Scientists Discover “Genetic Weak Point” of Critically Endangered Apennine Brown Bears
Only about 50 Apennine brown bears remain in the wild, and new research sheds light on a key challenge to their survival. The ...
'We will save them': The quest to rescue nearly extinct rhinos
Two rhinos munch serenely on grass as the sun rises over Mount Kenya, oblivious to the massive global endeavour to prevent ...
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Tiger Genome Sequencing Determines There Are Six Subspecies
There are six living subspecies of tigers: Bengal, Amur, South China, Sumatran, Indochinese, and Malayan, according a study published today (October 25) in Current Biology. The distinctions could help ...
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African Subspecies Differences from Europeans and Asians
The Denisovans provided the genetic difference for Asian and Australid populations, two of the four “root races” from which ...
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Barn swallow research offers real-time insight on how new species form
The difference in what these birds prefer when it comes to choosing a mate is helping scientists unlock one of biology's greatest ... Currently, there are six subspecies of barn swallow, each ...
Cocka-two? Surprise finding about the sulphur-crested cockatoo
Sulphur-crested cockatoos are a familiar, squawking, presence across much of Australia and Melanesia. But according to a ...
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These salamanders could be Tennessee's newest endangered species. And Helene is to blame
The eastern hellbender salamander is one of two subspecies of hellbenders in the United States ... according to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. They can be found in ...