Search results for Giraffes

Plants & Animals Jan 22, 2024

'Lonely' giraffe in Mexico begins long journey to new home

A "lonely" giraffe living in harsh conditions in northern Mexico is heading to a safari park to begin a new life after a campaign by animal rights activists.

Plants & Animals Jan 22, 2024

Whale calves found stealing milk from other mothers

Research from The University of Western Australia has found some southern right whale calves are little "milk thieves."

Plants & Animals Jan 5, 2024

Carnivorous plant traps help scientists explain the evolution of complex 'composite' traits

An international team of researchers led by Dr. Ulrike Bauer from the University of Bristol investigated two tropical pitcher plant species separated by 4,000 km of open ocean: The Slender Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes gracilis) ...

Earth Sciences Dec 16, 2023

The Sahara Desert used to be a green savannah: Research explains why

Algeria's Tassili N'Ajjer plateau is Africa's largest national park. Among its vast sandstone formations is perhaps the world's largest art museum. Over 15,000 etchings and paintings are exhibited there, some as much as 11,000 ...

Evolution Nov 27, 2023

Using the principles of evolution to defeat cancer

November 24 marked 164 years since the publication of Charles Darwin's revolutionary "On the Origin of Species," one of the most influential scientific books ever written. In acknowledgement, 24 November is known as "Evolution ...

Plants & Animals Nov 14, 2023

Hidden or extinct? Genome analysis of 120-year-old torpedo ray specimen confirms species status

There are always little treasures to be found in museum collections—that's what makes them so valuable for research. With todays methods of analysis, new, detailed findings can be elicited from archives that are often centuries ...

Plants & Animals Nov 6, 2023

First interactive enrichment system for giraffes prototyped in Scottish zoo

Academics and zookeepers in Scotland have teamed up to tackle a tall order: designing the world's first interactive enrichment system for giraffes.

Astronomy Oct 23, 2023

LIGO surpasses the quantum limit

In 2015, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), made history when it made the first direct detection of gravitational waves—ripples in space and time—produced by a pair of colliding black holes.

Plants & Animals Oct 11, 2023

Study shows the best way to save giraffes is to support wildlife law enforcement and end poaching

Iconic animals such as giraffes can be flagship species for conservation because of their charisma and popularity among the public. A new study explored the various threats to giraffe populations, and how specific human actions ...

Evolution Oct 9, 2023

Darwin or Kimura? Natural selection or pure chance? New literature review aims to clarify a heated debate

Some of nature's mysteries have kept scientists busy for decades—for example, the processes that drive evolution. The question of whether certain differences between and within species are caused by natural selection or by ...

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