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Scientists have discovered novel viruses in Galápagos giant tortoises similar to this one seen in a press release photo. (Juan Manuel García, Charles Darwin Foundation/Zenger)

Four New Viruses Discovered In Galapagos Tortoises After COVID-Style Tests

January 5, 2022 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

Viruses found only on islands inhabited by people after tests on 454 animals.
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Weddell seals were fitted with sensors that transmitted data on the depth, conductivity and temperature of the water in the Antarctic Ocean. (Nobuo Kokubun)

Antarctic Seals Help Oceanographers Reach Places Ships Can’t

January 1, 2022 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

Sensors attached to Weddell seals transmitted data on seawater and marine life.
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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM) Dinosaur Institute volunteer Viji Shook lies next to the skull of Cymbospondylus youngorum. (Martin Sander/Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County)

Newly Discovered Giant Ichthyosaur Ruled The Seas 246 Million Years Ago

December 27, 2021 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

Toothy Cymbospondylus youngorum was the largest creature on land or sea during the mid-Triassic period.
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You talking to me? A female Sperm whale. In 2021, scientists made advances in learning how to communicate with whales. (Amanda Cotton)

Plenty Of Reasons To Be Cheerful At The End Of 2021

December 26, 2021 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

Doom and gloom may seem the order of the day as 2021 comes to a close, but this year bought plenty of things to celebrate.
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The male bittern nicknamed “Bushy” was released with a solar-powered transmitter to track its movements in Western Australia. (Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Stu Ford/Zenger)

VIDEO: Once Bittern Twice Fly: Conservationists Tag Rare Heron With GPS

December 26, 2021 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

Endangered bird’s movements can now be tracked.�
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Even short-haired dogs can spread allergens into the air that can be inhaled by allergic people, but scientists are close to learning how to target a potential vaccine for dog allergies. (Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

Dog Allergy Vaccine May Be Within Reach, Scientists Say

December 24, 2021 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

Just one dog allergen causes roughly 50 to 75 percent of reactions in people allergic to dogs.
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Weighing hundreds of pounds, a block of sandstone from a cliff at Howick Bay in Northumberland, England, revealed a fossilized segment of a giant millipede that lived 326 million years ago. (Neil Davies)

Millipedes As Big As Cars Roamed Northern England 100 Million Years Before The Dinosaurs

December 21, 2021 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

Nightmarish Arthropleura was nine feet long and lived in an equatorial tropical climate 326 million years ago.
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Students discovered an extremely rare insect, Bittacus hageni, during an excursion in the Leipzig Riverside Forest, shown here, in Germany in July. (Lisa Hahn/Zenger)

Science Was Dead Wrong: Bug Declared Extinct For 130 Years Found Alive By Students

December 16, 2021 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

Mosquito written off as dead was discovered by college students on a forest field trip.
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New research has upended the claim that there was a mass shark extinction 19 million years ago. Bull sharks, a member of the shark family that has been around for more than 400 million years, has defied all major mass extinction events. (Dominik Radler/Zenger)

Some-Fin Fishy About Those Figures: Claimed Extinction Of Ancient Sharks Never Happened, Says Study

December 14, 2021 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

Bitter academic row over widely followed claim that 90 percent of sharks died off 19 million years ago.
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Almost all Holstein cattle in the U.S. today, which provide milk and beef products in North America and elsewhere, are descended from just two bulls. (Allison Usevage/Cornell University)

Stem-Cell Bank Could Help Preserve Disappearing Livestock Breeds

December 12, 2021 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

Nearly all U.S. Holstein cattle are descended from just two bulls, both born in the 1960s.
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