touch or starve for months at a time.

The limestone caverns of Mexico’s Sierra del Abra Tanchipa rainforest contain deep cisterns cloaked in utter blackness. This is where researchers at the...

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South Sudan wildlife surviving civil war, but poaching and trafficking threats increase -- ScienceDaily

The first aerial assessment of the impact of South Sudan’s current civil war on the country’s wildlife and other natural resources shows that significant wildlife populations have so far survived, but poaching and commercial wildlife trafficking are increasing, as well as illegal...

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Ancient genetic markers in sockeye salmon can help manage healthier fish stocks -- ScienceDaily

A recent study from UBC’s Okanagan campus identifies new genetic markers in sockeye salmon that can help improve management of fish populations.

The markers, called single nucleotide polymorphisms, are individual locations in the genome that, in this case, allow researchers to...

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Birds, bees and other critters have scruples, and for good reason -- ScienceDaily

Humans are not the only species to show a strong work ethic and scruples. UC Berkeley researchers have found evidence of conscientiousness in insects, reptiles, birds, fish and other critters.

In reviewing nearly 4,000 animal behavior studies, UC Berkeley psychologists Mikel Delgado and...

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Despite differences, mountain and savannah honey bees in East Africa are same sub-species -- ScienceDaily

Mountain-dwelling East African honey bees have distinct genetic variations compared to their savannah relatives that likely help them to survive at high altitudes, report Martin Hasselmann of the University of Hohenheim, Germany, Matthew Webster of Uppsala University, Sweden, and colleagues...

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Venom toxin reengineered to deliver bioactive proteins into cells -- ScienceDaily

Our cells are rich in proteins which are potential targets for therapy. But study of these proteins’ behavior, using externally delivered biomacromolecules, has often been stymied by the difficulty of gaining access to the interiors of living cells.

Now scientists at Kyoto University...

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The forces that affect species' movements in a changing climate -- ScienceDaily

A new study published in Scientific Reports provides novel insight into how species’ distributions change from the interaction between climate change and ocean currents.

As the climate gets warmer, species migrate to new regions where conditions are more tolerable, such as higher...

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The Best Memorial Day Weekend Sales to Shop Right Now to Outfit Your Home, Inside and Out

Black Friday gets all the glory, but smart shoppers know that Memorial Day weekend is the secret source for serious sales. This MDW, skip the beach, step away from the grill and make the most of your three days off with some serious shopping.
Here, some of our favorite sales happening right...

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Analysis of fossil, modern whales points to when and how whales started bulking up -- ScienceDaily

The blue whale, which uses baleen to filter its prey from ocean water and can reach lengths of over 100 feet, is the largest vertebrate animal that has ever lived. On the list of the planet’s most massive living creatures, the blue whale shares the top ranks with most other species of...

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Risk and returns evaluated -- ScienceDaily

The vast majority of cow-calf producers in Tennessee and the Southeast using a defined calving season have long favored spring calving; however, researchers at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture have evaluated the risk and returns for a fall calving season, proving once...

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Wolves need space to roam to control expanding coyote populations -- ScienceDaily

Wolves and other top predators need large ranges to be able to control smaller predators whose populations have expanded to the detriment of a balanced ecosystem.

That’s the main finding of a study appearing May 23 in Nature Communications that analyzed the relationship between top...

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Declawing linked to aggression and other abnormal behaviors in cats -- ScienceDaily

Declaw surgery (onychectomy) is illegal in many countries but is still a surprisingly common practice in some. It is performed electively to stop cats from damaging furniture, or as a means of avoiding scratches. Previous research has focused on short-term issues following surgery, such as...

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Marmoset monkeys learn to call the same way human infants learn to babble -- ScienceDaily

A baby’s babbles start to sound like speech more quickly if they get frequent vocal feedback from adults. Princeton University researchers have found the same type of feedback speeds the vocal development of infant marmoset monkeys, in the first evidence of such learning in nonhuman...

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New hypothesis about the origin of humankind suggests oldest hominin lived in Europe -- ScienceDaily

The common lineage of great apes and humans split several hundred thousand earlier than hitherto assumed, according to an international research team headed by Professor Madelaine Böhme from the Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment at the University of Tübingen and...

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Snakes, thought to be solitary eaters, coordinate hunts, study shows -- ScienceDaily

Snakes, although as social as birds and mammals, have long been thought to be solitary hunters and eaters. A new study from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, shows that some snakes coordinate their hunts to increase their chances of success.

Vladimir Dinets, a research assistant...

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New species of bus-sized fossil marine reptile unearthed in Russia -- ScienceDaily

A new species of a fossil pliosaur (large predatory marine reptile from the ‘age of dinosaur’) has been found in Russia and profoundly change how we understand the evolution of the group, says an international team of scientists.

Spanning more than 135 Ma during the ‘Age of...

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Are wolverines in the Arctic in the climate change crosshairs? -- ScienceDaily

Will reductions in Arctic snow cover make tundra-dwelling wolverines more vulnerable to climate change than previously thought?

That’s a question scientists hope an innovative method described in a new study co-authored by WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) will help...

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Walls that impede animal movement may produce dramatic effects on populations -- ScienceDaily

With the prospect of a US-Mexico border wall looming, research and reporting on the ecological impacts of walls is both important and timely. Reporting in BioScience on such barriers’ known effects on wildlife, science journalist Lesley Evans Ogden describes the potential effects of the...

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Tree-climbing goats disperse seeds by spitting -- ScienceDaily

In dry southern Morocco, domesticated goats climb to the precarious tippy tops of native argan trees to find fresh forage. Local herders occasionally prune the bushy, thorny trees for easier climbing and even help goat kids learn to climb. During the bare autumn season, goats spend three...

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Researchers have successfully combined two very advanced fluorescence microscopy techniques -- ScienceDaily

Is it possible to watch at the level of single cells how fish embryos become trout, carp or salmon? Researchers at Goethe University Frankfurt have successfully combined two very advanced fluorescence microscopy techniques. The new high-resolution light microscope permits fascinating insights...

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Inside Pippa Middleton and James Matthews's Wedding Day

A royal family wedding! Read all about Pippa’s gorgeous dress and how George and Charlotte stole the show. Subscribe now for exclusive details from Pippa’s big day — only in PEOPLE!
Unlike her sister, Princess Kate, Pippa Middleton didn’t have a royal wedding — instead, she had the...

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Helping people and wildlife thrive together | Stories

With USAID support, Hariyo Ban Program:


Established a new National Human-Wildlife Conflict Relief and Wildlife Rescue Fund
Constructed more than 67 miles of new power fencing, benefiting approximately 42,200 households in Nepal
Piloted chili paste ropes to prevent elephants from entering...

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Sea Lion Grabs Little Girl, Pulls Her Into Steveston Waters : Animals : Nature World News

Sea lions appear harmless at first, but a rogue one caused a commotion proving that animals will always have a wild side to them. Recently, a sea lion grabbed a little girl by her shirt and pulled her into the water.


The shocking video (see below) was captured in Steveston and has been...

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Modified experimental vaccine protects monkeys from deadly malaria -- ScienceDaily

Researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, modified an experimental malaria vaccine and showed that it completely protected four of eight monkeys that received it against challenge with the virulent Plasmodium...

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Billy Bush Says Trump Tape Brought Daughter to Tears

Billy Bush opened up about his teenaged daughter’s reaction to his leaked Access Hollywood tape on ABC’s Good Morning America, in an interview that will air in full on Tuesday.
In his first televised interview since the tape was leaked back in October, the former Today show co-host told...

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Tiny Fake Caterpillars Uncover Strange Global Predation Pattern : Animals : Nature World News

Thousands of dummy caterpillars played a huge role in identifying the global trends of predation on insect herbivores.


According to a report from the University of Oxford, the experiment revealed that predatory behavior in the tropics is determined not by birds or mammals but by ants and...

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Pippa Middleton and James Matthews Are Married

Congratulations to the happy couple!
Pippa Middleton and financier James Matthews said their “I dos” in a stunning private ceremony at St. Mark’s Church in Englefield on Saturday morning — and it was a royal affair.
Middleton, who arrived at the church with her father, Michael...

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Meet the 'Cyclops' Goat With 1 Eye, 1 Ear and a Miraculous Survival Story : Animals : Nature World News

May 19, 2017 03:02 PM EDT



There’s a “cyclops” goat who was born on May 10 in Assam, India with a great big eye on the center of its face. The newborn kid also has a single ear and a tragically short expected lifespan. Fortunately, this particular goat seems to be...

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Andy Cohen Drinks Amber Tamblyn's Breast Milk on WWHL

Andy Cohen is known for letting the drinks fly on his hit late-night Bravo talk show. But on Wednesday’s Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, the 48-year-old host traded in his Fresquila for a sip of something different: guest Amber Tamblyn‘s breast milk.
The moment happened when...

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From Seals to Goose Eggs: Polar Bears Forced to Change Their Diet Because of Melting Sea Ice : Animals : Nature World News

May 17, 2017 11:38 AM EDT



Polar bears are changing their diet due to the changing environment. Instead of their favored seal, the bears are turning to goose eggs for nutrition.


According to a report from New Scientist, the higher temperature in the Arctic is melting the sea ice,...

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Harry Styles to Star in His Very Own Carpool Karaoke with James Corden

Get ready for a Carpool Harry-oke starring Harry Styles!
The One Direction member-turned-solo artist, 23, kicked off his week-long residency on The Late Late Show Monday along with host James Corden and actor Aaron Taylor Johnson, who was the night’s guest.
“I’ve arranged for Mr. Harry...

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The Mysterious, Violent Purpose Behind the Narwhal's 'Unicorn' Tusk [VIdeo] : Animals : Nature World News

May 16, 2017 05:57 AM EDT



The elusive narwhals — often called the unicorn of the sea — have always been mysterious creatures with their bizarre tusks that can grow up to nine feet long. There are several advantages to their “horns,” but recently, scientists were...

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President Trump Says He Might Give His Own Press Briefings Instead of Sean Spicer

President Donald Trump spoke about firing FBI Director James Comey and the state of press briefings in a new interview with Jeanine Pirro on her Fox News show Justice with Judge Jeanine on Saturday.
When Pirro asked whether it was “the wrong time” to fire Comey, Trump defended Tuesday’s...

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Great White Sharks Are Turning Up Dead Without Their Livers : Animals : Nature World News

May 12, 2017 01:38 PM EDT



Serial killer (whales) are on the loose! Three dead liver-less sharks washed up on the shores of South Africa’s Western Cape province in a span of four days. One was also missing its heart.


According to a report from Live Science, the bizarre phenomenon...

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Scandal Star Katie Lowes Expecting First Child with Husband Adam Shapiro

There’s a new Gladiator on the way!
Scandal Star Katie Lowes announced on Thursday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live that she and husband Adam Shapiro are expecting their first child.
“It’s a boy!” the mother-to-be, 35, told host Jimmy Kimmel. “We have zero names,” Lowes added joking that...

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Having Pet Dogs Could Help Your Children Feel Less Stressed : Animals : Nature World News

May 11, 2017 10:20 AM EDT



A new study by the researchers from the University of Florida revealed that pet dogs could serve as social support for children, lessening the kids’ stress.


The study, published in the journal Social Development, showed that the presence of a pet dog...

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'She Should Not Be on Film or on Stage'

Patti LuPone did not hold back when it came to sharing her opinions about Madonna.
During Wednesday’s episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, the American Theater Hall of Fame inductee made it known that she is not a fan of Madge’s portrayal in 1996’s Evita, the same role LuPone...

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Looking at nature through a new lens | Stories

A task once requiring pen, paper and a fine sense of balance when perched on elephants is now a hands-free experience. Field Notes helped me record observations in the field, GPS locations, and photos and videos like rhinos in their habitat.
Return of the unicornisGreater one-horned rhinos...

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Two New Species of ‘Yoda-Like’ Tarsiers Discovered in Indonesian Island : Animals : Nature World News

May 09, 2017 06:15 AM EDT



Tarsiers, tiny nocturnal primates that remarkably look like Star Wars icon Yoda, are only found in certain parts of southeast Asia. Recently, scientists discovered two new species of the strange-looking animal in the Sulawesi island of Indonesia, a region where...

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Cara Delevingne Head Tattoo 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards

Cara Delevingne continues to find new ways to decorate (and celebrate) her bald head. Less than a week after stepping onto the Met Gala red carpet with a silver painted pixie, the supermodel-turned-actress attended the MTV Movie & TV Awards with another creative look.
Delevingne sported...

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Welcome to "Science Island" | Stories

An island like no other
Before becoming a national park, Gorgona was a maximum security prison. You can still walk among the prison walls and stand in the cells, although the jungle has overtaken most of it. Watch out for the giant ants though, whose painful stings reprimand me again for not...

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Rhino Horn’s Real Value and Other Rhino Facts | Stories

5. What’s the good news for rhinos?If we succeed in giving them the protection they need, rhino populations will thrive. Thanks to successful conservation and anti-poaching efforts, black rhino numbers have doubled in the past two decades after hitting a low point of 2,480 individuals. On...

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New Butterfly Species Spotted in Israel for the First Time in 109 Years : Animals : Nature World News

May 06, 2017 09:32 AM EDT



A team of researchers from Russia has identified a new butterfly species endemic in northern Israel and the neighboring territories of Syria and Lebanon.


The new species, described in a paper published in the journal Comparative Cytogenetics, was spotted by...

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French Woman's 7-Hour United Flight Turned Into 28-Hour 3,000 Mile Trip

A French-speaking United passenger quite literally got lost in translation.
Lucie Bahetoukilae, who doesn’t speak any English, was misdirected onto the wrong flight after United Airlines neglected to notify her of her flight’s last-minute gate change, according to her testimony to...

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New Year Starts Off Right for Sea Turtles | Stories

WWF and local nest monitors install a screen-like device to keep predators out of sea turtle nests.


Gillnet deterrents spread east
WWF will pilot a device that illuminates gillnets to prevent turtles from becoming entangled in them in a popular nesting area in Indonesia. The 2011...

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Protecting the Sumatran Rhino | Stories

Changing pathsI had just turned 19. It was my second summer in Indonesia on what can only be described as my dream internship studying primates and tigers with Fauna & Flora International. I wanted to study animals in the rainforest, but the moment I saw the Sumatran rhino skeleton, I...

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No Place Safe: Animals Can’t Escape Human Racket Even in American Wilderness : Animals : Nature World News

May 05, 2017 03:57 PM EDT



When people want to disconnect from the chaos of city life, they go to nature. National parks and protected areas in the United States are supposed to offer a refuge, a safe space where one can find peace and quiet. Unfortunately, new research has shown that...

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Prince Philip Retires from Royal Duties

Prince Philip is retiring from public life. The 95-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth is to step down from his duties as her public consort after 70 years of service.
A short statement issued Thursday morning by Buckingham Palace read, “His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh has decided...

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An Amur tiger returns to the wild | Stories

On April 29th, Filippa the Amur tiger was successfully released back into the wild. Less than a year and a half before, in December of 2015, the exhausted, starving, five-month-old tiger cub was found when she approached Filippovka village near Russia’s Land of the Leopard National...

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Toxic Caterpillar With Powerful Venom Wreaks Havoc in England Village : Animals : Nature World News

May 03, 2017 10:32 AM EDT



It’s not too common to hear about entire villages being this scared over insects. When there are thousands of venomous ones, the havoc is understandable. Locals in Heybridge Basin, Essex, in England are panicking over an outbreak of toxic caterpillars...

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Best-Selling Author Jean Stein Dead at 83

Author Jean Stein died Sunday in New York City. She was 83.
Police say the best-selling author apparently jumped from the penthouse floor of a building in the Upper East Side area of Manhattan on Sunday, according to the Associated Press. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Bonobos, Not Chimps, Are Humans' Closest Living Ancestor : Animals : Nature World News

May 01, 2017 11:31 AM EDT



Meet the bonobos. This rare great ape species is the closest living ancestor of humans, even closer to us than the common chimpanzee.


According to a report from George Washington University, a new study compared the anatomy of humans, common chimpanzees and...

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