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New species of giant salamander is world's biggest amphibian
Sep 17, 2019 | 02:25 amUsing DNA from museum specimens collected in the early 20th century, researchers identified two new species of giant salamander -- one of which they suspect is the world's biggest amphibian.
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More than Lyme: Tick study finds multiple agents of tick-borne diseases
Sep 16, 2019 | 22:57 pmScientists reported on the prevalence of multiple agents capable of causing human disease that are present in three species of ticks in Long Island.
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Look out, invasive species: The robots are coming
Sep 16, 2019 | 16:40 pmResearchers published the first experiments to gauge whether biomimetic robotic fish can induce fear-related changes in mosquitofish, aiming to discover whether the highly invasive species might be controlled without toxicants or trapping methods harmful to wildlife. Their findings indicate that[…]
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Antibiotic resistance surges in dolphins, mirroring humans
Sep 15, 2019 | 18:00 pmScientists obtained a total of 733 pathogen isolates from 171 individual wild Bottlenose dolphins in Florida and found that the overall prevalence of resistance to at least one antibiotic for the 733 isolates was 88.2%. Resistance was highest to erythromycin,[…]
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Microbes make chemicals for scent marking in a cat
Sep 13, 2019 | 19:30 pmDomestic cats, like many other mammals, use smelly secretions from anal sacs to mark territory and communicate with other animals. A new study shows that many odiferous compounds from a male cat are actually made not by the cat, but[…]
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Elaborate Komodo dragon armor defends against other dragons
Sep 12, 2019 | 18:43 pmJust beneath their scales, Komodo dragons wear a suit of armor made of tiny bones. These bones cover the dragons from head to tail, creating a 'chain mail' that protects the giant predators. However, the armor raises a question: What[…]
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Conservation of a Central American region is critical for migrating birds
Sep 12, 2019 | 17:16 pmA new article identifies a previously overlooked area that is critical for conservation: the region between southern Mexico and Guatemala where songbirds fuel up for a grueling flight across the Gulf of Mexico.
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Mysterious Jurassic crocodile identified 250 years after fossil find
Sep 12, 2019 | 14:47 pmA prehistoric crocodile that lived around 180 million years ago has been identified -- almost 250 years after the discovery of it fossil remains.
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Female gorillas must balance the reproductive costs of staying with or leaving an older male
Sep 12, 2019 | 02:24 amWhen a gorilla group's silverback is close to the end of his reproductive years, females face a dilemma: Should they stay with him until he dies or leave him for another male? A team of researchers has now found that[…]
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Biology of bat wings may hold lessons for cold-weather work, exercise
Sep 11, 2019 | 19:28 pmThe muscles in bats' wings are much cooler than the muscles in their core, a new study finds -- and this research could one day enhance our understanding of human muscle.
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