Hot weather can be dangerous to our canine friends. Humans can sweat all over our body, but dogs can only sweat on their paw pads, which is not much use when it comes to shedding body heat.
Veterinary medicine
Dec 28, 2021
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Transparent wing patches may do more than allow butterflies and moths to hide—they may also warn predators to leave them alone, suggests a study published today in eLife.
Plants & Animals
Dec 21, 2021
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Ruby-throated hummingbirds use the same energy-conserving strategy to survive overnight fasts and build the fat stores they need to fuel long migrations, shows a study published in eLife.
Plants & Animals
Dec 14, 2021
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The evolutionary origin of endothermy (the ability to maintain a warm body and higher energy levels than reptiles), currently believed to have originated separately in birds and mammals, could have occurred nearly 300 million ...
Evolution
Dec 13, 2021
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An international group of researchers have found evidence of tropical frogs adapting to warming temperatures, but warn that human-induced climate change still poses a huge threat to species' survival.
Plants & Animals
Dec 8, 2021
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The SpaceX carrier rocket lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, U.S. early on Thursday morning, Central European Time. The 'Cosmic Kiss' mission's four crew members will travel to the International Space ...
Space Exploration
Nov 11, 2021
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Today, Americans have access to what feels like an endless amount of workout routines, huge gyms, and even high-end home workout equipment like the Peloton. Despite all that, new research estimates that the average American ...
Evolution
Oct 26, 2021
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The documented habitat boundaries of the loggerhead, Kemp's ridley and green turtles are questioned by a new study suggesting that stranded turtles rescued from European French Atlantic and Channel waters could be visiting ...
Ecology
Oct 26, 2021
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Researchers at the University of Toronto and Ohio Wesleyan University are collaborating in a quest to find out how lizards can adapt to the world's changing climate.
Ecology
Oct 22, 2021
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Rescue teams saved two stranded whales along the Atlantic coast of Argentina Tuesday, the World Marine Foundation said.
Ecology
Oct 6, 2021
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