With hard bony shells to shelter and protect them, turtles are unique and have long posed a mystery to scientists who wonder how such an elegant body structure came to be. Since the age of dinosaurs, turtles have looked pretty much as they do now with their shells intact, and scientists lacked conclusive evidence to [...]
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Honeybees as Plant Bodyguards
Honeybees are important to plants for reasons that go beyond pollination, according to a new study published in the December 23rd issue of Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. The insects’ buzz also defends plants against the caterpillars that would otherwise munch on them undisturbed. The researchers, led by Jürgen Tautz of Biozentrum Universität Würzburg, [...]
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Australian and New Zealand researchers have used ancient DNA from penguin fossils to make a startling discovery that may change the way we view species extinctions. A team from the University of Adelaide, the University of Otago and Canterbury Museum in New Zealand, has identified a previously unknown penguin species while conducting research on New [...]
Just more than a week after Hurricane Ike whirled across parts of Texas, and the long road to recovery continues for humans and animals. Relief workers are pitching in with everything from clearing away debris and restoring electricity to hundreds of thousands still without power. Others are helping storm victims and their pets get the [...]
The big reveal for “Searching for Bigfoot, Inc.” is giving Bigfoot believers and disbelievers a great deal to talk about this weekend. The conclusion many of them are making is that the events of the past few days are one big joke. On Friday, DNA test results were released in a much-hyped news conference in [...]
Kansas Dog Plays Mommy to Tiger Cubs
posted in AnimalsThree tiny tiger cubs in Kansas are snuggling up to a canine after being rejected by their feline mother. The rare white tigers were born last month at the Safari Zoological Park in Caney, Kansas, just north of the Oklahoma border. When their mother refused to have any contact with the little ones, the park’s [...]
Worries over the future of Thailand’ s famous elephants have emerged following an investigation by a University of Manchester team. Professor Rosaleen Duffy and Dr Lorraine Moore from the University’ s School of Social Sciences say many problems have endured since the ending of the logging trade which employed virtually all Thai elephants in 1989. [...]
Converting livestock manure into a domestic renewable fuel source could generate enough electricity to meet up to three per cent of North America’s entire consumption needs and lead to a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), according to US research published today, Thursday, 24 July, in the Institute of Physics’ Environmental Research Letters. The [...]
Government Seizes Pet Food from PETCO
posted in AnimalsAnimal food products stored in unsanitary conditions at an Illinois-based PETCO Distribution Center have been confiscated by U. S. Marshals. The action followed a request by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration, which had inspected the center in April and May. According to a news release, the seizure in Joliet, Illinois included all FDA-regulated [...]