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Published New research reveals the impact of different species and their traits on human wellbeing - New Research Reveals the Impact of Different Species and Their Traits on Human Wellbeing



New research has revealed that well-functioning ecosystems are crucial to human health and wellbeing...
Published Male California sea lions are becoming bigger and better fighters as their population rebounds - Male California Sea Lions are Becoming Bigger and Better Fighters as Their Population Rebounds



California sea lions have managed to maintain -- and, in the case of males, increase -- their averag...
Published Learning about what happens to ecology, evolution, and biodiversity in times of mass extinction - Learning about what happens to ecology, evolution, and biodiversity in times of mass extinction



Studying mass extinction events from the past can build our understanding of how ecosystems and the...
Published 'Jumping genes' help fungus kill salamanders - Jumping Genes: A New Threat to Salamanders


A fungus that infects salamanders contains multiple copies of the same 'jumping genes', scientists h...
Published When pigeons dream - When Pigeons Dream: Understanding the Sleep Patterns of Birds



Dreams have been considered a hallmark of human sleep for a long time. Latest findings, however, sug...
Published Fossil pigments shed new light on vertebrate evolution - Fossil Pigments: A New Tool for Understanding Vertebrate Evolution


This new paper shows that melanin is more than just something that gives colour to the body. It play...
Published Inside the head of one of Australia's smallest fossil crocs - Inside the Head of One of Australia's Smallest Fossil Crocs


Approximately 13.5 million years ago, north-west Queensland was home to an unusual and particularly...
Published Nearly a hundred genes have been lost during the woolly mammoth's evolution - Nearly a Hundred Genes Lost During the Woolly Mammoth's Evolution


A new study shows that 87 genes have been affected by deletions or short insertions during the cours...
Published New findings about the prion protein and its interaction with the immune system - New Findings About the Prion Protein and Its Interaction with the Immune System


Scrapie is a neurodegenerative disease which can function as a model for other diseases caused by an...
Published Smilodon's sabre teeth - Smilodon's Sabre Teeth: The Evolution and Function of the Iconic Predator's Most Famous Feature



Researchers have tested the biting efficiency of Smilodon, an extinct species of carnivore close to...
Published Increasing forest cover in the Eifel region 11,000 years ago resulted in the local loss of megafauna - Increasing Forest Cover in the Eifel Region 11,000 Years Ago Resulted in the Local Loss of Megafauna


Sediment cores obtained from Eifel maar sites provide insight into the presence of large Ice Age mam...
Published Fossils reveal dinosaurs of prehistoric Patagonia - Fossils Reveal Dinosaurs of Prehistoric Patagonia



A study is providing a glimpse into dinosaur and bird diversity in Patagonia during the Late Cretace...
Published Fossil bird's skull reconstruction reveals a brain made for smelling and eyes made for daylight - Fossil Bird's Skull Reconstruction Reveals a Brain Made for Smelling and Eyes Made for Daylight


Piecing together the crushed skull of a fossil bird that lived alongside the dinosaurs helped resear...
Published Planet's rarest birds at higher risk of extinction - Planet's Rarest Birds at Higher Risk of Extinction


A new study finds that bird species with extreme or uncommon combinations of traits face the highest...
Published Parental investment may have aided evolution of larger brains - Parental Investment May Have Aided Evolution of Larger Brains


A review of evidence from prior research provides new support for the possibility that the evolution...
Published Lost giants: New study reveals the abundance decline of African megafauna - Lost Giants: The Abundance Decline of African Megafauna



A groundbreaking new paper focuses on the size and abundance of living and fossil African large mamm...
Published Solar storms may leave gray whales 'blind' and stranded - Solar Storms May Leave Gray Whales 'Blind' and Stranded


A new study offers some of the first evidence that gray whales might depend on a magnetic sense to f...
Published Flexible tail of the prion protein poisons brain cells - Flexible Tail of the Prion Protein Poisons Brain Cells


Prion proteins are the infectious pathogens that cause Mad Cow Disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease...
Published Most lethal known species of prion protein identified - Most Lethal Known Species of Prion Protein Identified


Scientists have identified a single prion protein that causes neuronal death similar to that seen in...
Published Insect pollination key for rare Wyoming sagebrush species - Insect Pollination: A Key Factor for the Survival of Rare Wyoming Sagebrush Species


The Laramie chickensage is unusual among the hundreds of species of sagebrush, most of which are pri...