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A herd of deer at night (lovecatz via Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic and Flickr)

Humans Cause Animals to Become More Nocturnal

June 20, 2018

A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, found evidence that we humans are causing the world’s mammals to become more nocturnal. Published in the journal, Science, the new study is said to be the first to determine the impact humanity is having on the day-to-day activities of wildlife around the […]

Our Expanding Universe; LISA Pathfinder is a Success; Drugs in Waterways

June 9, 2016

How Fast is the Universe Expanding? The universe is a big place. And it’s getting even bigger, and at a faster rate than scientists had predicted.  That’s according to a new study at Johns Hopkins University, led by Professor Adam Reiss. The study is based on an analysis of data gathered by the Hubble Space […]

Weekly Science Scanner

June 18, 2014

Early ancestors of cows and pigs had legs with five toes, just like humans. So what changed? Scientists at the University of Basel in Switzerland believe they have the answer. They’ve identified a gene regulatory switch that played an important role in the evolutionary changes in the limbs of members of a group of large […]

When Domesticated Cats Turn Deadly

January 30, 2013

Most people view cats as harmless pets, but for birds and small mammals, the domesticated feline can be a deadly killer. A new study in Nature Communications finds bird and mammal mortality caused by outdoor cats is much higher than has been previously reported. Annual bird deaths in the United States are now estimated to […]

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