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Idled farmland presents habitat restoration opportunities in San Joaquin Desert
Jan 15, 2019 | 21:23 pmMost of the native habitat in California's San Joaquin Desert has been converted to row crops and orchards, leaving 35 threatened or endangered species confined to isolated patches of habitat. A new study looked at the conservation potential of marginal[…]
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'Outdated' management plan increases risks to Alaska's large carnivores
Jan 15, 2019 | 19:41 pmAlaskan wildlife management that prioritizes reducing bear and wolf populations so hunters can kill more moose, caribou and deer is both backward and lacks scientific monitoring.
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Medical detection dogs help diabetes patients regulate insulin levels
Jan 15, 2019 | 19:40 pmNew research has found that the best trained alert dogs have the potential to vastly improve the quality of life of people living with Type 1 diabetes.
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11,500-year-old animal bones in Jordan suggest early dogs helped humans hunt
Jan 15, 2019 | 18:29 pm11,500 years ago in what is now northeast Jordan, people began to live alongside dogs and may also have used them for hunting, a new study shows. The archaeologists suggest that the introduction of dogs as hunting aids may explain[…]
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Animals may get used to drones
Jan 15, 2019 | 16:19 pmA new study shows that over time, bears get used to drones. Previous work indicated that animals behave fearfully or show a stress response near drone flights. Using heart monitors to gauge stress, however, researchers here found that bears habituated[…]
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Bear necessities: New study highlights importance of water resources for Andean bears
Jan 15, 2019 | 15:48 pmA new study highlights the importance of water for Andean bears living in the mountain forests of Peru. The study found that bears exhibit tree-rubbing behavior on shrubs and trees that are located on trails near water holes. The discovery[…]
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History of North African date palm
Jan 14, 2019 | 21:11 pmGenome analysis reveals that North African date palms are a hybrid between cultivated date palms from the Middle East and a different, wild species of palm that grows on the island of Crete and in small areas of Southern Turkey.[…]
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Gut microbes from healthy infants block milk allergy development in mice
Jan 14, 2019 | 16:35 pmNew research suggests that the gut microbiome may help prevent the development of cow's milk allergy. Scientists found that gut microbes from healthy human infant donors transplanted into mice protected animals exposed to milk from experiencing allergic reactions, while gut[…]
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New mathematical model can help save endangered species
Jan 11, 2019 | 16:28 pmOne of the greatest challenges in saving endangered species is to predict if an animal population will die out. Accurate and reliable models are crucial for conservationists.
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Plant phytolith and water content influence rate of tooth enamel abrasion in vertebrates
Jan 11, 2019 | 16:28 pmPlant phytolith and water content cause differing degrees of tooth enamel abrasion in vertebrates. This study has implications for how tooth wear in extinct animals is interpreted and how this information can be employed to reconstruct their dietary behavior and[…]
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