From land-borne pathogens to high-speed vessel strikes, Pacific whales and dolphins are caught in a “perfect storm” where human-caused trauma and infectious diseases were found in more than 65% of investigated strandings.
Category: 5. Biology
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Whale, dolphin strandings show widespread disease, trauma
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Ant smuggling case highlights legal inconsistencies
Authors of a new study are calling for stronger protection of insects in wildlife law, after the conviction of four men in Kenya for smuggling rare ants out of the country highlighted the need for more effective deterrents for criminals.
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Decades-long quest leads to first scholarly accurate fossil replica of 'dinosaur-killer' croc
Dr. David Schwimmer, an expert on the giant North American crocodilian genus Deinosuchus and a Columbus State University geology professor, has contributed his research to the creation of the first-ever scholarly accurate, mounted skeleton…
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How Dad’s Fitness May Be Packaged and Passed Down in Sperm RNA
In March 2025, in a preprint uploaded to biorxiv.org, Mansuy and colleagues reported that EVs in mice can transport certain RNAs, metabolites and lipids linked to early-life stress from circulating blood to sperm, with consequences for…
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Getting by with Some Gut Microbes From Our Friends
A new study that used a rat model has suggested that people who live together may affect one another’s gut microbiomes. Research has shown that the microbes in the gastrointestinal tract–the gut microbiome…
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Getting by with Some Gut Microbes From Our Friends
A new study that used a rat model has suggested that people who live together may affect one another’s gut microbiomes. Research has shown that the microbes in the gastrointestinal tract–the gut microbiome…
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Why evolution rewarded ants that sacrificed protection
The question is playful and unrealistic, but it points to a serious idea: the tension between quantity and quality. New research suggests this same tradeoff has shaped evolution, especially in the rise of complex animal societies.
How ants…
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Scientists Find Physiological Changes Related to Chronic Fatigue
Chronic fatigue syndrome was once dismissed as an imagined condition, but after years of research, doctors and clinicians have realized that myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a…
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Secret lives of cats could hold clues for wildcat return in Wales
A new study exploring the secretive lives of feral and free-roaming cats in Wales could shed light on wildcats’ return to the country.
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