News tagged with hippo
Getting a leg up on whale and dolphin evolution
Sep 24, 2009 |
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When the ancestors of living cetaceans—whales, dolphins and porpoises—first dipped their toes into water, a series of evolutionary changes were sparked that ultimately nestled these swimming mammals into the ...
Kenya's hippos hard hit by drought
Aug 30, 2009 |
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Kenya's persistent and bruising drought is having a serious impact on the country's wildlife, one of its main tourist attractions, obliging the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) to feed hippos to keep them alive.
Hippo's island life helps explain dwarf hobbit (w/Video)
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 07, 2009 |
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Ancient Madagascan hippos have shed light on the origins of the small brain of the 1-metre-tall human, known as the hobbit, scientists at the Natural History Museum report in the journal Nature today.
New molecular insight into vertebrate brain development
Nov 17, 2008 |
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In the December 1st issue of G&D, Dr. Fred H. Gage (The Salk Institute for Biological Studies) and colleagues reveal a role for the Hippo signaling pathway in the regulation of vertebrate neural development, identifying new fa ...
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Mummified dinosaur skin yields up new secrets
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jul 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from The University of Manchester have identified preserved organic molecules in the skin of a dinosaur that died around 66-million years ago.
53 million-year-old high Arctic mammals wintered in darkness
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Ancestors of tapirs and ancient cousins of rhinos living above the Arctic Circle 53 million years ago endured six months of darkness each year in a far milder climate than today that featured ...
Hippo ancestry disputed: Researchers rebut family tree involving hippos, whales and pigs
Mar 18, 2009 |
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Hippos spend lots of time in the water and now it turns out (or researchers argue), they are the closest living relative to whales. It also turns out, the two are swimming in a bit of controversy.
Scientists take off on historic mission to measure greenhouse gases that have an impact on climate
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 07, 2009 |
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HIAPER, one of the nation's most advanced research aircraft, is scheduled to embark on an historic mission spanning the globe from the Arctic to the Antarctic.
Stone Age Graveyard reveals Lifestyles of a 'Green Sahara': Two Successive Cultures Thrived Lakeside
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Aug 14, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The largest Stone Age graveyard found in the Sahara, which provides an unparalleled record of life when the region was green, has been discovered in Niger by National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence ...
Controlling for size may also prevent cancer
Sep 20, 2007 |
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Scientists at Johns Hopkins recently discovered that a chemical chain reaction that controls organ size in animals ranging from insects to humans could mean the difference between normal growth and cancer. The study, published ...
Massive herds of animals found to still exist in Southern Sudan
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Jun 12, 2007 |
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Aerial surveys by the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society confirm the existence of more than 1.2 million white-eared kob, tiang antelope and Mongalla gazelle in Southern Sudan, where wildlife was thought to have ...
A switch between life and death
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Aug 28, 2006 |
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Cells in an embryo divide at an amazing rate to build a whole body, but this growth needs to be controlled. Otherwise the result may be defects in embryonic development or cancer in adults. Controlling growth requires that ...
DR Congo hippos face extinction
Sep 13, 2005 |
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Hippopotamuses living in the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo reportedly are facing extinction.
Scientists find missing link between the whale and its closest relative, the hippo
Jan 25, 2005 |
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For those not yet convinced that hippos and whales are first cousins, a UC Berkeley researcher has the definitive proof. A group of four-footed mammals that flourished worldwide for 40 million years and the ...
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