New research from the University of Oxford, Yellowstone National Park, and Penn State, published today in the journal Science, may have finally solved why wolves change color across the North American continent.
Plants & Animals
Oct 20, 2022
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Scientific study of human evolution historically reassured us of a comforting order to things. It has painted humans as as cleverer, more intellectual and caring than our ancestral predecessors.
Evolution
Sep 22, 2022
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South America has more canid species than any place on Earth, and a surprising new UCLA-led genomic analysis shows that all these doglike animals evolved from a single species that entered the continent just 3.5 million to ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 19, 2022
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Kangaroos can be dangerous. This week a 77-year-old man tragically died in Western Australia after an attack by a kangaroo, which was reported to be his pet. He is believed to be the first person killed in a kangaroo attack ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 14, 2022
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With a long history of coevolution and coadaptation with humans, dogs have developed exquisite and complex heterospecific social and cognitive capabilities. Thus, the domestic dog offers a unique opportunity to understand ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 13, 2022
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Two mutations in the melanocortin 2 receptor gene—which is involved in the production of the stress hormone cortisol—may have played a role in the domestication of dogs by allowing them to develop social cognitive skills ...
Evolution
Jun 9, 2022
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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources confirmed in a news release on May 13 that several fox kits were infected with the currently circulating H5N1 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
Ecology
May 16, 2022
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Many people know modern dogs evolved from the gray wolf. But did you know most of the more than 340 modern dog breeds we have today only emerged within the past 200 years?
Evolution
Apr 25, 2022
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Dingoes might look like regular mutts, but in fact they're genetically in between wolves and dogs, according to a new study published Friday in Science Advances.
Plants & Animals
Apr 22, 2022
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Despite the good care, a shelter can be a stressful environment for dogs. Researchers at Utrecht University investigated if the amount of the hormone cortisol in hair indicates the levels of stress that dogs experience before, ...
Veterinary medicine
Apr 21, 2022
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