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Alleged Kenya poaching boss denied bail
Jan 09, 2015 (AFP)
A court in Kenya on Friday denied bail to a suspected ivory trafficking ringleader, after the prosecution argued his release would be a major blow to the fight ...
Rhesus monkeys can learn to see themselves in the mirror
Jan 08, 2015 (UPI)
For humans and apes, vanity comes naturally -- homo sapiens and their hairier ancestors both automatically recognize themselves in the mirror. The same can't be...
Evolution of life driven by the selfish ribosome
Jan 08, 2015 (SPX)
Since the discovery of how DNA encodes genetic information, most research on the evolution of life has focused on genes. According to the "selfish gene" theory,...
Scientists remain puzzled by mass of dead birds along West Coast
Jan 07, 2015 (UPI)
Dead seabirds continue to litter the beaches of Norther California, Oregon and Washington state. The massive die-off has been ongoing for the last two months, a...
New hope for Borneo's orangutans
Jan 07, 2015 (SPX)
New conservation research has discovered that up to 74% of current orang-utan habitat in Borneo could become unsuitable for this endangered species due to 21st ...
How does white-nose syndrome kill bats?
Jan 06, 2015 (SPX)
For the first time, scientists have developed a detailed explanation of how white-nose syndrome (WNS) is killing millions of bats in North America, according to...
The bowhead whale lives over 200 years. Can its genes tell us why?
Jan 06, 2015 (SPX)
A whale that can live over 200 years with little evidence of age-related disease may provide untapped insights into how to live a long and healthy life. In the ...
Study puts new perspective on snake evolution
Jan 06, 2015 (SPX)
Snakes may not have shoulders, but their bodies aren't as simple as commonly thought, according to a new study that could change how scientists think snakes evo...
Global bird conservation could be 4 times more cost-effective
Jan 06, 2015 (SPX)
Targeting conservation efforts to safeguard biodiversity, rather than focusing on charismatic species, could make current spending on threatened birds four time...
Kansas monarch expert questions butterfly's potential endangered species listing
Jan 06, 2015 (UPI)
While beefier federal protections would likely be welcomed by most conservationists looking to save the monarch butterfly, one entomologist and monarch expert s...
S.African rangers kill two rhino poachers in Kruger National Park
Jan 05, 2015 (AFP)
Rangers on patrol at South Africa's famed Kruger National Park killed two suspected rhino poachers on Monday during a dawn exchange of gunfire, a parks official...
Record number of panthers killed in Florida in 2014
Jan 05, 2015 (UPI)
After two panthers were killed on New Year's Even in Florida, the total number of panthers killed in 2014 rose to 33 -- a new record. The two deaths only extend...
Yellowstone's thermal springs - their colors unveiled
Jan 02, 2015 (SPX)
Researchers at Montana State University and Brandenburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany have created a simple mathematical model based on optical meas...
Penn scientists identify patterns of RNA regulation in the nuclei of plants
Jan 02, 2015 (SPX)
When the human genome was first sequenced, experts predicted they would find about 100,000 genes. The actual number has turned out to be closer to 20,000, just ...
Unique Sulawesi frog gives birth to tadpoles
Jan 02, 2015 (SPX)
University of California, Berkeley, herpetologist Jim McGuire was slogging through the rain forests of Indonesia's Sulawesi Island one night this past summer wh...
Researchers find protein capable of editing other proteins
Jan 02, 2015 (UPI)
New evidence suggests a human protein can build and edit other proteins. It's the first time the process has been observed by scientists. If the human system we...
Russia to build world's largest DNA databank
Dec 30, 2014 (UPI)
Great Britain is home to the Frozen Ark project, an effort to preserve the DNA and living cells of endangered species. The San Diego Zoo has been operating a so...
Birds slur their words when they're drunk
Dec 29, 2014 (UPI)
New research suggest birds have trouble singing and calling after a few too many drinks. That's right, drunk birds slur their words. As part of a massive effort...
Scientists study half-male, half-female cardinal in Illinois
Dec 29, 2014 (UPI)
Between 2008 and 2010, researchers tracked and studied a rare bird -- a gynandromorphic Northern cardinal. Gynandromorphism is a condition whereby an animal pre...
Rare Sumatran tiger eats her cubs in Jerusalem zoo
Dec 29, 2014 (AFP)
A rare Sumatran tiger in the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo has killed and eaten her two five-week-old cubs in a blow to its captive breeding programme, its chief vet s...
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