'Mean girl' meerkats can make twice as much testosterone as males
Testosterone. It's often lauded as the hormone that makes males bigger, bolder, stronger.
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Google gets more time to answer EU charges: official
EU anti-trust authorities have granted US tech giant Google a few extra weeks to answer charges that it has abused its market dominance, an EU official told AFP on Friday.
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Sep 23, 2016
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Bison decapitated, three missing from Spanish reserve
Spanish police were on Tuesday investigating the decapitation of a European bison and the disappearance of three others from a nature reserve which was set to start a breeding programme for the species.
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Sep 20, 2016
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Overcrowding forces pheasants to cooperate in Hawaii
"Survival of the fittest" usually means that animals put their own needs first, but occasionally it pays to work together. A new study in The Auk: Ornithological Advances describes an unusual example of cooperative breeding ...
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Sep 7, 2016
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Fish camouflage sends mixed messages to aggro males
Colour-changing fish have only one skin, but they use it to communicate social status, attract mates, avoid predators and more. So what happens when those functions collide?
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Aug 15, 2016
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Sniffing out the enemy—scent may be stoats' Achilles heel
Odour could be the next weapon in the arsenal against some of New Zealand's worst predators including the stoat, the major killer of young kiwi chicks in New Zealand's native forests.
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Aug 1, 2016
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First evidence of ocean acidification's impact on reproductive behavior in wild fish
Ocean acidification could have a major impact on the reproductive behaviour of fish living in affected waters, a new study shows.
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Jul 26, 2016
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Samsung hits back at China's Huawei with patent suit
South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Friday it had filed a patent infringement suit in China against Huawei, adding fuel to a growing legal battle between the rival smartphone makers.
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Jul 22, 2016
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EU files fresh anti-trust charges against Google
The European Union filed new anti-trust charges against Google on Thursday, piling pressure on the US tech giant over the alleged abuse of its market dominance.
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Jul 14, 2016
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Female meerkats compete to outgrow their sisters
Meerkats live in groups of up to 50 individuals, yet a single dominant pair will almost completely monopolise reproduction, while subordinates help to raise offspring through feeding and babysitting. Since only a small minority ...
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