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Not the black sheep of domestic animals

Mapping the ancestry of sheep over the past 11,000 years has revealed that our woolly friends are stars among domestic animals, boasting vast genetic diversity and substantial prospects for continued breeding to further boost ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

S.African rangers kill poachers in Kruger park

Authorities have killed two suspected poachers, arrested two others and found 11 rhino carcasses in the same area of South Africa's Kruger National Park in one week, a spokesman said Thursday.

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 7

New horned dinosaur announced nearly 100 years after discovery

A new species of horned dinosaur was announced today by an international team of scientists, nearly 100 years after the initial discovery of the fossil.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

French zoo steps up rhino surveillance against poachers

A French zoo has placed its white rhinos under video surveillance fearing poachers could kill them for their horns which can fetch hundreds of thousands of euros on the black market.

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

South Africa rhino poaching hits record: WWF

Rhino poaching in South Africa has hit a new record high, with 341 of the animals lost to poachers so far this year as black-market demand for rhino horn soars, wildlife group WWF said Thursday.

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Domed dinosaur king of the head butt (w/ video)

Llamas can't really manage it. Giraffes aren't very good at it and while big horn sheep and muskox excel at it, it turns out a small plant eating dinosaur – the pachycephalosaur Stegoceras validum – was probably even b ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jun 28, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Toxic toll of rat poison on birds revealed

Rats might not be everyone's cup of tea, but you might want to think twice about reaching for the rat poison next time you come across one. While rat poison is brilliant at killing rats, it also spells danger ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Newly discovered dinosaur likely father of Triceratops

Triceratops and Torosaurus have long been considered the kings of the horned dinosaurs. But a new discovery traces the giants' family tree further back in time, when a newly discovered species appears to ha ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jan 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Metamaterials approach makes better satellite antennas

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cheaper, lighter and more energy-efficient broadband devices on communications satellites may be possible using metamaterials to modify horn antennas, according to engineers from Penn State ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Scientists announce discovery of first horned dinosaur from South Korea

Scientists from South Korea, the United States and Japan analyzed fossil evidence found in South Korea and published research describing a new horned dinosaur. The newly identified genus, Koreaceratops hwaseongensis, lived ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Dec 06, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

S.Africa using GPS microchips to stop rhino poaching

South African rangers on Thursday announced a plan to implant GPS devices in the horns of rhinos in a new effort to combat rampant poaching.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 21, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New dinosaur species discovered on 'lost continent' (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two remarkable new species of horned dinosaurs have been found in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, southern Utah. The giant plant-eaters were inhabitants of the "lost continent" ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Sep 22, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (13) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

First horned dinosaur from Mexico

A new species of horned dinosaur unearthed in Mexico has larger horns that any other species - up to 4 feet long - and has given scientists fresh insights into the ancient history of western North America, ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 28, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Scientists announce new horned dinosaur

Michael J. Ryan, Ph.D., a scientist at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, has announced the discovery of a new horned dinosaur, Medusaceratops lokii. Approximately 20 feet long and weighing more than 2 ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 28, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Texan accused of disabling 100 cars over Internet

(AP) -- A man fired from a Texas auto dealership used an Internet service to remotely disable ignitions and set off car horns of more than 100 vehicles sold at his old workplace, police said Wednesday.

Technology / Other

created Mar 17, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 17