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Nice going, mom! Right whales break birth record (AP)

Nice going, mom! Right whales break birth record

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

(AP) -- Right whales have plenty to celebrate this Mother's Day - the sea moms gave birth to a record 39 calves this spring.


Rhinos at Ujung Kulon National Park in West Java province

New footage shows rare rhinos in Indonesia

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New infra-red footage released Thursday captures hitherto unseen images of elusive Javan rhinos, the most endangered mammal in the world with less than 60 individuals believed to remain alive.





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New Vaccines May Help Thwart E. coli O157:H7

New Vaccines May Help Thwart E. coli O157:H7

Biology / Other

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Immunizing calves with either of two forms of a vaccine newly developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists might reduce the spread of sometimes deadly Escherichia coli O157:H7 ...


Wolf recovery at crossroads in the Southwest (AP)

Wolf recovery at crossroads in the Southwest

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 06, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- A decade has passed since the federal government began releasing Mexican wolves into the wild in an effort to return the endangered animal to its historic range in the Southwest. It hasn't worked ...


Angina in the legs? Time to alert patients and physicians

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Edmonton researchers recommend that people over age 40 be screened for peripheral artery disease (PAD), which puts people at high risk for serious medical complications including heart disease, stroke, and possible lower ...


A giant sable antelope

Once feared extinct, Angolan sable wins new hope for survival

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

They are Angola's national symbol and the nickname for the country's football team -- yet fewer than 100 are believed still alive.


ISU researchers working to develop, market embryonic test for bovine genetics

Researchers working to develop, market embryonic test for bovine genetics

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Looking at the genetic makeup of cattle to determine their value is nothing new. An examination of a small sample of hair or blood can reveal if a calf has any genetic diseases that will lower ...


Carcasses of dead walruses spotted on Alaska coast

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- Up to 200 dead walruses have been spotted on the shore of Chukchi Sea on Alaska's northwest coast.


Dramatic biological responses to global warming in the Arctic

Dramatic biological responses to global warming in the Arctic

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (16) | comments 7

"The Arctic as we know it may soon be a thing of the past," says Eric Post, associate professor of biology at Penn State University. Post leads a large, international team that carried out ecosystem-wide ...


Study: Young Arctic muskoxen better at keeping warm than scientists thought

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study finds that young muskoxen conserve heat almost as well as adults, a finding that runs contrary to a longstanding assumption among scientists that young animals should be more vulnerable in extreme cold. The study, ...


Breeding their horns off -- a winner

Breeding their horns off -- a winner

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A team of scientists led by CSIRO's Dr Kishore Prayaga has been awarded a prestigious Australian Museum Eureka Prize for its work to develop a simple genetic test which has the potential to end the need to ...


Greater Yellowstone elk suffer worse nutrition and lower birth rates due to wolves

Greater Yellowstone elk suffer worse nutrition and lower birth rates due to wolves

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 15, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Wolves have caused elk in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem to change their behavior and foraging habits so much so that herds are having fewer calves, mainly due to changes in their nutrition, ...



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