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New fossils of oldest American primate
(PhysOrg.com) -- Johns Hopkins researchers have identified the first ankle and toe bone fossils from the earliest North American true primate, which they say suggests that our earliest forerunners may have dwelled or moved ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 16, 2011 |
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A genetic barcode against forestry law-breaking
The massive overexploitation of Madagascar's tropical woods is endangering the island's unique flora and fauna. A project by ETH Zurich and Zurich Zoo aims to make the illegal wood trade more difficult through ...
Oct 17, 2011 |
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Earthquake prediction still stymies scientists
(AP) -- The East Coast earthquake left more than just residents unaccustomed to feeling the ground shake and sway in a daze. It also surprised some scientists who spend their careers trying to untangle the ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 05, 2011 |
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Researchers discover oldest evidence of nails in modern primates
From hot pink to traditional French and Lady Gaga's sophisticated designs, manicured nails have become the grammar of fashion.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 15, 2011 |
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Sir Richard's possible folly
Moving animals, like the ring-tailed lemur, from one continent to another to save the species hasn't been done often and typically isn’t successful.
Apr 25, 2011 |
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Age affects us all
Humans aren't the only ones who grow old gracefully, says a new study of primate aging patterns. For a long time it was thought that humans, with our relatively long life spans and access to modern medicine, ...
Mar 10, 2011 |
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Primates are more resilient than other animals to environmental ups and downs
What sets mankind's closest relatives -- monkeys, apes, and other primates -- apart from other animals? According to a new study, one answer is that primates are less susceptible to the seasonal ups and downs ...
Dec 01, 2010 |
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All viruses 'can be DNA stowaways'
(PhysOrg.com) -- 'Fossil viruses' preserved inside the DNA of mammals and insects suggest that all viruses, including relatives of HIV and Ebola, could potentially be ‘stowaways’ transmitted from ...
Nov 19, 2010 |
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Lemur play is on solid ground
Unless it leads to sex, adult male primates usually aren't very playful. Except if they’re Silky sifakas.
Oct 18, 2010 |
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Florida's Everglades put on world heritage endangered list
Florida's Everglades and Madagascar's tropical forest were added Friday to a list of imperiled world heritage sites by UNESCO officials who also registered lesser threats to Peru's Machu Picchu ruins and the ...
Jul 31, 2010 |
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