Animals

Wolves with mange can heal themselves

May 16, 2013 in Natural Sciences

Mange parasites can force humans, foxes and even wolves to scratch their skin into pieces. For foxes this can be fatal, but wolves are hardier.

Singing bowhead whales give new insight into behaviour

May 14, 2013 in Agriculture & Fisheries

Of the estimated 12 species of baleen whale, only the song of the humpback and bowhead whale covers both low and high frequency areas. A researcher has looked into this mystery.

Sea snakes break rules of evolution

May 1, 2013 in Natural Sciences

Evolutionarily speaking, sea snakes are some pretty weird creatures. They have evolved both large and small heads very quickly and apparently without being separated geographically.

Antidepressants for pets

April 27, 2013 in Society & Culture

People are not the only users of antidepressants. A spike in sales of “happy pills” for animals is being seen in Sweden.

MRSA: scientists on trail of antibiotic resistance

April 19, 2013 in Natural Sciences

Whole genome sequencing allows researchers to monitor how resistant bacteria travel from humans to humans, animals to humans and from humans to animals.

Three in four chimpanzee species live in European zoos

April 17, 2013 in Natural Sciences

Danish researchers have found three out of the four existing subspecies of chimpanzees in the European zoo population. The chimpanzees can be used to consolidate existing breeding programmes and launch new ones.

Anus-mouthed worm looks like our earliest ancestor

April 11, 2013 in Natural Sciences

Scientists have finally succeeded in studying the development of a tiny Swedish worm. Its mouth and its anus are in the same spot and the worm is a primitive form of man.

Butterflies fly 3,500 km by compass

April 10, 2013 in Natural Sciences

Monarch butterflies fly from Canada to Mexico using only an internal compass and the landscape to guide them. Now researchers can explain how.

Norwegian dairy goats thrive in African mountains

April 10, 2013 in Society & Culture

Eighty Norwegian dairy goats were flown into Tanzania thirty years ago. Now there are 300,000 goats with genes from these founder animals on dairy farms in mountainous areas.

Ancient horse DNA can help us understand evolution

April 4, 2013 in Natural Sciences

Researchers are using ancient horse DNA to study how humans and the environment affect an animal species, genetically and in terms of appearance.

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Surrogacy changes perception of family

May 18, 2013 in Health

Childless Norwegians have travelled abroad for surrogacy, as the service is illegal at home. Their actions and willingness to speak out about them have started to transform the idea of what a family is and should be.

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Wolves with mange can heal themselves

Singing bowhead whales give new insight into behaviour

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MRSA: scientists on trail of antibiotic resistance

Three in four chimpanzee species live in European zoos

Anus-mouthed worm looks like our earliest ancestor

Butterflies fly 3,500 km by compass

Norwegian dairy goats thrive in African mountains

Ancient horse DNA can help us understand evolution

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