Viruses may explain why small animals are more prone to cancer
Cancer is a numbers game. Larger, longer-lived animals with more cells...
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Measleslike Virus Likely Culprit in U.S. Dolphin Die-Off
A measleslike virus appears to be the chief cause of the...
Permafrost, altruism, and whale dialects
This week in Science in Action we talked to Ted Schuur,...
Jawbones are ‘shaped by diet’, a study finds
Diet has shaped human jaw bones; a result that could help...
Primates leapt to social living
Scientists may be a step closer to understanding the origins of...
Ancient horses’ spotted history reflected in cave art
Scientists have found evidence that leopard-spotted horses roamed Europe 25,000 years...
Pioneers boast high fertility, say scientists
Scientists have shown that women who were first to settle in...
Icelandic rocks could have steered Vikings
Vikings used rocks from Iceland to navigate the high seas, suggests...
Dolphins ‘decompress like humans’
Scientists have found tiny bubbles beneath the blubber of dolphins that...
Cull ‘cannot save’ Tasmanian devil
Culling does not effectively control the contagious cancer threatening the Tasmanian...
Is It Folly to Take Folic Acid?
For mothers-to-be, doctors worldwide advise taking a folic acid supplement. That’s...
Swedish wolves threatened by under-reported poaching
Illegal poaching accounts for over half of all deaths of Swedish...
How bloodsuckers find their blood
Scientists have identified the heat-sensitive facial nerves used by vampire bats...
Mothers of twins ‘have heavier single babies’
Single babies born to mothers of twins tend to be heavier,...
Age-related brain shrinking is unique to humans
The brains of our closest relatives, unlike our own, do not...
Tasmanian devil genome holds secret to survival
Scientists have sequenced the complete genomes of two Tasmanian devils in...
Early human fossils unearthed in Ukraine
Ancient remains uncovered in Ukraine represent some of the oldest evidence...
Monkeys Chew the Cud
Eating your greens can be grueling, especially if you are a...
Nosing Out a Smell Gene
The daily smells of the world—the freshness of spring flowers, the...
How Hormone Puts a Kick in the Sperm’s Tail
It’s exhausting being a sperm. Having made the long-distance swim up...
