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What makes a human human? Largest-ever DNA analysis of mammals offers clues.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn the largest-ever effort of its kind, researchers have sequenced the DNA of 240 mammals, including...
The Largest Bat in the World Has a Wingspan Over 5 Feet
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe large flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus) has a wingspan that reaches up to 59 inches (150 cm) — and...
Bats with penises that measure over 20% of their body length don't make babies like any other...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe bats studied for this paper lived in Europe.Olivier Glaizot By chance, researchers noticed that...
Is the US prepared for a possible bird flu pandemic? What we know.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs health officials continue to track and manage one of the largest bird flu outbreaks in recorded...
Bird flu has led to the deaths of more than 50 million farm birds and sickened dozens of mammals. 3...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBill Powers with his flock of white turkeys, kept under shelter to prevent exposure to bird flu, on...
Retiree records bat sex, helps solve mystery of species' "super long" penis
CBS News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoScientists have solved the mystery of one of the animal kingdom's most disproportionately large...
Cannibalism was a common funerary rite in northwest Europe near end of last ice age
Live Science via Yahoo News· 7 months agoHuman remains of mostly skull and jaw bone fragments are arranged as specimen samples on a white...
Large mammals shaped the evolution of humans: here’s why it happened in Africa
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThat humans originated in Africa is widely accepted. But it’s not generally recognised how unique...
A Carson County skunk is Texas' first mammal positive for avian flu
Times Record News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA highly contagious virus that began with widespread outbreaks among poultry in factory farms took...
Ireland was once home to deer with massive 12-foot antlers
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 2 months agoCommonly called the ‘Irish elk,” these deer weighed upwards of 1,500 pounds. This specimen is...