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Published Rodent extinctions in Hispaniola may have been caused by humans - Rodent Extinctions in Hispaniola May Have Been Caused by Humans
(via sciencedaily.com) Hispaniola once had among the highest diversity of rodents in the Caribbean. Today, only one rodent...
Published Turtles and crocodiles with unique characteristics are more likely to go extinct - Turtles and Crocodiles with Unique Characteristics are More Likely to Go Extinct
(via sciencedaily.com) New study demonstrates that the most endangered turtles and crocodile species are those that have ev...
Published Different cell types in the brain are affected by tick infection - Different Cell Types in the Brain are Affected by Tick Infection
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The dreaded tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus infects different types of brain cells in different...
Published Where do our limbs come from? - Where Do Our Limbs Come From?
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scientists have uncovered new clues about the origin of paired appendages -- a major evolutionary st...
Published Why crocodiles have changed so little since the age of the dinosaurs - Why Crocodiles Have Remained Unchanged Since the Age of Dinosaurs
(via sciencedaily.com) New research explains how a 'stop-start' pattern of evolution, governed by environmental change, cou...
Published Climate change played key role in dinosaur success story - Climate Change Played a Key Role in the Dinosaur Success Story
(via sciencedaily.com) Climate change, rather than competition, played a key role in the ascendancy of dinosaurs through th...
Published X-ray analysis sheds new light on prehistoric predator's last meal - X-Ray Analysis Reveals Prehistoric Predator's Last Meal
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source We now know more about the diet of a prehistoric creature that grew up to two and a half meters long...
Published Cryptic sense of orientation of bats localized: the sixth sense of mammals lies in the eye - Cryptic Sense of Orientation of Bats Localized: The Sixth Sense of Mammals Lies in the Eye
(via sciencedaily.com) Mammals see with their eyes, hear with their ears and smell with their nose. But which sense or orga...
Published Urban lizards share genomic markers not found in forest-dwellers - Urban Lizards Share Genomic Markers Not Found in Forest-Dwellers
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Lizards living in different cities have parallel genomic markers when compared to neighboring forest...
Published UK's Overseas Territories at ongoing risk from wide range of invasive species - UK's Overseas Territories at Ongoing Risk from Wide Range of Invasive Species
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study has for the first time predicted which invasive species could pose a future threat to th...
Published Ancient superpredator got big by front-loading its growth in its youth - Ancient Superpredator Got Big by Front-Loading Its Growth in Its Youth
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Whatcheeria, a six-foot-long salamander-like creature that lived 340 million years ago, was the T. r...
Published Mercury helps to detail Earth's most massive extinction event - Mercury Helps to Detail Earth's Most Massive Extinction Event
(via sciencedaily.com) Scientists are working to understand the cause and how the events of the LPME unfolded by focusing o...
Published Who are the first ancestors of present-day fish? - Who Were the First Ancestors of Present-Day Fish?
(via sciencedaily.com) What is the origin of the ancestors of present-day fish? What species evolved from them? A 50-year-o...
Published New insights on bacteria that causes food poisoning - New Insights on Bacteria That Causes Food Poisoning
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A joint research group has clarified how pathogenic genes in some Providencia spp., which have gaine...
Published What crocodile DNA reveals about the Ice Age - What Crocodile DNA Reveals About the Ice Age
(via sciencedaily.com) What drives crocodile evolution? Is climate a major factor or changes in sea levels? Determined to f...
Published Brain circuits for locomotion evolved long before appendages and skeletons - Brain Circuits for Locomotion Evolved Long Before Appendages and Skeletons
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scientists found parallels between the neural circuitry that guides locomotion in sea slugs and in m...
Published Do warmer temperatures make turtles better mothers? - Do Warmer Temperatures Make Turtles Better Mothers?
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Warmer temperatures are known to make more turtle eggs become female hatchlings, but new research sh...
Published Which animals can best withstand climate change? - Which Animals Can Best Withstand Climate Change?
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study investigates how different mammals react to climate change. Animals that live for a long...
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
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Studying mass extinction events from the past can build our understanding of how ecosystems and the...
Published The last day of the dinosaurs - The Last Day of the Dinosaurs: A Catastrophic Event That Changed the World
(via sciencedaily.com) The asteroid which killed nearly all of the dinosaurs struck Earth during springtime. This conclusio...