Most modern horses are descendants of recently imported Oriental stallions -- ScienceDaily

Researchers who have analyzed the Y chromosomes of more than 50 horses representing 21 breeds have found that the paternal lines of nearly all modern horses trace to stallions brought to Europe from the Orient over the last 700 years. The findings reported in Current Biology on June 29 reveal...

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Ancient Swiss reptile shows its bizarre scale armor for the first time -- ScienceDaily

Grisons, 241 million years ago — Instead of amidst high mountains, a small reptile suns itself on an island beach in a warm shallow sea, where many fish and marine reptiles frolic. This is the story told by an excellently preserved new discovery of the reptile Eusaurosphargis dalsassoi...

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Birds become immune to influenza -- ScienceDaily

An influenza infection in birds gives a good protection against other subtypes of the virus, like a natural vaccination, according to a new study.

Water birds, in particular mallards, are often carriers of low-pathogenic influenza A virus. Researchers previously believed that birds infected...

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How computer-based modeling can help researchers predict the optimal outcome to save natural habitats from invasive plants -- ScienceDaily

When pesticides and intentional fires fail to eradicate an invasive plant species, declaring biological war may be the best option.

Melaleuca, an invasive, woody tree native to Australia, was introduced into Florida’s wetlands in the late 19th century and has caused havoc ever since by...

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Ten million tons of fish wasted every year despite declining fish stocks -- ScienceDaily

Industrial fishing fleets dump nearly 10 million tonnes of good fish back into the ocean every year, according to new research.

The study by researchers with Sea Around Us, an initiative at the University of British Columbia’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries and the University...

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Palm cockatoos beat drum like Ringo Starr -- ScienceDaily

Professor Rob Heinsohn said while songbirds and whales can belt out a musical tune, few species recognise a beat.

But the shy and elusive palm cockatoo, iconic to Cape York Peninsula in far North Queensland, plays the drums and crafts the sticks.
“The large smoky-grey parrots fashion...

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Flower size matters when bumble bees learn new foraging routes -- ScienceDaily

Bumble bees create foraging routes by using their experience to select nectar-rich, high-rewarding flowers. A study by Shohei Tsujimoto and Hiroshi Ishii of the University of Toyama in Japan now suggests that bees actually forage more efficiently when flower sizes are large rather than small....

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Cocoa can be seen as a dietary supplement to protect human cognition and can counteract different types of cognitive decline. -- ScienceDaily

A balanced diet is chocolate in both hands — a phrase commonly used to justify ones chocolate snacking behavior. A phrase now shown to actually harbor some truth, as the cocoa bean is a rich source of flavanols: a class of natural compounds that has neuroprotective effects.

In their...

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Ancient South Carolina whale yields secrets to filter feeding's origins -- ScienceDaily

The blue whale is the largest animal that has ever lived. And yet they feed almost exclusively on tiny crustaceans known as krill. The secret is in the baleen, a complex filter-feeding system that allows the enormous whales to strain huge volumes of saltwater, leaving only krill and other...

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FULL EPISODE | People Now Thursday June 29, 2017

Zendaya says Spider-Man star Tom Holland really can sing, plus exclusive first look at Kendra on Top

Come back every day at 8:30 a.m. EST to watch People Now streaming live from Time Inc. headquarters in New York City, and rebroadcast at 11:30 am EST. Get the absolute latest in celebrity...

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Can an Ambitious Australian Plan Save The Great Barrier Reef? : Animals : Nature World News

The Great Barrier Reef is worth saving.


This is true whether you add it up in cash, as the Deloitte Access Economics Report did, valuing it at $42 billion (including 64,000 Australian jobs), or as an iconic natural wonder stretching 1400 miles that can be seen from space, or as a living...

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Cow gait images allow early detection of serious diseases -- ScienceDaily

Dairy farmers are busy with routines such as cleaning cowsheds, milking, and feeding, so it’s very difficult to determine the condition of cows. If this continues, they will remain too busy to ensure the quantity and quality of milk and dairy products. A group of researchers led by...

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Potentially lethal parasite rat lungworm found throughout Florida -- ScienceDaily

University of Florida researchers have found rat lungworm, a parasitic nematode that can cause meningitis in humans and animals, in five Florida counties.

Rats and snails in Alachua, Leon, St. Johns, Orange and Hillsborough counties tested positive for the parasite, according to a study in...

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A matter of evolution -- ScienceDaily

Mammals possess several lines of defense against microbes. One of them is activated when receptors called Fprs, which are present on immune cells, bind to specific molecules that are linked to pathogens. Researchers at the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland, showed in 2009 that these...

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Researchers conduct first direct chimp muscle measurements -- ScienceDaily

Since at least the 1920s, anecdotes and some studies have suggested that chimpanzees are “super strong” compared to humans, implying that their muscle fibers, the cells that make up muscles, are superior to humans.

But now a research team reports that contrary to this belief,...

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Sensitive faces helped dinosaurs eat, woo and take temperature -- ScienceDaily

Dinosaurs’ faces might have been much more sensitive than previously thought, according to a University of Southampton study — helping them with everything from picking flesh from bones to wooing potential mates.

Experts used advanced X-ray and 3D imaging techniques at the...

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Reduced liver function hampers woodrats' tolerance for toxic leaves -- ScienceDaily

You’d think desert woodrats already had a lot of adversity. Besides the constant threat of coyotes and other predators and the scorching Mojave Desert heat, their primary source of food is the creosote bush, or chaparral — a plant so toxic that few other animals will even go near...

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Reptile skin grown in lab for first time, helps study endangered turtle disease -- ScienceDaily

Scientists recently reconstructed the skin of endangered green turtles, marking the first time that skin of a non-mammal was successfully engineered in a laboratory, according to a recently published U.S. Geological Survey study . In turn, the scientists were able to grow a tumor-associated...

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A fossil sheds light on the origin of the neocortex -- ScienceDaily

According to a recent study an early relative of mammals already possessed an extraordinarily expanded brain with a neocortex-like structure. This has been discovered by Michael Laaß from the Institute of General Zoology at the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE).

Today, mammals possess large...

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New innovation feeds the world with more fish protein -- ScienceDaily

As the world faces a projected population increase from today’s 7.5 billion people to 9 billion people by 2050, the demand for sustainable food sources is on the rise. The answer to this looming dilemma may well reside within the booming field of aquaculture. While wild fisheries have...

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Biologist looks at butterflies to help solve human infertility -- ScienceDaily

When insects skip the light fandango their romantic foreplay often involves some pretty crazy things like hypnotic dance moves and flashy colors. In some species it ends with a complex ejaculate package that does more than fertilize offspring.

In the case of butterflies, the cabbage white...

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The newly identified Blue-winged Amazon parrot has a loud, short call and evolved from the White-fronted parrot quite recently, about 120,000 years ago -- ScienceDaily

The newly identified Blue-winged Amazon parrot has a loud, short call and evolved from the White-fronted parrot quite recently, about 120,000 years ago.

In 2014, during a visit to a remote part of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, ornithologist Dr. Miguel A. Gómez Garza came across parrots...

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Caroline Wozniacki Poses for ESPN Body Issue 2017

Caroline Wozniacki is baring it all – and not just on the tennis court.
The Danish beauty is just one of the athletes going nude for ESPN The Magazine’s annual Body Issue. In an exclusive sneak peek of her photo shoot, Wozniacki brings her A-game to the studio.
The 26-year-old athlete...

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Communication between genes is the key -- ScienceDaily

When Mark Martindale decided to trace the evolutionary origin of muscle cells, like the ones that form our hearts, he looked in an unlikely place: the genes of animals without hearts or muscles.

In a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the...

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Researchers review the pros and cons of co-sleeping with animals or children -- ScienceDaily

About half of all pet owners share their beds or bedrooms with their pets at night. Although this has been the case through the ages, remarkably few studies have been done about the benefits and drawbacks of this practice. Studies about co-sleeping are limited to the bedtime arrangements of...

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Researchers develop a technique to visualize and control the neural activities that underlie behavior -- ScienceDaily

Since scientists began studying the brain, they have asked whether the biology they observed can really be tied to external behaviors. Researchers are building a substantial understanding of the biophysical, molecular, and cellular interactions of neurons, but directly relating those...

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How viewing cute animals can help rekindle marital spark -- ScienceDaily

One of the well-known challenges of marriage is keeping the passion alive after years of partnership, as passions tend to cool even in very happy relationships. In a new study, a team of psychological scientists led by James K. McNulty of Florida State University has developed an...

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Previously unknown extinction of marine megafauna discovered -- ScienceDaily

The disappearance of a large part of the terrestrial megafauna such as saber-toothed cat and the mammoth during the ice age is well known. Now, researchers at the University of Zurich and the Naturkunde Museum in Berlin have shown that a similar extinction event had taken place earlier, in...

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Burn without concern -- ScienceDaily

The USDA Forest Service in the Boundary Waters Canoe Wilderness Area (BWCWA) will continue to use controlled burns without worrying about fish health in associated watersheds, researchers say.

“Fire is a part of this community,” said soil scientist Randall Kolka of the USDA...

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First Chikungunya-infected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes found in Brazil -- ScienceDaily

While more than 13,000 cases of Chikungunya viral disease were reported in Brazil in 2015, scientists had never before detected the virus in a captured mosquito in this country. Now, researchers reporting in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases have identified a mosquito — caught in the...

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150-year records gap on Sulawesi ends with five new species in the world's largest tree genus -- ScienceDaily

It seemed rather unusual that the largest tree genus, Syzygium, containing over 1500 species, was only represented by about a dozen of records on the biodiversity-rich island of Sulawesi, the latest new species description dating back to the mid-19th century.

One hundred and fifty years...

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Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson's Baby Plans

Could wedding bells be ringing soon for Khloé Kardashian and her NBA star boyfriend Tristan Thompson?
The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star, 32, and the Cavaliers player, 26, have  been dating since last fall and have “talked about both a wedding and a baby,” a source tells PEOPLE...

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The Terrifying Science of Rabies : Animals : Nature World News

You’ve probably heard about the brave Maine woman who went jogging, crossed paths with a rabid raccoon, and won.


Rachel Borch, 21, was out on a jog in the woods when a snarling raccoon blocked her path. She knew immediately that the animal had rabies. The raccoon attacked and bit...

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Scientists work to develop heat-resistant 'cow of the future' -- ScienceDaily

University of Florida scientists are working to breed the “cow of the future” by studying the more heat-tolerant Brangus cow — a cross between an Angus and a Brahman.

Raluca Mateescu, an associate professor in the UF/IFAS department of animal sciences, is part of a team of...

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Could therapy animal visitation pose health risks at patient facilities?

A survey of United States hospitals, eldercare facilities and therapy animal organizations revealed their health and safety policies for therapy animal visits varied widely, with many not following recommended guidelines for animal visitation. The research from investigators at Tufts...

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Distinct neural circuits convert chemical signals into specific behavior -- ScienceDaily

A study by a group of Japanese scientists showed how a male pheromone in mice enhances sexual behaviors in females — and how it may enhance a different behavior, aggression, in males — by identifying distinct neural circuits and neurons that generate a particular behavioral...

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Studying the 'rebound virus' -- ScienceDaily

Southern Research scientists are investigating how the Zika virus is able to find a safe harbor in an infected host’s tissue and stage a rebound weeks after the virus was seemingly cleared by the immune system.

Evidence of a Zika virus rebound, called a “secondary peak”...

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New study of snail neurons suggests memories that trigger anxiety, PTSD could be 'erased' without affecting normal memory of past events -- ScienceDaily

Different types of memories stored in the same neuron of the marine snail Aplysia can be selectively erased, according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and McGill University and published today in Current Biology.

The findings suggest that it may be...

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Video shows invasive lionfish feasting on new Caribbean fish species -- ScienceDaily

The showy lionfish, a predator with venomous spines that has invaded Caribbean coral reefs, has found a new market to exploit: the “twilight zone,” an area of ocean that lies below traditional SCUBA diving depths, where little is known about the reefs or the species that inhabit...

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Over 150 Asian Giant Softshell Turtles Return to the Wild -- ScienceDaily

WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society), in collaboration with Cambodia’s Fisheries Administration (FiA) and the Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA), released 150 Endangered Asian giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys cantorii) hatchlings into their natural habitat along the Mekong River.

The...

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Repair mechanism might be tapped into for our bodies -- ScienceDaily

Duke researchers have discovered a unique repair mechanism in the developing backbone of zebrafish that could give insight into why spinal discs of longer-lived organisms like humans degenerate with age.

The repair mechanism apparently protects the fluid-filled cells of the notochord, the...

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Adaptations for flight may have driven egg-shape variety in birds -- ScienceDaily

The evolution of the amniotic egg — complete with membrane and shell — was key to vertebrates leaving the oceans and colonizing the land and air. Now, 360 million years later, bird eggs come in all shapes and sizes, from the almost perfectly spherical eggs of brown hawk- owls to...

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Sweet bribes for ants are key to crops bearing fruit, study shows -- ScienceDaily

Flowering crops such as beans and cotton offer their sweetest nectar to recruit colonizing ants in a strategy that balances their need for defense and to reproduce, research suggests.

So-called ant-plants carefully manage the amount and sweetness of nectar produced on their flowers and...

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'Star dust' wasp is a new extinct species named after David Bowie's alter ego -- ScienceDaily

During her study on fossil insects of the order Hymenoptera at China’s Capitol Normal University, student Longfeng Li visited the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, carrying two unidentified wasp specimens that were exceptionally well-preserved in Burmese amber....

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"My GIrl" Singer Dylan Scott and Wife Expecting First Child

Dylan Scott is going to be a daddy!
The “My Girl” crooner and his wife Blair are expecting their first child. Scott shared the news on Instagram, posting a sweet photo of Blair kissing his cheek while the couple held up a baby onesie and matching booties.
“Daddy?? I think so! Blair and I are...

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How do genes get new jobs? Wasp venom offers new insights -- ScienceDaily

Amid the incredible diversity of living things on our planet, there is a common theme. Organisms need to acquire new genes, or change the functions of existing genes, in order to adapt and survive.

How does that happen?
A common view is that genes duplicate, with one of the copies picking up...

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Researchers have constructed a model that incorporates a cost function to explore the behavior of cow herds -- ScienceDaily

The image of grazing cows in a field has long conjured up a romantic nostalgia about a relaxed pace of rural life. With closer inspection, however, researchers have recognized that what appears to be a randomly dispersed herd peacefully eating grass is in fact a complex system of individuals...

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Dogs to sniff out chemicals that identify human remains -- ScienceDaily

Researchers from the University of Leicester are working with police forces in the UK to improve the accuracy of police dogs in identifying human remains in criminal investigations.

The research, led by PhD student Jonathon Brooks from the University of Leicester’s Department of...

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Extra-virgin olive oil preserves memory, protects brain against Alzheimer's -- ScienceDaily

The Mediterranean diet, rich in plant-based foods, is associated with a variety of health benefits, including a lower incidence of dementia. Now, researchers at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM) have identified a specific ingredient that protects against cognitive...

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Satellite data to map endangered monkey populations on Earth -- ScienceDaily

A team of scientists led by the Universities of Leicester and East Anglia are leading research to protect wildlife by using satellite data to identify monkey populations that have declined through hunting.

In a new article in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, a working group chaired...

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They look like security gates, but change shape in a cascade -- ScienceDaily

Biomedical engineers have built simple machines out of DNA, consisting of arrays whose units switch reversibly between two different shapes.

The arrays’ inventors say they could be harnessed to make nanotech sensors or amplifiers. Potentially, they could be combined to form logic...

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Holes drilled in shells point to bigger predators picking on small prey -- ScienceDaily

The drill holes left in fossil shells by hunters such as snails and slugs show marine predators have grown steadily bigger and more powerful over time but stuck to picking off small prey, rather than using their added heft to pursue larger quarry, new research shows.

The study, published...

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When estimating extinction risk, don't leave out the males -- ScienceDaily

Extinction risk for some species could be drastically underestimated because most demographic models of animal populations only analyse the number and fertility of females, dismissing male data as ‘noise’.

An international team of researchers, including a PhD student and a...

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Reconstruction of ancient chromosomes offers insight into mammalian evolution -- ScienceDaily

What if researchers could go back in time 105 million years and accurately sequence the chromosomes of the first placental mammal? What would it reveal about evolution and modern mammals, including humans?

In a study published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,...

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Regional 'hot spot' of Borna disease discovered in upper Austria -- ScienceDaily

Bornaviruses cause a lethal form of encephalitis, called Borna disease, among horses and sheep. To date there have been only a few reported cases in Austria. Recently, however, four horses were afflicted in the same area of Upper Austria within just two years. Tests conducted on local shrews,...

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'It's like a snake on the outside, but a fish on the inside' -- ScienceDaily

The fossil of an early snake-like animal — called Lethiscus stocki — has kept its evolutionary secrets for the last 340-million years.
Now, an international team of researchers, led by the University of Calgary, has revealed new insights into the ancient Scottish fossil that...

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Nutrient overload in surface waters from the gull's feces costs governments $100 million a year -- ScienceDaily

At least 1.4 million seagulls feed at landfills across North America, which aside from the nuisance it might pose, is also a threat to the health of nearby waters, a new Duke University study finds.

“We estimate these gulls transport and deposit an extra 240 tons of nitrogen and 39...

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Is it sometimes OK to cheat? Wasps that do not pollinate figs may flourish when they go unpunished -- ScienceDaily

When both partners benefit from a relationship — be they husband and wife or pollinator and flower — the relationship is known as a mutualism. But sometimes partners do not deliver their side of the bargain while still reaping the rewards. Research done at the Smithsonian Tropical...

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Piglets prefer new toys, behavior study shows -- ScienceDaily

We can’t help but be tempted by new things. We see it in a child’s eyes when she opens a new toy, and feel it every time a new version of the iPhone is released. It turns out our preference for shiny, new things is pretty universal throughout the animal kingdom. Yes, even piglets...

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Bat biodiversity is in danger on islands worldwide -- ScienceDaily

A new study from the University of Helsinki investigates knowledge gaps among the largely unknown, but greatly threatened, group of island-restricted bats, and leads future research efforts to actual priorities. Island ecosystems, as a consequence of isolation from mainland, have evolved...

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Everything She's Said About Having Another Baby

 
After two high-risk pregnancies, Kim Kardashian West is taking a different route for baby no. 3 with Kanye West: surrogacy.
The news comes hot on the heels of the most recent season of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, which explored the reality star’s desire to have another child...

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Australian Deep-Sea Creatures Are Your Boggart : Animals : Nature World News

Tired of pondering the possibilities of what could be lurking along the ocean floor, an international team of scientists decided to find out on a month-long trawling extravaganza.


The team of researchers delved nearly three miles below the surface into a dark, cold canyon on the ocean...

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Memory for stimulus sequences distinguishes humans from other animals -- ScienceDaily

Humans possess many cognitive abilities not seen in other animals, such as a full-blown language capacity as well as reasoning and planning abilities. Despite these differences, however, it has been difficult to identify specific mental capacities that distinguish humans from other animals....

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How to stop the nasty lurking toxoplasmosis parasite? Target its 'stomach,' research suggests -- ScienceDaily

One in three people has a potentially nasty parasite hiding inside their body — tucked away in tiny cysts that the immune system can’t eliminate and antibiotics can’t touch.

But new research reveals clues about how to stop it: Interfere with its digestion during this...

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Territorial aggressions and trespasses pay off among primates -- ScienceDaily

Territorial boundary patrolling by chimpanzees is a striking example of group-level cooperation displayed by our closest primate relatives.

Chimpanzees patrol in groups for the same reason wolves hunt in packs, because what they can achieve working together far exceeds the returns of more...

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Tiny fossils reveal backstory of the most mysterious amphibian alive -- ScienceDaily

Researchers have determined that the fossils of an extinct species from the Triassic Period are the long-missing link that connects Kermit the Frog’s amphibian brethren to wormlike creatures with a backbone and two rows of sharp teeth.

Named Chinlestegophis jenkinsi, the newfound...

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How six cups of ground coffee can improve nose, throat surgery -- ScienceDaily

Imagine plopping six cups of coffee grounds on the heads of patients just before they are wheeled into the operating room to have nose or throat surgery.

In essence, that is what a team of Vanderbilt University engineers are proposing in an effort to improve the reliability of the...

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Unusual soybean coloration sheds a light on gene silencing -- ScienceDaily

Today’s soybeans are typically golden yellow, with a tiny blackish mark where they attach to the pod. In a field of millions of beans, nearly all of them will have this look. Occasionally, however, a bean will turn up half-black, with a saddle pattern similar to a black-eyed...

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Spineless creature studied in DC swamp -- ScienceDaily

Its name is Stygobromus hayi, the Hay’s Spring amphipod. It is spineless. It lacks vision. It is an opportunistic feeder, consuming whatever resources are available — perhaps including the remains of its own kind.

That is where its similarities to some of Washington, D.C.’s...

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Ancient DNA reveals role of Near East and Egypt in cat domestication -- ScienceDaily

DNA found at archaeological sites reveals that the origins of our domestic cat are in the Near East and ancient Egypt. Cats were domesticated by the first farmers some 10,000 years ago. They later spread across Europe and other parts of the world via trade hub Egypt. The DNA analysis also...

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Scientists have debated for decades the origin of the densest collection of Jurassic dinosaur bones; X-ray and chemical analyses by paleontologists begin to unravel the mystery -- ScienceDaily

The Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry is the densest collection of Jurassic dinosaur fossils. Unlike typical Jurassic bone beds, it is dominated by the famous predatory dinosaur Allosaurus.

Since its discovery in the 1920s, numerous hypotheses have been proposed to explain the origin of the...

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Birds of all feathers work together to hunt when army ants march -- ScienceDaily

Army ants scare up a lot of food when they’re on the move, which makes following them valuable for predator birds. But instead of competing and chasing each other off from the ant “raids,” as scientists had thought, birds actually give each other a heads up when the ants are...

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Scientists examine how ticks cling on to surfaces -- ScienceDaily

Ticks spend more than 90 percent of their up to three-year-long life starving and clambering around in leaf litter and on vegetation. They walk remarkable distances while periodically exploring distal plant parts in order to prey on their victims. Once they get to humans and animals, the...

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Three chameleon species discovered -- ScienceDaily

University of Texas at El Paso doctoral candidate Daniel Hughes liked to catch lizards when he was little, but never imagined he would be catching and discovering new species of chameleons. The Ph.D. candidate in UTEP’s Ecology and Evolutionary Biology program has discovered three new...

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Rob Kardashian Spends Father's Day with Dream at Disney

Rob Kardashian‘s first Father’s Day is in the books, and it was one to remember at the “Happiest Place on Earth.”
The 30-year-old reality star spent Sunday with his daughter Dream, 7 months, and his former fiancé Blac Chyna at Disneyland. Both parents documented the fun-filled day on...

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3-D images show how sperm binds to the egg surface -- ScienceDaily

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have obtained the first 3D snapshots of a sperm protein attached to a complementary egg coat protein at the beginning of fertilisation. The study, which reveals a common egg protein architecture that is involved in the interaction with sperm in...

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Report proposes conservation network spanning Santa Ana and Eastern Peninsular Mountains -- ScienceDaily

If a dangerously inbred puma population in Southern California is to survive in the future, an urgent need for genetic connectivity must be met, according to two scientific papers from a team of researchers coordinated by the University of California, Davis, and involving scientists at the...

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Advanced 3-D models of bite data -- ScienceDaily

The skulls of alligators protect their brains, eyes and sense organs while producing some of the most powerful bite forces in the animal kingdom. The ability to bite hard is critical for crocodilians to eat their food such as turtles, wildebeest and other large prey; therefore, their anatomy...

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The secrets of tooth calcium revealed -- ScienceDaily

Two studies on calcium isotopes in teeth have provided new insights into both the extinction of the marine reptiles and weaning age in humans. The findings of these studies, conducted by CNRS researchers at Lyon ENS and Université Claude Bernard Lyon, were published, respectively, on 25 and...

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Gender dictates camouflage strategy in this newly identified praying mantis group -- ScienceDaily

Adult females and males in a newly identified genus of Latin American praying mantises have evolved sharply different camouflage strategies, according to a Cleveland Museum of Natural History-led study published in the journal ZooKeys.

Adult males of the new genus retain the stubby,...

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Alternative hypothesis on the faunal colonization of the Himalayas? -- ScienceDaily

Until now, the fauna of the Himalayas was considered to be an “immigration fauna,” with species that have immigrated primarily from neighbouring regions to the west and east since the geological formation of this mountain range. Using molecular-genetic methods, a German-Chinese...

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Prince George's Matching Outfit with Prince Harry

Once again, Prince George is taking his style cues from the past.
The little royal, who will turn 4 in July, stole the show at Saturday’s Trooping the Colour in a white and burgundy suspenders ensemble. And if royal fans thought the outfit looked familiar, they’re right — George’s uncle...

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There’s Hope for Europe’s Rarest Cat : Animals : Nature World News

The Balkan lynx, Europe’s rarest cat, is scrambling for survival. With less than 50 known surviving cats in the mountains of the Western Balkans, the species gets closer and closer to extinction with each passing year.


But they’re not gone just yet. According to a report from...

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Demonstration of new approach reveals a possible target for prophylactic treatment -- ScienceDaily

Scientists have developed a new technique for investigating the effects of gene deletion at later stages in the life cycle of a parasite that causes malaria in rodents, according to a new study in PLOS Pathogens. The novel approach, developed by Upeksha Rathnapala and colleagues at the...

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Manipulating mosquitoes with light -- ScienceDaily

Scientists at the University of Notre Dame have found that exposure to just 10 minutes of light at night suppresses biting and manipulates flight behavior in the Anopheles gambiae mosquito, the major vector for transmission of malaria in Africa, according to new research published in the...

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Bats are the major reservoir of coronaviruses worldwide -- ScienceDaily

Results of a five-year study in 20 countries on three continents have found that bats harbor a large diversity of coronaviruses (CoV), the family of viruses that cause Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS). Findings from...

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Seals once hunted nearly to extinction making a comeback off the East Coast -- ScienceDaily

Using research drones, thermal cameras and free images from Google Earth, two Duke University-led studies confirm that gray seals are making a comeback off the New England and eastern Canadian coasts.

The findings help confirm that seal conservation efforts are working, and that these remote...

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Distant fish relatives share looks -- ScienceDaily

James Cook University scientists have found evidence that even distantly related Australian fish species have evolved to look and act like each other, which confirms a central tenet of evolutionary theory.

Dr Aaron Davis from the Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research...

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Monitoring for these mutations could enable timely response to prevent pandemic -- ScienceDaily

An international team of scientists has identified several genetic mutations that, should they arise, could potentially allow the avian influenza strain H7N9 to spread between humans. The findings are published in PLOS Pathogens.

H7N9 is a strain of flu virus that normally infects birds but...

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Bee antennae offer links between the evolution of social behavior and communication -- ScienceDaily

As bees’ social behavior evolved, their complex chemical communication systems evolved in concert, according to a study published online by the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

An international team of researchers, including those from Princeton University,...

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First few millimeters of the leaf margin identify palm species in a new key to Syagrus -- ScienceDaily

An incredible amount of information is contained in the very first few millimeters of the leaflet margin of species in the Neotropical palm genus Syagrus.

In fact, this tiny leaf slice carries enough information to identify the species to which it belongs. In a new key to the Neotropical...

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Ariel Winter and Levi Meaden Multiple Matching Tattoos

Ariel Winter is living her life exactly as she pleases. A fact she seems to have to reiterate to the masses roughly once a week, every week. Whether it’s regarding her choices over her body or how to dress said body, her love of a seriously glam moment, her decision to live with her...

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Islands and coastal regions -- ScienceDaily

The study was published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution on 12 June 2017.

Humans are responsible for the movement of an increasing number of species into new territories which they previously never inhabited. The number of established alien species varies according to world...

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Treatment with molecular decoy may lessen recurrent infections -- ScienceDaily

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common infections, and they tend to come back again and again, even when treated. Most UTIs are caused by E. coli that live in the gut and spread to the urinary tract.

A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis...

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Scientists uncover a fish 'biological' clock that orients to Earth's magnetic field -- ScienceDaily

Scientists are closer to unraveling the long-standing mystery of how tiny glass eel larvae, which begin their lives as hatchlings in the Sargasso Sea, know when and where to “hop off” the Gulf Stream toward European coastlines to live out their adult lives in coastal...

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Farmland can benefit California's salmon populations -- ScienceDaily

A new study offers a beacon of hope for a cease-fire in the Golden State’s persistent water wars.

“Floodplain Farm Fields Provide Novel Rearing Habitat for Chinook Salmon,” published in the journal PLoS ONE, is based on the work by scientists from nonprofit group California...

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Ancient otter tooth found in Mexico suggests mammals migrated across America -- ScienceDaily

Late in the afternoon on a hot March day in central Mexico, a paleontologist uncovered a jaw bone and called over to Jack Tseng.

Tseng, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University...

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Spying on fish love calls could help protect them from overfishing -- ScienceDaily

About a third of the world’s fish stocks are being overfished, meaning they’re being harvested faster than they can reproduce, and species that spawn seasonally in large groups are especially vulnerable, easy for fishers to locate and plucked from the water often before...

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Survey shows specter of bed bugs looms large for hotel and lodging industry -- ScienceDaily

Most business and leisure travelers in the United States can’t identify a bed bug, and yet the tiny pest evokes a stronger response in hotel guests than any other potential room deficiency — putting the hospitality industry in a difficult spot.

In a survey of U.S. travelers...

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Fungus specifically targets mosquitoes, is safe for humans and other insects -- ScienceDaily

Malaria kills nearly half a million people every year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In some of the hardest-hit areas in sub-Saharan Africa, the mosquitoes that carry the malaria parasite have become resistant to traditional chemical insecticides, complicating efforts to...

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Genetic differences across species guide vocal learning in juvenile songbirds -- ScienceDaily

Juvenile birds discriminate and selectively learn their own species’ songs even when primarily exposed to the songs of other species, but the underlying mechanism has remained unknown. A new study, by researchers at Uppsala University, shows that song discrimination arises due to...

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Kimora Lee Simmons Designed Her Daughter's Prom Dress

While you may not have seriously thought about her since her days on Life in the Fab Lane, Kimora Lee Simmons has long been a fashion world phenomenon. Not only did she begin her career in modeling at the age of 14, signing an exclusive contract with Chanel, but she then went on to become...

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Live Donkey is Fed to Tigers at Zoo in China : Animals : Nature World News

A video shot by a visitor in Yangcheng Safari Park, which is located just outside of Shanghai in China shows a horrific scene.


A group of men in raincoats push a donkey down a wooden ramp and into a moat where two tigers pounce on it. The men, who drove up to the enclosure in a truck were...

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Lianas stifle tree fruit and seed production in tropical forests -- ScienceDaily

Woody vines, known as lianas, compete intensely with trees and their numbers are on the rise in many tropical forests around the world. A new study at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama shows that lianas prevent canopy trees from producing fruit, with potentially...

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Finding points to the inventive ways animals balance genetics and reproduction so their species will thrive -- ScienceDaily

A promiscuous salamander has found a simple genetic formula for success: Mate with multiple males and use equal parts of each partner’s genetic material in her offspring.

A University of Iowa-led team of biologists analyzed the genome of Ambystoma, a six-million-year-old salamander...

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Late-nesting birds, bees face habitat threat -- ScienceDaily

Bird and bumblebee species that nest late in the year are suffering more from the destruction of habitats, new research suggests.

With habitats such as hedgerows and hay meadows in decline in many countries, fewer nest sites are available — leading to more competition.
The University...

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We're on the brink of mass extinction -- but there's still time to pull back -- ScienceDaily

Imagine being a scuba diver and leaving your air tank behind you on a dive. Or a mountain climber and abandoning your ropes. Or a skydiver and shedding your parachute. That’s essentially what humans are doing as we expand our footprint on the planet without paying adequate attention to...

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Scientists advancing hope for reefs in the Philippines -- ScienceDaily

The California Academy of Sciences’ Hope for Reefs initiative continues to advance global understanding of coral reef science through a series of ambitious expeditions. The team most recently returned from the Verde Island Passage in the Philippines — a longtime regional focus of...

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New details on nest preferences of declining sparrow -- ScienceDaily

Theory says that birds should choose nest sites that minimize their risk of predation, but studies often fail to show a connection between nest site selection and nest survival. Understanding these relationships can be key for managing declining species, and a new study from The Condor:...

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Neural circuit rotates a fly's internal compass -- ScienceDaily

Close your eyes. Turn around. Even without opening your eyes, you probably still know which direction you are facing. To better understand how brains maintain this sense of orientation, researchers at The Rockefeller University are peering into the heads of sesame-seed sized flies.

Their...

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Could edible insects help global food security? -- ScienceDaily

Australian consumers in Adelaide are taking part in a University of Adelaide research study to help realize the potential for edible insects as a food industry.

Consumer attitudes are being put to the test at Adelaide Central Market with an offering of roasted crickets and ants, mealworm...

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Scientists propose a new paradigm that paints a more inclusive picture of the evolution of organisms and ecosystems -- ScienceDaily

In 1859, Charles Darwin included a novel tree of life in his trailblazing book on the theory of evolution, On the Origin of Species. Now, scientists from Rutgers University-New Brunswick and their international collaborators want to reshape Darwin’s tree.

A new era in science has...

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Bobbi Kristina Brown's Ex Nick Gordon Arrested for Domestic Battery

Bobbi Kristina Brown‘s former boyfriend Nick Gordon has been arrested for domestic battery and false imprisonment, Seminole County Sheriff’s office has confirmed to PEOPLE.
TMZ first reported that Gordon was taken into custody in Sanford, Florida, after his current girlfriend filed a police...

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Zebras follow their memory when migrating -- ScienceDaily

Zebras may use memory to guide their migration each year. Memory based on past average conditions provides a clear signal that best directs zebras to their destination. In contrast, current vegetation conditions along the way are less important for the direction of the migration according to...

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Byproduct of ethanol industry makes suitable cattle feed supplement -- ScienceDaily

Making a living raising cattle isn’t as simple as just buying a herd and turning it out to pasture. Cattle require specific diets to maintain proper nutrition and weight gain. And how to do this in the most effective and efficient way possible has interested both ranchers and...

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Motor-boat noise makes fish bad parents, leading to the death of their babies -- ScienceDaily

Noise from motorboats is making fish become bad parents, and reducing the chance of their young surviving, research led by marine experts at the University of Exeter has shown.

The sound of motorboat engines disturbed coral reef fish so acutely it changed the behaviour of parents, and...

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Sensor detects shooting at elephants, helps authorities catch poachers -- ScienceDaily

Kenyan elephants will get more protection from poachers thanks to new Vanderbilt University technology embedded in their tracking collars — ballistic shockwave sensors that send coordinates to authorities immediately after detecting gunshots.

The new system is the first use of...

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New species of flying squirrel discovered -- ScienceDaily

For hundreds of years, a species of flying squirrel was hiding right under (actually, above) our noses.

A new study published May 30 in the Journal of Mammalogy describes a newly discovered third species of flying squirrel in North America — now known as Humboldt’s flying...

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Seeing inside coral -- ScienceDaily

Coral reefs sustain marine life all over the world and protect its vulnerable coastlines. But the reefs are increasingly endangered, mainly because of pollution and rising ocean temperatures. Scientists, including American University’s Kiho Kim are racing the clock to assess the true...

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Extinct early whales listened like their relatives on land, fossil evidence shows -- ScienceDaily

Whales rely on a keen sense of hearing for their underwater existence. But whales show surprisingly vast differences in hearing ability. Baleen whales tune into infrasonic sounds — at frequencies too low for humans to hear — to communicate over long distances. Toothed whales do...

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Which extinct ducks could fly? -- ScienceDaily

We’re all familiar with flightless birds: ostriches, emus, penguins — and ducks? Ducks and geese, part of a bird family called the anatids, have been especially prone to becoming flightless over the course of evolutionary history. However, it can be difficult to determine from...

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High-resolution X-ray tomography -- ScienceDaily

Who is not fascinated by the wonderful iridescent colours of butterfly wings? Those who want to find out more about this phenomenon will realise that often the colour is not generated by pigments, rather by periodic structures made of chitin, a structure-forming polysaccharide. These...

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How plants prevent oxidative stress -- ScienceDaily

When excess light energy is absorbed by plants during photosynthesis, harmful reactive oxygen species are produced. These reactive oxygen species break down important structures such as proteins and membranes, preventing them from functioning properly. Researchers have discovered the system...

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Destiny Odom Wants to Help Other Kids with Addict Parents

Lamar Odom’s daughter Destiny hopes that her story of growing up with a father struggling with addiction can one day help other children in the same situation.
“When someone is on drugs there is really not much that you can do except just tell them that you love them and that you’re...

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There May Be Hope For The ‘Lost’ Tortoises Of the Galapagos : Animals : Nature World News

Descendants of the giant Galapagos tortoise have been hanging out and living it up on the side of a volcano for the past few hundred years, and scientists think breeding these animals might save the species from extinction.


At one time, the Galapagos archipelago was home to 15 different...

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Does consuming low-fat dairy increase the risk of Parkinson's disease? -- ScienceDaily

Consuming at least three servings of low-fat dairy a day is associated with a greater risk of developing Parkinson’s disease compared to consuming less than one serving a day, according to a large study published in the June 7, 2017, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of...

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Sensitivity to inequity is in wolves' and dogs' blood -- ScienceDaily

Not only dogs but also wolves react to inequity — similar to humans or primates. This has been confirmed in a new study by comparative psychologists of the Messerli Research Institute of the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna. Wolves and dogs refused to cooperate in an experiment...

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Capuchin monkeys learn best-payoff ways to open fruit from others -- ScienceDaily

Wild capuchin monkeys readily learn skills from each other — but that social learning is driven home by the payoff of learning a useful new skill. It’s the first demonstration of “payoff bias” learning in a wild animal, and could inform whether and how animals can...

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Guts to glory? Newly discovered enzyme complexes in herbivore digestive tracts show promise for sustainable fuels, medicines -- ScienceDaily

Herbivore gut fungi hold a lot of promise. Just ask Michelle O’Malley.

“Most of what we do that resonates with the public is to get weird, unexpected microbes out of the environment,” said the assistant professor of chemical engineering at UC Santa Barbara. Often, the...

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Even so, these small raptors expend a constant amount of energy per foraging trip -- ScienceDaily

Kestrels adapt their flight and hunting strategies to weather conditions, including solar radiation, wind speed, and air temperature, according to a study published June 7, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Jesús Hernández-Pliego from Estación Biológica de Doñana, Spain, and...

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A brave new world for coral reefs -- ScienceDaily

The future of the world’s coral reefs hangs in the balance, but it is not too late to save them, according to a major study published today in the journal, Nature.

Scientists say that the reefs we know today are changing rapidly as they struggle to cope with the combined impacts of...

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Familiarity with other females, geography may be crucial for reproduction -- ScienceDaily

Female Steller sea lions tend to breed at or near the rookery where they were born, according to a study published June 7, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Kelly Hastings from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, USA, and colleagues.

Understanding the patterns of dispersal for...

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Overcoming immune suppression to fight against bovine leukemia -- ScienceDaily

Bovine leukemia is a systemic, malignant lymphosarcoma in cows which is mainly caused by infection with a retrovirus, bovine leukemia virus (BLV). In 2016, 3,125 cases of bovine leukemia were reported in Japan, which was the largest number of cases among the infectious bovine diseases...

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A fish of all flavours -- ScienceDaily

Receptors are how the body senses its environment. Upon the binding of a ligand, a receptor will initiate a chain of events that elicits a response. Our olfactory system depends on approximately 400 receptors to give us our sense of smell. Taste, however, operates with a much smaller number:...

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Finding new homes won't help emperor penguins cope with climate change -- ScienceDaily

If projections for melting Antarctic sea ice through 2100 are correct, the vanishing landscape will strip Emperor penguins of their breeding and feeding grounds and put populations at risk. But like other species that migrate to escape the wrath of climate change, can these iconic animals be...

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Bee buzzes could help determine how to save their decreasing population -- ScienceDaily

According to recent studies, declines in wild and managed bee populations threaten the pollination of flowers in more than 85 percent of flowering plants and 75 percent of agricultural crops worldwide. Widespread and effective monitoring of bee populations could lead to better management;...

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New, old-school study shows that wart distribution can differentiate 2 species of octopus -- ScienceDaily

It’s usually pretty easy for dedicated scientists with years of experience to tell two species of their favorite organism apart, be it squirrels or birds. The scientists have seen a lot of the animal they specialize in, and the important traits that separate species have been...

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In a disturbing new trend, poachers are killing Myanmar’s elephants for their skin, teeth, and tails | Stories

In a disturbing and growing new trend, Asian elephants of all ages are being slaughtered in Myanmar for their skin and other body parts. Elephant poaching rates since January have already surpassed the annual average for the country—in a country that has less than 2,000 wild Asian elephants,...

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Reese Witherspoon Launches Draper James x Net-a-Porter

By now, it’s a well-established fact that Ava Phillippe is the spitting image of her mother Reese Witherspoon. In fact, the genetics run so strong in that family it can sometimes be difficult to tell which one is which. But this pair aren’t just blessed with good looks, they’re also blessed...

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Spotted owls benefit from forest fire mosaic -- ScienceDaily

Fire is a crucial part of the forest ecosystem on which threatened Spotted Owls rely, but climate change and decades of fire suppression are changing the dynamics of these forests. A new study from The Condor: Ornithological Applications examines California Spotted Owl habitat use in Yosemite...

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Astonishingly speedy brain mechanism helps bats get louder when necessary -- ScienceDaily

When trying to be heard over noise, humans and animals raise their voices. It’s a split-second feat, from ear to brain to vocalization, and Johns Hopkins University researchers are the first to measure just how fast it happens in bats: 30 milliseconds. That’s just a tenth of the...

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The physics of baleen whales' eating habits -- ScienceDaily

In a recent paper published in PLOS One, Saint Louis University professor of physics Jean Potvin, Ph.D., and biologist Alexander Werth, Ph.D. at Hampden-Sydney College, detail for the first time how baleen whales use crossflow filtration to separate prey from water without ever coming into...

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Census shows which mammals survive in forests surrounded by sugarcane plantations -- ScienceDaily

Researchers at São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Brazil have published a census of medium and large mammals found in 22 forest remnants surrounded by sugarcane plantations in the state. The findings are “surprisingly positive,” according to Mauro Galetti, a professor in the...

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Genetic study shakes up the elephant family tree -- ScienceDaily

New research reveals that a species of giant elephant that lived 1.5 million to 100,000 years ago — ranging across Eurasia before it went extinct — is more closely related to today’s African forest elephant than the forest elephant is to its nearest living relative, the...

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Dogs help in breast carcinoma research -- ScienceDaily

Cancer is one of the most frequent diseases not only in people, but in pets as well. Like people, dogs can also suffer from cancer of the mammary glands (mammary tumors). Dog mammary tumors are very similar to breast carcinoma in humans, and much more so than those of rats or mice, for...

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With specialized lips, these fish dine on razor-sharp, stinging corals -- ScienceDaily

Of all the things an animal could eat, corals are arguably one of the toughest, thanks to their thin, mucus-covered flesh packed with venomous stinging cells spread over a razor-sharp skeleton. Perhaps that explains why of the more than 6,000 fish species that live on the reef, only 128 are...

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First long-term study of Murray-Darling Basin wetlands reveals severe impact of dams -- ScienceDaily

A landmark 30-year-long UNSW Sydney study of wetlands in eastern Australia has found that construction of dams and diversion of water from the Murray-Darling Basin have led to a more than 70 per cent decline in waterbird numbers.

The finding of severe degradation in the basin due to reduced...

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Lizards may be overwhelmed by fire ants and social stress combined -- ScienceDaily

Lizards living in fire-ant-invaded areas are stressed. However, a team of biologists found that the lizards did not exhibit this stress as expected after extended fire ant exposure in socially stressful environments, leading to questions about stress overload. “After encounters with...

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Breeding pairs of birds cooperate to resist climate change -- ScienceDaily

Most bird chicks need parental care to survive. In biparental species the chicks have greater chances of success if both parents participate in this task, especially under hostile situations. An international team of scientists has revealed that when temperatures rise, males and females in...

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Hoda Kotb Celebrates 4 Years with Boyfriend Joel Schiffman with Sweet Photo

 
Happy anniversary to this adorable couple!
Hoda Kotb took to Instagram on Monday to celebrate a special milestone: four years with her boyfriend Joel Schiffman! The Today show co-host shared a sweet photo of the two cuddling her 3-month-old daughter Haley Joy at the beach.
“4 years...

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Doctor Slams Miracle 'Vaginal Rejuvenation' Technique, Strongly Advises Against Putting Dried Up Wasp Nest in Vaginas : Animals : Nature World News

A gynecologist has recently voiced out her sentiments regarding a holistic herbal remedy that could allegedly tighten and dry vaginas called vaginal rejuvenation.


According to the report from Daily News, the latest “traditional” vaginal practice circulating the internet...

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Gut microbiota plays a key role in treatment with classic diabetes medication -- ScienceDaily

A clearer picture of how the classic diabetes medication metformin works has emerged. A recent study at Sahlgrenska Academy and University of Girona indicates that the clinical effect — control of blood glucose — is achieved through modulation of the gut microbiota.

“It is...

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'Yellow crazy ant' workers lay eggs as a food source -- ScienceDaily

As worker ants busily hurry about providing for colony and queen, we can imagine a range of tasks that they must be performing. But laying eggs?

Now scientists at Kyoto University have revealed that for workers in the invasive species of ‘yellow crazy ant’, Anoplolepis...

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Hunting can help European ecosystems -- ScienceDaily

Hunting as an outdoor activity is underrated in how it helps nature and society to regulate problem animal overpopulations. Such is the case for Europe’s wild boar Sus scrofa, according to Spanish researchers from the IREC institute (UCLM and CSIC), and Principado de Asturias, published...

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Forensic chemical analysis of wood could stop illegal logging -- ScienceDaily

Tackling the problem of illegal logging is particularly challenging as it is often nearly impossible to tell where a piece of wood came from. Now, researchers in Oregon, USA, have developed a technique that uses the chemical fingerprint of a wood sample to pinpoint its origin to a smaller...

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Light could disrupt migratory paths, a consideration when planning night time illuminations -- ScienceDaily

Some migratory bats are attracted to artificial green light which may interfere with their flight paths, according to a study published May 31, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Christian Voigt from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research and the Free University of...

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AI system to diagnose pain levels in sheep -- ScienceDaily

The researchers have developed an AI system which uses five different facial expressions to recognise whether a sheep is in pain, and estimate the severity of that pain. The results could be used to improve sheep welfare, and could be applied to other types of animals, such as rodents used in...

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Cormorants can hear under water -- ScienceDaily

For the first time, researchers have shown that a marine birds can hear under water. This offers new possibilities for the protection of marine birds in trafficked waters. Seals, whales and other marine animals can hear under water. The cormorant also has this ability, which new research from...

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Papua New Guinea expedition discovers largest trees at extreme altitudes -- ScienceDaily

The first field campaign surveying Papua New Guinea’s lush primary forests from the coast to clouds has revealed the high mountain tops may house the largest trees recorded globally at such extreme altitudes.

The study — which involved The University of Queensland’s Dr John...

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Annual losses improved over last year; winter losses lowest in survey history -- ScienceDaily

Beekeepers across the United States lost 33 percent of their honey bee colonies during the year spanning April 2016 to April 2017, according to the latest preliminary results of an annual nationwide survey. Rates of both winter loss and summer loss — and consequently, total annual...

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Less disruption by changing artificial color -- ScienceDaily

Artificial light at night can have a disruptive effect on bats, but not if the light is red. Switching to red light may therefore limit or prevent habitat loss for rare, light-shy bat species. The latest issue of Proceedings of the Royal Society B publishes results from five years of...

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Drew Barrymore's Best Life Lessons in Honor of Her Birthday

Drew Barrymore‘s had her share of bumps in the road, but we’re forever in awe of the Santa Clarita Diet star’s always-positive attitude — particularly when it comes to tackling life’s biggest challenges, like what to do when faced with a handful of extra ripe bananas (spoiler: make an...

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Changes to same genes that clipped the bird's wings also cause human bone disorders -- ScienceDaily

The flightless cormorant is one of a diverse array of animals that live on the Galapagos Islands, which piqued Charles Darwin’s scientific curiosity in the 1830s. He hypothesized that altered evolutionary pressures may have contributed to the loss of the ability to fly in birds like the...

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Horses masticate similarly to ruminants -- ScienceDaily

Herbivores digest their food much better if it has been strongly fragmented by intensive mastication. For ruminants such as cows, sheep, goats, deer, llamas or camels, eating and ruminating are two different processes: Some time after feeding, they regurgitate part of their food and chew it...

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Gene finding to eradicate severe blistering disorder of the skin found in dogs -- ScienceDaily

Researchers at the University of Helsinki have identified a novel gene defect that causes a hereditary blistering disorder of the skin, epidermolysis bullosa, in dogs. Epidermolysis bullosa, found in the Central Asian Shepherd dog breed, occurs also in humans due to an identical gene found in...

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Altering bioelectric networks reveals a 'hidden code' that controls the number of heads produced after injury even in normal-appearing flatworms -- ScienceDaily

Researchers have succeeded in permanently rewriting flatworms’ regenerative body shape by resetting their internal bioelectric pattern memory, causing even normal-appearing flatworms to harbor the “code” to regenerate as two-headed worms. The findings, published today in...

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Big fish in big trouble in Europe -- ScienceDaily

A new study by an international team of scientists, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, warns that many large fish species, including many of the sharks and rays of Europe, are threatened with extinction. Confirming the findings of previous studies, the scientists highlight regional...

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Decoded genome may help Mojave Desert tortoise win race to survive -- ScienceDaily

Slow and steady wins the race.

While that may have been true in one of Aesop’s classic fables, the Mojave Desert tortoise may need to adapt more quickly than it has in decades past. The species is facing serious threats to its survival, from invasive plants to human-made changes in the...

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Tourists risk animal bites by misreading wild monkey facial expressions as 'kisses' -- ScienceDaily

Wildlife tourists frequently fail to identify aggressive and distressed emotional states in wild monkeys — mistaking animals’ warnings of aggression for ‘smiles’ and ‘kisses’ — and this can lead to welfare problems for primates and risk of injury for...

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Researchers show how corals create rock-hard skeletons -- ScienceDaily

Stony corals may be more resilient to ocean acidification than once thought, according to a Rutgers University study that shows they rely on proteins to help create their rock-hard skeletons.

“The bottom line is that corals will make rock even under adverse conditions,” said Paul...

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Like people, the birds 'trade' vocal cues to distinguish 'd' from 't' -- ScienceDaily

No experience with human speech is necessary for budgerigars to perceive the difference between “d” and “t,” according to a study published May 31, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Mary Flaherty from The State University of New York, Buffalo, USA, and...

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Biologists find missing link for the 'safe' signal in plants -- ScienceDaily

The hormone jasmonic acid plays a major role in the plant immune system and in regulating growth. Scientists have already learned much about how jasmonic acid works, but one important link was missing: what makes the plant’s jasmonic acid level go down once the attack by a fungus or...

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Neuroscientists rewire brain of one species to have connectivity of another -- ScienceDaily

Scientists at Georgia State University have rewired the neural circuit of one species and given it the connections of another species to test a hypothesis about the evolution of neural circuits and behavior.

Neurons are connected to each other to form networks that underlie behaviors. Drs....

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