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Scientists say that technology will soon advance to the point where it will be possible to grow meat inside labs, without the need for the actual living things that wear it for some time before being killed for it. Even now, it is possible to grow tiny nuggets of meat inside special laboratories around the world, but... |
19 November 2009
15:21 GMT |
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Metacognition, a mental process defined in essence as “thoughts about thoughts,” is something that experts have believed for a long time to be uniquely human. However, as it happens, new studies come to argue this established knowledge, and propose that other animals have it as well. University at Buffalo... |
16 September 2009
05:02 GMT |
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In most animal species in the world, the differences between members can be quite significant, which is to say that they lack consistency. However, in humans, that is not the case. Of course, exceptions to the rule exist, but, on average, we have the same general size, a fact that scientists have not yet been able to... |
2 September 2009
02:43 GMT |
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Researchers from the University of California in Davis (UCD) said as far back as 1951 that the use of powerful antibiotics as growth-promoting hormones in livestock meant for human consumption increased the incidence of antibiotic-resistant coliform bacteria, which could pose a very real threat to us. They gave the s... |
17 June 2009
05:14 GMT |
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Despite the fact that the Arctic regions have passed through numerous changes over the millennia, one thing has remained the same – the fact that they are left in darkness for six months each year. One would be inclined to think that this would not allow for the development of a large number of species there, b... |
8 June 2009
02:45 GMT |
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While for most people helping one another is just the right thing to do, when biologists observe this type of behavior in animal groups, they don't know what to make of it. According to the theory of evolution, all animals should be selfish, bent on satisfying their own selfish desires, and also in a constant st... |
28 May 2009
04:26 GMT |
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Since the beginning of time, people have been fascinated with the fact that animals living in large herds, troops, or packs showed obvious signs of intelligence. When science evolved, experts hypothesized that it was the very trait of living together as a society (sociality) that triggered such massive improvements i... |
26 May 2009
09:12 GMT |
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Tucuxi dolphins have been thus far looked at as being rather peaceful animals that have never demonstrated until now infanticide tendencies. Behaviors of this nature are seldom observed in animals such as dolphins or whales, with only two instances of infanticide beings registered over the years in bottlenose dolphin... |
18 May 2009
10:58 GMT |
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We aren't living in a perfect world, as it is host to a wide variety of cruelty acts. PETA, or People for Ethical Treatment of Animals, have fought for quite some time against cruelty to animals and have shown on numerous occasions that they aren't afraid to take on video games, for better or for worse. We... |
8 April 2009
15:01 GMT |
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Studies on the origin of life on Earth seem to point to the fact that the first complex creatures developed around the Equator, hundreds of millions of years ago. As they evolved, their range expanded, and migrations eventually led the animals to all corners of the world. And while they adapted to cooler temperatures... |
3 April 2009
04:33 GMT |
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Naturalists have known for a long time that different types of environments play a crucial part in the development of new species, as well as in the extinction of new ones. However, thus far, no one has been able to prove the contrary. Following a rigorous series of scientific experiments, experts from the University... |
2 April 2009
10:50 GMT |
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For more than a century, zoo keepers around the world have believed that growing animals in captivity implies nothing more than feeding them well and preventing them from exercising, so as not to injure themselves. Now, a growing number of animal experts and zoological garden owners feel that “animal enrichment... |
23 March 2009
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Thus far, scientists and naturalists have known that female birds are the most picky living things when it comes to their mates, but have never suspected that the same behavior could be found in mammals as well. But recent investigations into the matter seem to yield very interesting conclusions, in that it actually ... |
18 March 2009
10:35 GMT |
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Although recent scientific studies have shown that wildlife in the contamination zone around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant has been recovering, the latest research in the field demonstrates the exact opposite. The paper reveals that the animal populations in the 30-kilometer (18-mile) exclusion zone around the ex... |
18 March 2009
07:55 GMT |
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Studying the secrets of wildlife has been one of the most dangerous tasks for scientists, and has gotten increasingly dangerous with the appearance of television channels dedicated to animals and nature. In addition to show hosts who just want their ratings to go up, real scientists, conducting thorough experiments o... |
10 March 2009
10:54 GMT |
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Over the next year or so, countless volunteers and scientists across the US will take their research outdoors, as part of a massive campaign of assessing the real influence that global warming and climate change have on the way seasonal plants grow and multiply. These measurements will have an increased significance ... |
5 March 2009
06:00 GMT |
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MoGeneration has announced Moo Shake, an animal-based puzzle game for iPhone and iPod touch. Kids from three to ten can enjoy an educational and interactive title that takes book matching into the 21st century, adding sound, movement, and the element of competition. MoGeneration contracted an award winning children&r... |
30 December 2008
03:44 GMT |
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One of the most iconic chimpanzee figures in the world, Gregoire lived some 40 years of his life caged in solitary confinement at the Brazzaville zoo, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He was rescued from the poorly-run zoo some 11 years ago and lived the remainder of his life at the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee R... |
28 December 2008
09:38 GMT |
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American black bears that live next to urban sprawls are more prone to dying younger and more violently than those living in wild areas, where human-bear contact is limited. Also, their cubs mortality rate is several times higher than in the wild, due to common accidents, such as car collisions. A team of resear... |
1 October 2008
09:09 GMT |
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