15-05-04 The decline of the world's large herbivores, especially in Africa and parts of Asia, is raising the specter of an empty landscape in some of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet, according to a newly published study. Many populations of animals...
15-02-27 The use of animals in experimental research has soared at leading US laboratories in recent years, finds research published online in the Journal of Medical Ethics. This is despite growing public opposition to animal experimentation, mounting eviden...
15-02-27 It's well known that our human memory can fail us. People can be forgetful, and they can sometimes also remember things incorrectly, with devastating consequences in the classroom, courtroom, and other areas of life. Now, researchers show for the fi...
15-01-19 Domestic dogs can perceive images on television similarly to the way we do, and they are intelligent enough to recognize onscreen images of animals as they would in real life -- even animals they've never seen before -- and to recognize TV dog sound...
15-01-06 London Zoo started the mammoth task Monday of counting its entire stock of animals. 本周一伦敦动物园开始了清点动物数量的庞大任务。 A London Zoo employee with squirrel monkeys during the annual stocktake in London, Britain, 05 January 2015. All creat...
14-12-26 Many animals may have a previously under-appreciated ability to make up for lost time with more effort, according to new research publishing this week in PLOS Computational Biology. This capability could help scientists better understand how animals...
14-12-10 Animals that regulate their body temperature through the external environment may be resilient to some climate change but not keep pace with rapid change, leading to potentially disastrous outcomes for biodiversity. A study by the University of Sydn...
14-11-19 A cowboy named Bud was overseeing his herd in a remote mountainous pasture in California when suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced out of a dust cloud towards him. The driver, a young man in a Brioni suit, Gucci shoes, RayBan sunglasses and YSL tie, le...
14-11-06 Where fashion and beauty trends affect the people, the animals cant stay behind. So, there is a new trend PAWdicure ! 时尚和美容潮流会影响到人类,动物们也不甘落后。所以,现在有了宠物美甲这个新潮流。 Pawdicure refers to the elaborate pampering proced...
14-10-22 The way in which male moths locate females flying hundreds of meters away has long been a mystery to scientists. Researchers know the moths use pheromones to locate their mates. Yet when these chemical odors are widely dispersed in a windy, turbulen...