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BISON GENETICS
North America saved its bison from extinction. Now scientists face a new threatBison numbers have recovered after near extinction, but genetic diversity is now a concern. Fragmented herds lack natural gene exchange, po...
Ancient squirrels ate meat like 'zombies,' and the proof is in the poopFrozen ancient squirrel feces from Canada's Yukon have revealed a lost Ice Age world. These coprolites, dating back up to 700,000 years, co...
What Chernobyl’s Wolves Learned to Survive That Scientists Still Don’t Fully UnderstandWildlife thrives in Chernobyl's exclusion zone. Grey wolves there show remarkable genetic changes. These wolves have developed resistance t...
'Game of Thrones' dire wolves return after 12,000 years: How researchers brought them backColossal Biosciences has achieved a scientific breakthrough by breeding three wolf pups resembling the extinct dire wolves. Born in a seclu...
Dire Wolves Return: Meet Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi, the first dire wolves to walk the Earth in 13,000 yearsDire Wolves back from Extinction: Three pups bearing the traits of long-extinct dire wolves have been born in a US sanctuary, marking the w...
Ancient bones in German cave challenge timeline of Homo sapiens' arrival in EuropeBone fragments discovered in Ilsenhohle cave in central Germany have rewritten the early history of Homo sapiens in Europe. The findings, d...
Dogs, rats, unicorns and other animal guildsPerhaps these stories remind us also of the animal instincts of human beings. Animals have territories, and establish pecking orders, to en...
What is the science behind the moo-ve from cattle methane emissions?Scientists have worked for years to reduce methane emissions from cattle burps by changing what cattle eat, or through research on vaccines...
2019: More bird mysteries unravelled as warming hit avian flightRevelations that bird species across the world are shrinking in size, and that the North American continent has lost a quarter of its avian...
First Chhattisgarh wild buffalo clone born in HaryanaIndia's first cloning of Chhattisgarh's endangered wild buffalo met success with birth of healthy female calf born on December 12 last at N...