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Aging the unageable: New way to age lobsters

Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have identified a way of determining the age of a lobster based on its DNA. Lobsters are notoriously difficult to...
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Some animal species can survive successfully without sexual reproduction

In the framework of an international research project, a team of scientists have demonstrated for the first time that asexual reproduction can be successful in the lo...
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Some shark species are tougher than others when it comes to surviving catch and release, study finds

A new landmark study of over 300 sharks found that some species are extremely resilient to the stress of being caught and released in commercial longline fisheries wh...
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Doubling the number of species of hand-standing spotted skunks

Picture a skunk. You're probably thinking of a stocky animal, around the size of a housecat, black with white stripes, like Pepé Le Pew. That describes North America'...
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Scientists discover a mechanism for memory transfer between individuals in C. elegans

When an organism encounters a threat in its environment, it is to the species' advantage to warn others of the peril. The microscopic roundworm C. elegans regularly e...
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The physics behind a tardigrade’s lumbering gait

Plump and ponderous, tardigrades earned the nickname "water bears" when scientists first observed the 0.02-inch-long animals' distinctive lumbering gaits in the 18th ...
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Giraffes are as socially complex as elephants, study finds

Scientists at the University of Bristol have discovered evidence that giraffes are a highly socially complex species. Traditionally, giraffes were thought to have li...
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Scientists and vets call for a labelling scheme for pets

A scientific report published in the new issue of the Journal of Veterinary Behaviour calls for a ‘pet-labelling scheme' to enable informed decision-making by consum...
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