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Scientists reveal family tree of 'super-sized lions'

(PhysOrg.com) -- The giant cats that roamed the British Isles, as well as Europe and North America, as recently as 13,000 years ago were lions rather than giant jaguars or tigers, a team led by Oxford University ...

Biology / Evolution

created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0

New study traces the evolutionary history of what mammals eat

The feeding habits of mammals haven't always been what they are today, particularly for omnivores, finds a new study.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Apple brings iPad features to the Mac

Apple released a preview version of its new Macintosh operating system on Thursday, bringing some features of the iPad to the personal computer.

Technology / Software

created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (7) | comments 3

Interpol campaign to protect threatened tiger

Interpol on Wednesday launched a new campaign to coordinate the global fight against tiger poaching, warning that failure to protect the endangered cats would have economic and social repercussions.

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

WCS confirms the return of the Persian leopard In Afghanistan's central highlands

Recent camera trap images from the rocky terrain of Afghanistan's central highlands have revealed a surprise: a Persian leopard, an apex predator long thought to have disappeared from the region, according ...

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research into possible Woodchester wild cat finds no cat DNA on deer

Extensive DNA tests by experts at the University of Warwick on two deer carcasses found in Gloucestershire have not found any indication of a big cat presence.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Critically endangered Amur leopards captured on video

Recent video footage from a survey on a group of critically endangered Amur leopards in the Russian Far East has yielded unexpectedly positive results, giving evidence that some wild groups of the big cat ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0