More West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes in lower-income areas of Baltimore
In a new study published in the Journal of Medical Entomology, researchers at the University of Maryland (UMD) found higher rates…
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Robots could replace real therapy dogs
Robotic animals could be the ‘pawfect’ replacement for our real-life furry friends, a new study published today by the University…
Flightless bird species at risk of extinction
Bird species that have lost the ability to fly through evolution have become extinct more often than birds that have…
Remote Hawaiian island harbors last land snails of their kind
The island of Nihoa, a slice of jagged rock that juts out of the Pacific Ocean, is the sole refuge…
Spiders in space: Without gravity, light becomes key to orientation
Humans have taken spiders into space more than once to study the importance of gravity to their web-building. What originally…
Beavers may help amphibians threatened by climate change
The recovery of beavers may have beneficial consequences for amphibians because beaver dams can create the unique habitats that amphibians…
Satellite tag tracks activity levels of highly migratory species across the vast ocean
Scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science and Wildlife Computers, Inc. have announced…
Amphibian die-offs worsened malaria outbreaks in Central America
The global collapse of frogs and other amphibians due to the amphibian chytrid fungus exacerbated malaria outbreaks in Costa Rica…
Experimental vaccine for deadly tickborne virus effective in cynomolgus macaques
An experimental vaccine developed in Europe to prevent infection by Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) has protected cynomolgus macaques in…
False widow spiders bite can transmit harmful antibiotic-resistant bacteria
A team of zoologists and microbiologists from NUI Galway have published a new study showing that common house spiders carry…