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Southern Ocean humpbacks sing different tunes

Southern Ocean humpbacks sing different tunes


Scientists have found that humpback whales on both sides of the southern Indian Ocean sing different...
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Pythons apparently wiping out Everglades mammals

Pythons apparently wiping out Everglades mammals


Scientists fear the pythons could disrupt the food chain and upset the Everglades` environmental bal...
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Dolphins are multilingual!

Dolphins are multilingual!


Dolphins are multilingual -- at least in their sleep, scientists have found.
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Climate change led to waves of mammal evolution

Climate change led to waves of mammal evolution


Six distinct, consecutive waves of mammal species diversity, or “evolutionary faunas” in the last 65...
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Seals have incredible navigation skills

Seals have incredible navigation skills


Seals are capable of finding their way back to the exact spot where they were born even after spendi...
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Humans, climate change `killed Ice Age mammals`

Humans, climate change `killed Ice Age mammals`


Both humans and climate change were responsible for the mass extinction of iconic Ice Age mammals 50...
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Loch Ness monster might actually exist

Loch Ness monster might actually exist


This large mammal was most recently sighted in Pennsylvania in 2007, but a park-keeper dismissed it ...
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Has Earth`s sixth mass extinction already arrived?

Has Earth`s sixth mass extinction already arrived?


Biologists estimate that within the past 500 mn years, at least 80 mammal species have gone extinct.
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How the brain learns from mistakes

How the brain learns from mistakes


Scientists have identified a protein that plays a major role in forming the right kind of connection...
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Why are female squirrels promiscuous?

Why are female squirrels promiscuous?


Rampant promiscuity among female squirrels in the mammal world is linked to how many males are knock...
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Pheromones only a figment of imagination

Pheromones only a figment of imagination


Pheromones are just a figment of imagination, not hidden key to attracting the opposite sex.
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Dinosaurs` exit paved way for mammals to grow

Dinosaurs` exit paved way for mammals to grow


Extinction of dinosaurs 65 million years ago paved the way for mammals to grow a thousand times bigg...
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Dinosaur die-off cleared way for gigantic mammals

Dinosaur die-off cleared way for gigantic mammals


New research shows the great dinosaur die-off made way for mammals to explode in size.
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`Glowing` plant cells that could control cell growth

`Glowing` plant cells that could control cell growth


Researchers genetically inserted proteins from plants into mammalian cells, resulting in a novel ``o...
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A fifth of world`s life at extinction risk

A fifth of world`s life at extinction risk


A fifth of world`s mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fishes are in imminent danger of going e...
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Scientists create first mammalian gene interaction map

Scientists create first mammalian gene interaction map


UCLA researchers have, for the first time, created the first mammalian gene interaction map.
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Whales closer to us than thought, say scientists

Whales closer to us than thought, say scientists


Marine mammals are smarter than thought and share several attributes of humans, scientists say.
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Climate change, mountain building behind mammal diversity patterns

Climate change, mountain building behind mammal diversity patterns


A new study suggests patterns of mammal diversity caused by biodiversity gradients arise from intera...
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Is another mass extinction of mammals on the way?

Is another mass extinction of mammals on the way?


Thanks to global warming and ecological degradation, the 6th mass extinction is already on way, equa...
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Evolution of ear

Evolution of ear


A new species of mammal that lived 123 mn yrs ago has been discovered.
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Scientists find mammal that lived 123 mn yrs ago in China

Scientists find mammal that lived 123 mn yrs ago in China


An international team of paleontologists has discovered a new species of mammal that lived 123 milli...
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One in six Mediterranean mammals face extinction

One in six Mediterranean mammals face extinction


One in six Mediterranean mammals is threatened with extinction at the regional level, mainly due to ...
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