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Red pandas reveal an unexpected (artificial) sweet tooth

Researchers from the Monell Center report that the red panda is the first non-primate mammal to display a liking for the artificial sweetener aspartame. This unexpected affinity for an artificial sweetener may reflect structural ...

Biology / Other

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Tartan fit for a panda in Scotland

Two pandas gifted to Edinburgh zoo by China received the ultimate Scottish honour on Tuesday when a special tartan designed for them was unveiled.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

First images of newly discovered primate

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers working in Northern Myanmar have captured the first photographs of the recently discovered Myanmar snub-nosed monkey.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (13) | comments 4

Behind the scenes at hip and hard-charging YouTube, Google

Clearly, this isn't the typical American workplace. Just inside the sleek glass doors of YouTube's corporate headquarters is a rock climbing wall - "for Googlers only." Straight ahead, five guys in T-shirts and jeans cluster ...

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created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

AAN guideline: Plasma exchange effective in treating severe MS relapses, neuropathies

A new guideline from the American Academy of Neurology recommends using plasma exchange to treat people with severe relapses in multiple sclerosis (MS) and related diseases, as well as those with certain kinds of nerve disorders ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Flying frog among 353 new Himalayan species: WWF

Over 350 new species including the world's smallest deer, a "flying frog" and a 100 million-year old gecko have been discovered in the Eastern Himalayas, a biological treasure trove now threatened by climate ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (13) | comments 1

Do zoo programs help save endangered species?

Do zoos have serious programs to save endangered species, besides putting a few captives on display for everyone to see? (Kelly Traw, Seattle)

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 13, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0

'Deadly dozen' reports diseases worsened by climate change

Health experts from the Wildlife Conservation Society today released a report that lists 12 pathogens that could spread into new regions as a result of climate change, with potential impacts to both human and wildlife health ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 07, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Photos reveal Myanmar's large and small predators

Using remote camera traps to lift the veil on Myanmar's dense northern wild lands, researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society have painstakingly gathered a bank of valuable data on the country's populations ...

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created Sep 09, 2008 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (7) | comments 2

Why female deer like a stag to be a big noise in the forest

Impressive antlers may be the most eye-catching attribute of the male red deer, but it's the quality of a stag's mating call that attracts the female of the species, a new study from the University of Sussex, ...

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created Jun 06, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Rare soft-shell turtle, nesting ground found in Cambodia

One of the world’s largest and least studied freshwater turtles has been found in Cambodia’s Mekong River, raising hopes that the threatened species can be saved from extinction.

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created May 16, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 0


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