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Researcher produces, ships only H1N1 vaccine available for swine

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The only swine vaccine available for the H1N1 virus has been sent to vaccinate a swine herd infected with the virus. The vaccination marks the first time vaccine has been sent to a swine herd diagnosed with the pandemic flu.


Fallow deer become hoarse in the hunt for a mate

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 19, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Fallow deer become hoarse when trying to attract a mate, according to scientists from Queen Mary, University of London.


A rare albino buffalo

First albino buffalo spotted in Kenyan park

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Rangers in Kenya's Hellsgate National Park have spotted an albino buffalo, the first of its kind ever recorded in the wildlife rich country, park officials said Friday.


Study of disease risk suggests ways to avoid slaughter of Yellowstone bison

Biology /

created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Last winter, government agencies killed one third of Yellowstone National Park's bison herd due to concerns about the possible spread of a livestock disease to cattle that graze in areas around the park. Such drastic measures ...


New research shows how horses recognise their neighbours

New research shows how horses recognise their neighbours

Biology /

created Dec 16, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study into how horses recognise members of the same herd suggests that it's not just humans who use complex memory processes to identify each other.


Finding a meteorite's final resting place

Finding a meteorite's final resting place

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 27, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (9) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Alberta researcher Chris Herd doesn't want people craning their necks, worrying about giant rocks falling from space. But he's unleashed new technology that could prove meteorite ...