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Scientists say they have induced 'virgin births' in fruit flies for the first time by switching on...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 10 months agoFruit fly, Drosophila mercatorumJose Casal and Peter Lawrence A group of researchers was able to...
Why did menopause evolve? New study of whales gives some clues
Reuters via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) -Menopause is a rare trait among Earth's species, known to exist in only a few....
Orca males are burnouts who let their moms do all the hunting, surprising study finds
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA mother and baby orca breaching in the ocean. Killer whale mothers are sacrificing their own...
Feeding bears too much meat is killing them, study claims
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGiant pandas and sloth bears should have varied diets like humans and are being fed too much meat,...
'Perfect storm' of factors including last year's heat wave resulted in shellfish death
Kitsap Sun via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNew research from a team led by the Unversity of Washington found that last year’s heat wave at the...
Cascade Carnivore Project Reports Wolverines Have Reproduced at Mount Rainier for Third Consecutive...
The Chronicle, Centralia, Wash. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 25—Wolverines have reproduced at Mount Rainier National Park for a third year in a row, according to an announcement last week by the Cascade Carnivore Project. The news marks another positive ...
Mammals may use same-sex sexual behavior for conflict resolution, bonding, and more
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA new study found that same-sex sexual behavior helps establish and maintain positive social...
Virtually every orca in an endangered North American group is suffering from mysterious skin...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 11 months agoGray patches on southern resident killer whale on June 13, 2015.Joe Gaydos / UC Davis There has been...
As climate change progresses, trees in Seattle struggle
KIRO via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs the driest summer in Seattle’s record books ended, trees across the city were sounding silent...
Animals full of PFAS 'forever chemicals' have been found on every continent except Antarctica, new...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOne study found PFAS in Florida's manatees.James R.D. Scott/Getty Images Animals, birds, and fish...