Very different mammals follow the same rules of behavior
In the natural world -- where predators pounce, prey flee, and group members feed and sleep in solidarity -- animal ...
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Study reveals molecular mechanisms behind hibernation in mammals
Researchers have shed light on the molecular mechanisms underlying hibernation, publishing their findings today as a Reviewed Preprint in eLife. ...
Surprising behavior in one of the least studied mammals in the world
Some animals live in such remote and inaccessible regions of the globe that it is nearly impossible to study them ...
Idai vs. Impalas: New study shows in real-time what helps mammals survive a natural disaster
When Cyclone Idai swept through Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park in May 2019, one of nature's deadliest forces encountered one of ...
Survival of the newest: the mammals that survive mass extinctions aren’t as ‘boring’ as scientists thought
When an asteroid hit the Earth 66 million years ago, it set off a devastating mass extinction. The dinosaurs (except ...
Study identifies key neurons that maintain body temperature at 37°C in mammals — ScienceDaily
A research group at Nagoya University in Japan has reported that a group of neurons, called EP3 neurons, in the ...
Heidelberg scientists decode the genetic foundations of rapid testicle evolution in mammals and humans — ScienceDaily
Evolutionary pressure across male mammals to guarantee the procreation of their own offspring led to a rapid evolution of the ...
A study of moles reveals that cold weather — not lack of food — drives the rare phenomenon of reversible brain shrinkage in mammals — ScienceDaily
A study of moles reveals that cold weather -- not lack of food -- drives the rare phenomenon of reversible ...
How did we get all this slime? In mammals, proteins called mucins evolved — again and again — by co-opting non-mucin proteins in a surprising way, study suggests — ScienceDaily
From the slime coating slugs to the saliva in our mouths, many slippery bodily fluids contain mucus. So how did ...
New study reveals impact of plastic on small mammals, as four out of seven species identified as ‘plastic positive’ — ScienceDaily
Researchers investigating the exposure of small mammals to plastics in England and Wales have found traces in the faeces of ...
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