News articles tagged with 'mammal'
Did dinosaurs have lice? Researchers say it's possible
— 6 Apr 2011 15:22 | Geology and palaeontologyA new study louses up a popular theory of animal evolution and opens up the possibility that dinosaurs were early - perhaps even the first - animal hosts of lice…
The evolution of brain wiring: Navigating to the neocortex
— 28 Mar 2011 19:07 | BiologyA new study is providing fascinating insight into how projections conveying sensory information in the brain are guided to their appropriate targets in different species. The research,…
Mouse nose nerve cells mature after birth, allowing bonding, recognition with mother
— 12 Mar 2011 14:47 | BiologyFor rodent pups, bonding with mom isn't hard-wired in the womb. It develops over the first few weeks of life, which is achieved by their maturing sense of smell, possibly allowing these…
Differences in mammalian brain structure and genitalia linked to specific DNA regions in new study
— 10 Mar 2011 17:38 | HealthHumans are clearly different from chimpanzees. The question is, why? According to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine, it may boil down in part to what we don't…
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…
Otters on road to recovery in Andalusia
— 7 Mar 2011 17:04 | BiologyImproved environmental conditions have enabled the otter (Lutra lutra) to spread in Andalusia over the past 20 years. However, the recovery of populations of this mammal has been 'relatively'…
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…
Has the Earth's sixth mass extinction already arrived?
— 3 Mar 2011 13:44 | EnvironmentWith the steep decline in populations of many animal species, from frogs and fish to tigers, some scientists have warned that Earth is on the brink of a mass extinction like those that…
Not so fast: Differences in the first embryonic cell lineage decision of mammals
— 15 Feb 2011 15:33 | BiologyNew research shows that all not mammals are created equal. In fact, this work shows that the animals most commonly used by scientists to study mammalian genetics - mice - develop unusually…
Warming climate means red deer rutting season arrives early
— 15 Jan 2011 15:24 | EnvironmentWild red deer on the Isle of Rum, which were featured in the BBC TV series Autumnwatch, are rutting earlier in the year, a study shows…