Extinction ensuing? Make some clones
This is a little too Blade Runner-esque for comfort, but it is one way Brazil is fighting extinction of their native species. Throughout Brazil’s richly diverse habitats stretching from the Amazon […]
Category Archives: Animals
More problems for the panda
Polar bears aren’t the only bears losing their habitat due to global warming. A new study in the journal Nature Climate Change points to a big bump in the road […]
Batteries powered by guinea pigs
You probably thought of hamster wheels hooked up to generators, right? Or maybe this commercial? The real story is actually far more bizarre. Researchers have discovered how to power electronic […]
More proof the red wine is good for you… or at least for bees
It’s always great when you hear about health studies proving the benefits of dark chocolate and red wine. This one doesn’t further commend red wine for the human diet yet, […]
Rare whale species seen for the first time
It’s a bittersweet scientific discovery. Two spade-toothed beaked whales were found on Opape Beach in northern New Zealand, where the mother and calf had stranded themselves and died. A sad story, but […]
Korean elephant can talk
Koshik’s vocabulary isn’t very extensive, but the five words of Korean he knows is pretty impressive. The 22-year-old Asian elephant started imitating his trainers on his own, some researchers say […]
A bivalve population could have battled against Sandy
Unless you’re about to slurp them down or are a marine biologist, chances are you don’t think about oysters very much. But Paul Greenberg does. The New York Times op […]
New lizard species escapes extinction
Sometimes you discover something in the last place you’d expect. Like a new species near a housing development. Researchers from Australian National University happened upon the coastal plains skink, Ctenotus ora, […]
It’s someone’s big day at the Shedd…
An 8-week-old beluga calf can been seen at the Shedd Aquarium for the first time today. The baby doesn’t have a name yet, but she’s getting the best of care […]
Superbug found in wildlife
If you’ve heard of MRSA, you’ve also probably heard what a dangerous disease it is. It kills about 18,000 people every year and is prone to develop resistances to drugs. […]
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