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Study in mice shows alterations in X-chromosome inactivation predispose female mammals to autoimmune...
Medical Xpress· 1 day agoA team of infectious and inflammatory disease specialists affiliated with several institutions in France reports that women are more susceptible to autoimmune diseases, such as lupus, due to ...
Smelly Bradford pear tree among CT's latest invasive plant. Here's what else was added to the list
Stamford Advocate· 3 days agoA number of ornamental plants have been added to the state's invasive plant list, soon making it...
How Tonka, Zoo Knoxville's last elephant, made a big impression on generations
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe land there is generally flat, with low ranges of hills covered in vast grasslands and regions of...
'I don't think that's wise': Video captures herd of bison charging tourists in Yellowstone
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 days agoLike any other wildlife living in the parks, the National Park Service advises tourists never to...
Retired mammalogy curator named Curator Emerita
Martinsville Bulletin· 18 hours ago(VMNH) Board of Trustees announced mammalogist Nancy Moncrief as Curator Emerita in appreciation of her 35-year career at the museum. Moncrief, who...
'Puppy eyes' didn't evolve just for humans, study of wild dogs finds
Live Science via Yahoo News· 3 days agoFor Hartstone-Rose, this research highlights the ways in which evolutionary pressures work to...
Idiot attempts to "body slam" endangered killer whale (video)
Boing Boing· 3 hours agoIn celebration of his own idiocy, a 50-year-old New Zealand man dove off his boat in what appears to be an attempt to land on top of an orca swimming near his boat. The incident happened off ...
Eight people facing charges in illegal cockfighting ring in CT
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoEight people face charges in connection with an illegal cockfighting ring discovered in Waterbury earlier this year that led to the seizure of nearly 70 roosters, most of which had to be euthanized ...
Precious 'Grumpy-Faced Kitten' Is Actually a 13-Year-Old Cat with Dwarfism
PetHelpful via Yahoo News· 1 day agoDwarfism in Cats In cats...ooh and aah over any cute baby, baby animal, or even cartoon creature—and...
Rewilding of large-bodied animals can mitigate ecosystem deterioration, study shows
Phys.org· 3 days agoIn a study published in Biological Conservation, researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and their collaborators examine the impacts ...