AvatarLarry Mudrieflipped into AnimalsBiological Species Honey badgers: Adorable but fierce little mammals Live Science - Baljeet Panesar Their bite is stronger than their bark. Honey badgers have the well-earned reputation of being fierce, feisty little mammals. Also known as a ratel, …
Carole Kimflipped into NewsThe Brain The neural cruelty of captivity: Keeping large mammals in zoos and aquariums damages their brains theconversation.com - Bob Jacobs Hanako, a female Asian elephant, lived in a tiny concrete enclosure at Japan’s Inokashira Park Zoo for more than 60 years, often in chains, with no …
Katflipped into Straya! Australia 'Australia's biodiversity just got a lot richer': Two new mammals discovered smh.com.au - Mike Foley The furry flyers vary in size, getting smaller the further north they live. The southern species, which inhabits the eastern eucalypt forests of …
Passionfish12flipped into SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYScience World's highest-dwelling mammal discovered on top of a Chilean volcano massivesci.com - Carly Scott Get new Lab Notes sent to your inbox Submit your own Lab Note Share an interesting science story or tell a short one of your own The mysterious behavior …
AvatarMichelle Summersflipped into We the PeopleExtinction Scientists predict 'unprecedented magnitude' of mammal extinctions in near future ctvnews.ca - Denio Lourenco TORONTO -- Scientists have examined fossil records from the past 126,000 years and predict an “unprecedented magnitude” of mammal extinctions in the …
Samflipped into Personal InterestsAvocado Love Avocados? Thank This Extinct Mammal Gizmodo Australia - Jeffrey Miller Given avocado’s popularity today, it’s hard to believe that we came close to not having them in our supermarkets at all. In my new book “Avocado: A …
AvatarRoryflipped into RORYAging 25-Year Dolphin Health Study Reveals Factors Contributing to Slow and Accelerated Aging Rates in Long-Lived Mammals Business Insider - markets.businessinsider.comSAN DIEGO, Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Epitracker Inc. today announced the results from a groundbreaking, 25-year longitudinal cohort study of bottlenose dolphins that identified factors differentiating...
Nomiki Weitzelflipped into Prehistory Animals Why Did Our Mammal Ancestors Stop Laying Eggs? discovermagazine.com - Riley Black Life in the Age of the Dinosaurs may explain why most mammals are born live and tiny rather than hatched from an egg. None of us hatched. All of us …
SHANETHEFORTEANflipped into These Are A Few Of Our Favorite ThingsMadagascar Double whammy doomed Madagascar’s giant birds and mammals sciencemag.org - Elizabeth Pennisi Madagascar was once home to towering elephant birds, giant tortoises, and even giant lemurs. Today no animal heavier than a car tire exists, and …
Daily Mailflipped into Top StoriesChromosomes Strange creature's genome had mixture of lizard and mammal DNA dailymail.co.uk - Ryan Morrison Genome sequencing has revealed a rare lizard found in New Zealand shares DNA with mammals and its ancestors roamed with dinosaurs 250 million years …
Bryan Maherflipped into [Explorology]Forests World’s biggest mammal migration under threat verified_publisherAl Jazeera - Georgina SmithExperts say near-threatened fruit bats, crucial for restoring forests in Africa, are in danger. Kasanka National Park, Zambia – As the red sun sets over a remote part of Zambia’s Central Province, the...
Fox Newsflipped into Top StoriesBiology Two new mammals unknown to science found in Australia verified_publisherFox News - Chris CiacciaA pair of mammals previously unknown to science have been discovered in a forest in Australia, according to a new study. The research, published in Nature's Scientific Reports, notes that a pair of greater...
Falconflipped into EclecticaAnimals Indian fossils support new hypothesis for origin of hoofed mammals phys.org - Taylor & Francis New research published today in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology describes a fossil family that illuminates the origin of perissodactyls—the …
Forbesflipped into InnovationCancer Scientists Report First Case Of Cancer In An Extinct Non-Human Mammal Forbes - David BressanCancer cases are known in almost all living animal groups, and the fossil record suggests that cancer - a condition where cells in a specific part of the body begin to reproduce uncontrollably - is very...
MsCuttsScienceflipped into New SpeciesScience New species of aquatic mice discovered, cousins of one of the world's rarest mammals phys.org - Field Museum Ninety-three years ago, a scientist trapped a mouse in a stream in Ethiopia. Of all the mice, rats, and gerbils in Africa, it stood out as the one …
ScienceAlertflipped into ScienceAlertExtinction Mammal Extinctions Are Speeding to an Unprecedented 'Second Wave', Scientists Warn verified_publisherScienceAlert - Peter Dockrill To the innocent eyes of animals, the appearance of humans on the horizon represents more of an existential threat than the vast environmental …
Global Newsflipped into Global NewsMarine Biology Under the sea: What coronavirus is doing to the world’s marine mammals Global News - Emerald Bensadoun The novel coronavirus pandemic is having a profound impact on marine wildlife — and it’s both good and bad. A new report released by Ocean Wise, a …
Flavibleflipped into FlavibleMammals Mysterious beaked whale smashes mammal diving record bbc.co.uk - By Matt McGrathA little known, shy whale has surprised scientists by staying submerged for almost four hours. Cuvier's beaked whales are known for their abilities to dive deep and they average around an hour under water....
Kalind Cory Carpenterflipped into riverBiological Species Scientists discover two new mammals in Australia verified_publisherCNET - Bonnie Burton "It's really exciting to find this biodiversity under our noses." A new study reveals that DNA testing uncovered two more greater glider marsupial species.
Science X Networkflipped into Phys.orgAnimals Disproportionate extinction of South American mammals when Americas collided evident today phys.org - Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute When the Isthmus of Panama rose from the sea to connect North and South America millions of years ago, mammals could cross the bridge in both …
Alan Nishiharaflipped into Alan Nishihara's Flipboard Magazine Researchers discover surprising connection between prehistoric dinosaurs and mammals in their teeth phys.org - Harvard University When most people think of ferocious, blade-like teeth on prehistoric creatures they picture Smilodon, better known as the saber-toothed tiger. But in …
AvatarBruce Roachflipped into GeldrickAnimals Dinosaur relative's genome linked to mammals phys.org - University of Adelaide Scientists from the University of Adelaide and South Australian Museum have collaborated with Otago University, New Zealand and a global team to …
Yahoo Australiaflipped into Yahoo News AustraliaNorth Atlantic Giant 'urban' mammal facing extinction in next five years yahoo.com - Michael Dahlstrom Experts warn that the North Atlantic right whale is on the brink of extinction, and unless urgent action is taken they will reach a point of no …
archwizardflipped into Science FractionsDolphins New Evidence Suggests North Korea has a Naval Marine Mammal Program - USNI News usni.org - By: H I Sutton HI Sutton Image Used with Permission Evidence is emerging that the North Korean regime is training dolphins for military purposes, according to new …
