Between 1-10 August 2022, a team of Portuguese and Spanish paleontologists has been working at the paleontological site in Pombal, Portugal. (Credit: Instituto Dom Luiz, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon)Fossil find after fossil find has shown that dinosaurs were a wide variety of shapes and sizes, with some of the most substantial…
The more the climate warms, the more we’re destined to sweat. But while drenched t-shirts might be uncomfortable, not all animals are lucky enough to perspire.Mammals are the only type of animals with eccrine sweat glands, though these glands are sometimes used to help animals grip rather than cool down in the heat. For humans,…
Home News An artist's reconstruction of lystrosaurs in the early Triassic. These bulldog-faced beaked animals survived a mass extinction, but new research suggests they still suffered from climate change-induced drought. (Image credit: Gina Viglietti) About 251 million years ago, groups of pig-size herbivores with tusks and beaks huddled together, died, shriveled up and then fossilized…
Home News The LSU Mounds can be found at the north end of Louisiana State University's campus. (Image credit: LSU) To find the oldest known human-made structures in the Americas, you don't need to hike into the wilderness or paddle down a raging river — all you need to do is visit Baton Rouge, Louisiana.At…
A young male mountain lion, which officials say was shot by police earlier in the day in Hollister, California, awaits emergency surgery in the radiology room at the Oakland Zoo in Oakland, California, U.S., August 26, 2022. REUTERS/Nathan FrandinoRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comAug 27 (Reuters) - A young mountain lion shot by…
D. F. Stauffer Biscuit Co. Inc. is recalling 44-ounce Market Pantry White Fudge Animal Cookies because they may contain metal. The recall was initiated when metal wire was found inside a portion of the cookies. The products were distributed to Target stores nationwide. The product comes in a clear plastic jug formed to a bear…
Aug. 26 (UPI) -- A Thai zoo's escaped animal drill is going viral after photos and videos emerged showing a zoo employee in an ostrich costume fleeing from keepers. The Chiang Mai Zoo posted photos to Facebook showing the employee, dressed in an ostrich costume and makeup, being chased through the facility's Africa Zone by…
Aug. 25, 2022Updated: Aug. 25, 2022 10:47 a.m. LANSING, Mich. (AP) — An illness that has sickened dogs in northern Michigan, killing some of them, was found to be canine parvovirus, a common ailment the affected dogs were not fully vaccinated against, state officials said. The ailing dogs displayed clinical signs suggesting they had parvovirus but…
I have been an otolaryngologist for more than two decades. My patients tell me they want more natural sound, more enjoyment of music, and most of all, better comprehension of speech, particularly in settings with background noise—the so-called cocktail party problem. For 15 years, my team at the University of Göttingen, in Germany, has been…
Aug. 24 (UPI) -- A Virginia fire department teamed up with animal care and control officers to rescue a kitten that became stuck inside the dashboard of a vehicle. The Richmond Fire Department said in a Facebook post that Engine 17's A shift crew responded to the Dollar Tree store on Corwardin Avenue on a…
