Posts Tagged ‘animals’
How to give a 1,500-pound manatee a heart exam
U. FLORIDA (US) — Scientists are testing endangered manatees in captivity and in the wild for heart problems using a table built to hold the heavy animals. Continue…
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Science & Technology - Jun 17, 2013 16:10 - 0 Comments
Nasty parasites turn up in dead otters
CARDIFF U. (UK) — A variety of disease-causing parasites are turning up in the bodies of dead otters in the UK. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 14, 2013 15:51 - 0 Comments
Speedy evolution may help sea urchins survive
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — Rapid adaptation could be sea urchins’ primary weapon against acidification and climate change as the carbon content of the ocean increases. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jun 14, 2013 9:19 - 1 Comment
For ill pets, survey suggests when to let go
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — A new tool could help people assess their seriously ill pets’ quality of life, a key factor in deciding whether or not to prolong a pet’s life with additional procedures. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 11, 2013 8:45 - 0 Comments
How dead orcas can keep others alive
UC DAVIS (US) — A standardized killer-whale necropsy system, developed in 2004, has boosted the collection of complete data from stranded orcas from 2 percent to about 33 percent. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 7, 2013 14:57 - 0 Comments
To study alcohol: More robots, fewer animals?
NYU (US) — Robotic fish could reduce the number of live animals needed to study the effects of alcohol on behavior and the brain, scientists say. (more…)
Top Stories - Jun 7, 2013 11:02 - 0 Comments
Sea birds ‘do math’ to divvy up turf
U. LEEDS (UK) — Colonies of northern gannets, which fly far out to sea to feed, are reshaping our understanding of how animals forage. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 5, 2013 13:10 - 0 Comments
How ‘limp noodle’ lizard swims through sand
GEORGIA TECH (US) — Animals that swim use a similar timing pattern to contract their muscles and undulate—including the sandfish lizard, which “swims” through sand. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 5, 2013 11:11 - 0 Comments
How ‘camo’ fish hide in plain sight
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — The lookdown fish can camouflage itself in the ocean by manipulating how light reflects off its skin. (more…)
Top Stories - Jun 4, 2013 16:00 - 0 Comments
Ask ‘gribbles’ how to turn wood into liquid fuel
U. YORK (UK) — Tiny wood-boring marine isopods are giving scientists clues on how to turn woody material into liquid fuel. (more…)
Top Stories - Jun 4, 2013 7:09 - 3 Comments
Ancient reptile reveals how the turtle got its shell
YALE (US) — New research pushes back the origin of the turtle’s shell by about 40 million years, linking it to a 260-million-year-old fossil reptile from South Africa. (more…)
Top Stories - May 30, 2013 9:38 - 0 Comments
Genome of frog-killing fungus sequenced
CORNELL (US) — Researchers have sequenced the genomes of 29 strains of a fungus that is responsible for the mass killing of amphibians around the world. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 29, 2013 9:39 - 0 Comments
Like purebreds, mutts can inherit medical trouble
UC DAVIS (US) — Purebred and mixed-breed dogs are equally likely to have 13 out of 24 highly prevalent genetic disorders, according to a new study. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 22, 2013 11:41 - 1 Comment
Do bird brains trade songs for spatial skills?
DUKE (US) — A long playlist doesn’t mean a male song sparrow is smarter overall, say scientists, who found that spatial memory was lower among the birds with more tunes. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 21, 2013 13:57 - 0 Comments
Biology can’t run on genes alone
UC DAVIS (US) — Don’t lose the organism in the excitement over its genes, say biologists, who caution against straying too far from the actual plants, animals, and microorganisms. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 16, 2013 13:01 - 1 Comment
Nose swabs confirm H1N1 flu in seals
UC DAVIS (US) — A year after the human pandemic began, scientists found H1N1 (2009) infections in two free-ranging northern elephant seals off the central California coast, and antibodies to the virus in 28 more. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 15, 2013 11:16 - 4 Comments
Inbreeding threatens India’s wild tigers
CARDIFF U. (UK) — A collapse in the variety of mating partners is putting tigers in India at risk of extinction, a new study suggests. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 14, 2013 10:48 - 0 Comments
‘Simple path’ from fish hips to 4-legged walk
MONASH U. (AUS) — The evolution of the complex, weight-bearing hips of walking animals from the basic hips of fish was a much simpler process than previously thought, report researchers. (more…)
Top Stories - May 14, 2013 8:21 - 1 Comment
Do other animals get a runner’s high?
U. ARIZONA (US) — Intense aerobic exercise sends more blood to the brain, giving humans a “runner’s high,” but do dogs and other animals experience one, too? (more…)
