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January 16, 2016

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January 16, 2016

Rooting out Doping in Racehorses

Jan. 13, 2016 — Doping in the horseracing industry has spurred regulations banning performance-enhancing drugs, as well as calls for an anti-doping agency in the US. But as in human sports, testing for certain kinds ... read more

Jan. 11, 2016 — Along the West Coast, ocean acidification and hypoxia combine with other factors, such as rising ocean temperatures, to create serious challenges for marine life, a new study ... read more

Mothers' Appetites Can Keep Size of Wild Animal Groups in Check

Jan. 11, 2016 — The eating habits of mothers may be key to keeping wild animal populations steady, a study suggests. The discovery shows that the food intake of mothers -- which impacts on the appetite of their ... read more

Jan. 11, 2016 — The puff adder, Bitis Arietans, one of Africa's most abundant and venomous snake species has long been known to be a master of camouflage, but research has shown that it is the first land animal ... read more

Jan. 11, 2016 — Backyard chickens may live a sweeter life than chickens on commercial poultry farms, but roaming green grass and scratching real dirt exposes these birds to a different suite of parasites than those ... read more

Jan. 11, 2016 — The coffee berry borer is a plague that affects coffee crops, it has a detoxification system based on microbial communities, therefore, is able to perform its life cycle in this plant, exposed to ... read more

Anglers' Gear, Cooperation Affect Coral Reef Fisheries

Jan. 8, 2016 — Scientists studying a Caribbean fishing village are shedding new light on the social and ecological factors pressuring coral reef fisheries around the ... read more

The Status Quo on Europe's Mussels

Jan. 8, 2016 — Mussels are the natural treatment plants of bodies of water and, therefore, just as important as bees. Unfortunately, they are equally threatened: most of the world's mussel stocks are in ... read more

Flexible Gene Expression May Regulate Social Status in Male Fish

Jan. 8, 2016 — Scientists show how the selective expression of genes through epigenetics can regulate the social status of African cichlid fish. The work sheds light on how our genetic code might affect social ... read more

Jan. 7, 2016 — Advocates of huge hydroelectric dam projects on the Amazon, Congo, and Mekong river basins often overestimate economic benefits and underestimate far-reaching effects on biodiversity, according to a ... read more

Jan. 7, 2016 — Researchers have identified a change in gene expression between humans and primates that may have helped give us this edge when it comes to walking upright. And they did it by studying a tiny fish ... read more

New NDV-H5NX Avian Influenza Vaccine Has Potential for Mass Vaccination of Poultry

Jan. 7, 2016 — In the course of three months, researchers were able to develop and test a new vaccine that protects chickens and other poultry from multiple strains of avian influenza found in the U.S., including ... read more

Jan. 7, 2016 — Miniature glasses have proved that mantises use 3-D vision, providing a new model to improve visual perception in robots. 3D vision in mantises was originally shown in the 1980s but this work used ... read more

Jan. 7, 2016 — Oceanographers consider whether Adelie penguins and gentoo penguins -- newcomers to the Palmer Station region over the last two decades -- may be competing for the same food resources and whether ... read more

Jan. 7, 2016 — Dinosaurs engaged in mating behavior similar to modern birds, leaving the fossil evidence behind in 100 million year old rocks, according to new research. Ancient fossilized scrapes recently ... read more

Jan. 7, 2016 — Dolphins played an important part in the diet of inhabitants of Panama's Pedro Gonzalez Island 6000 years ago. But did they hunt dolphins from dugout canoes, or use another technique to capture ... read more

Jan. 6, 2016 — Most forensic entomology investigations generally focus on insects such as blow flies or beetles. However, the authors of a new paper have shown that tiny mites can reveal information as ... read more

Killer Whales Feast on Salmon in Summer

Jan. 6, 2016 — Salmon are the primary summer food source for an endangered population of killer whales in the Pacific Northwest, according to an analysis of fish DNA in killer whale ... read more

Jan. 6, 2016 — Radiocarbon dating of atomic bomb fallout found in sea turtle shells can be used to reliably estimate the ages, growth rates and reproductive maturity of sea turtle populations in the wild, according ... read more

Fish-Flavored Cat Food Could Contribute to Feline Hyperthyroidism, Study Suggests

Jan. 6, 2016 — Over the past three decades, the number of cats diagnosed with hyperthyroidism has increased. According to research reports, many factors such as exposure to flame retardants could be responsible, ... read more

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