News articles tagged with 'animal' (Page 2)
Max Planck researchers urge more prominent role for zoos
— 18 Mar 2011 15:24 | BiologyOf around seven land vertebrate species whose survival in the wild is threatened one is also kept in captivity. These and other data on the protection of species in zoos and aquaria…
How the slime mould gets organised
— 15 Mar 2011 21:05 | BiologyThe so-called cellular slime mould, a unicellular organism that may transition into a multicellular organism under stress, has just been found to have a tissue structure that was previously…
Miniature 'wearable' PET scanner ready for use
— 13 Mar 2011 19:16 | HealthScientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, Stony Brook University, and collaborators have demonstrated the efficacy of a 'wearable,' portable…
Study finds primates age gracefully
— 11 Mar 2011 15:28 | BiologyA new study says chimps, gorillas and other primates grow old gracefully much like humans. The findings come from the first-ever multi-species comparison of primate ageing patterns…
Missing DNA helps make us human
— 10 Mar 2011 18:49 | BiologyA new study demonstrates that specific traits that distinguish humans from their closest living relatives - chimpanzees, with whom we share 96 percent of our DNA - can be attributed…
Study of 90 animals' thigh bones reveals how they can efficiently carry loads
— 9 Mar 2011 19:26 | BiologyThe structures inside animals' thigh bones that enable them to support huge loads whilst being relatively lightweight are revealed in research published today in the journal Proceedings…
The foundations of empathy are found in the chicken
— 9 Mar 2011 18:26 | BiologyA study has gained new insight into the minds of domestic hens, discovering, for the first time, that domestic hens show a clear physiological and behavioural response when their chicks…
Fossil bird study describes ripple effect of extinction in animal kingdom
— 8 Mar 2011 14:08 | Geology and palaeontologyA University of Florida study demonstrates extinction's ripple effect through the animal kingdom, including how the demise of large mammals 20,000 years ago led to the disappearance…
Earth's sixth mass extinction: Is it almost here?
— 4 Mar 2011 15:06 | EnvironmentWith the steep decline in populations of many animal species, scientists have warned that Earth is on the brink of a mass extinction like those that have occurred just five times during…
Genetic analysis reveals history, evolution of an ancient delicacy - morels
— 4 Mar 2011 14:14 | BiologyDinosaurs squashed them with impunity. Thousands of species that lacked culinary appreciation have turned up their noses at them. And a study based on advanced DNA analysis has shown…