Prehistoric killing machine exposed
Judging by its massive, bone-crushing teeth, gigantic skull and powerful jaw, there is no doubt that the Anteosaurus, a premammalian…
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Cutting-edge analysis of prehistoric teeth sheds new light on the diets of lizards and snakes
New research has revealed that the diets of early lizards and snakes, which lived alongside dinosaurs around 100 million years…
New North Atlantic right whale health assessment review
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) along with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries have released the first broad scale…
Scientists map the brain of a nematode worm
Researchers have mapped the physical organization of the brain of a microscopic soil-living nematode worm called Caenorhabditis elegans, creating a new…
Chimpanzees and humans share overlapping territories
Chimpanzees and humans “overlap” in their use of forests and even villages, new research shows. Scientists used camera traps to…
Study sheds light on unique social character of forest elephants
A new study led by a San Diego Zoo Global scientist offers rare insights into the unique social character of…
DNA extracted from modern, ancient and fossil tropical shells
In Wonderland, Alice drank a potion to shrink herself. In nature, some animal species shrink to escape the attention of…
‘Jumping genes’ repeatedly form new genes over evolution
In the same way that Lego pieces can be arranged in new ways to build a variety of structures, genetic…
Increasingly fragmented tiger populations may require ‘genetic rescue’
Despite being one of the world’s most charismatic species, tigers face uncertain futures primarily due to habitat fragmentation, human-wildlife conflict…
Oil spill has long-term immunological effects in dolphins
A study published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry has found long-term impacts of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the northern Gulf of…