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Sierra Nevada red foxes are more common than once thought

At least half a dozen Sierra Nevada red foxes, a species once believed to have been nearly wiped out in the 1920s, roam the high country wilderness south of Yosemite, U.S. Forest Service biologists said Thursday.

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

VTT examined the first bottle of 170-year-old beer

Finnish research center VTT has examined one of five bottles of beer salvaged last summer by divers from the wreck of a ship that sank an estimated 170 years ago in the Aland Islands.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 5

Mitochondrial genome analysis revises view of the initial peopling of North America

The initial peopling of North America from Asia occurred approximately 15,000-18,000 years ago, however estimations of the genetic diversity of the first settlers have remained inaccurate. In a report published online today ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jun 28, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Rotator cuff tears: Are they all in the family?

People with relatives who have experienced rotator cuff tears are at increased risk of similar tendon tears themselves, according to a study published in the May 2009 issue of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 01, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Animals that seem identical may be completely different species

Animals that seem identical may belong to completely different species. This is the conclusion of researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, who have used DNA analyses to discover that one of our ...

Biology / Evolution

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (8) | comments 0