Animals

Sep 26, 2012 07:41 AM EDT

Vampire Squids Are Cleaners of Global Garbage

Vampire squids, which are popularly known as squid from Hell for their features, are creatures that dispose garbage in the ocean, reveals a new study.

Sep 26, 2012 07:40 AM EDT

Asiatic Cheetahs Turn to Domestic Livestock as Forest Prey Decline

Asiatic cheetahs have turned to feed on domestic livestock in habitats where there are less prey, reveals a new study.

Sep 25, 2012 07:33 AM EDT

Human Brain Grows Faster and Longer than Chimps in Womb

Chimpanzees are the humans’ closest living relatives sharing almost similar DNA, but still there are differences between the two primates even in reference to the size of their brain.

Sep 25, 2012 07:30 AM EDT

Honey! Red Wine is Good for Bees Too

Honey bees showed remarkable decrease in food consumption and increase in their lifespan.

Sep 23, 2012 02:37 PM EDT

Pain-Proof Naked Mole Rats May Give Clues to Alleviating Human Pain

Naked mole rats are accustomed to acidic environments that even humans cannot tolerate, reveals a new study by the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Sep 21, 2012 09:05 AM EDT

Spotting the Stripes: Genetic Mutation Gives Stripes to King Cheetahs

Researchers have finally found what causes the rare stripes in some cheetahs found only in sub-Saharan Africa.

Sep 20, 2012 10:17 AM EDT

Oysters Have Genes to Help in Adapting to Stress in Harsh Environment

Scientists have disclosed the complete genome of oyster, shedding light on their shell formation and stress response.

Sep 17, 2012 08:19 AM EDT

New Outdoor Mosquito with Malaria Parasite Found in Kenya

Researchers have discovered a new species of mosquito in Africa that could pose a major threat to the battle against malaria.

Sep 14, 2012 09:57 AM EDT

Four Species of Bats with New Calling Cards Discovered in Africa

Four new species of horse bats that have different echolocation frequencies have been discovered in Africa.

Sep 14, 2012 09:57 AM EDT

Baboons' Social Status Dictates Food Source

Baboons consider social factors just like humans before taking foraging decisions, finds a new study.

Sep 14, 2012 09:48 AM EDT

Invasive Snake's Appetite Increases Spider Population in Guam

A new study suggests that spider population has increased in jungles of Guam in the western Pacific Ocean, thanks to the invasive brown tree snakes.

Sep 13, 2012 08:29 AM EDT

New African Monkey Species Identified, Needs Protection from Hunters

Researchers have identified a new monkey species in the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa

Sep 13, 2012 08:29 AM EDT

Fears of Wipeout: Genetic Test Sought to Count Pure-Bred Scottish Wildcats

Pure-bred Scottish wildcats could be on the verge of extinction, finds a new study by the Scottish Wildcat Association.

Sep 12, 2012 07:56 AM EDT

Jurassic Park in the Making: Woolly Mammoth Could be Recreated from Cells Found in Siberia

Scientists have discovered small fragments of a woolly mammoth well-preserved and frozen in Siberia that could possibly contain living cells, raising hopes that the extinct animal might be cloned.