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Nice going, mom! Right whales break birth record
May 09, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Right whales have plenty to celebrate this Mother's Day - the sea moms gave birth to a record 39 calves this spring.
New footage shows rare rhinos in Indonesia
Mar 05, 2009 |
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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
Dec 18, 2009 |
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(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
Dec 06, 2009 |
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(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
Oct 26, 2009 |
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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 ...
Once feared extinct, Angolan sable wins new hope for survival
Sep 22, 2009 |
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They are Angola's national symbol and the nickname for the country's football team -- yet fewer than 100 are believed still alive.
Researchers working to develop, market embryonic test for bovine genetics
Sep 17, 2009 |
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(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
Sep 17, 2009 |
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(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
Sep 10, 2009 |
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"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
Aug 20, 2009 |
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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
Aug 19, 2009 |
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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
Jul 15, 2009 |
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(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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