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The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change that’s thought to ...

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The Nicobar Islands are a biodiversity hotspot, home to unique species found nowhere else. Long isolated, these islands have ...

In a new study published in Science, a Belgian research team explores how genetic switches controlling gene activity define ...

Every child knows what a tiger looks like: orange fur with black stripes. But did you know that many animals - including the big cats themselves - perceive tigers as green? PETBOOK editor and ...

Vales is special faculty in CMU's Department of Psychology. She worked with colleagues Zach Branson and Anna Fisher to find a ...

Spring is almost here, and at the Wildlife Center of Virginia that means baby animals – hundreds of them! Birds fall from nests, tiny rabbits, squirrels and possums are orphaned, and there’s only so ...

Understanding Sleep Cycles in Pets To understand whether pets dream, it is important to first explore their sleep patterns.