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The estimate of 5.5 million species of insects is interesting. What’s even more remarkable is that because scientists have found only about 1 million species, that means more than 4.5 million species ...

The first detection of hantavirus in North America happened in the Four Corner region in 1993, and just a few New Mexicans ...

Factors controlling cancer and neoplasia prevalence across species are unclear. Here, the authors investigate the impact of diet and plasma glucose levels across 273 vertebrate species ...

Animal behaviour is the scientific study of the behaviour of animals. The discipline covers study under experimental conditions, behaviourism, or natural conditions, ethology. A comprehensive ...

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The Argentine black and white tegu, an invasive species native to South America, has been spotted in Key Largo and other ...

Some animals have a reputation for being ferocious and have woven ... It invites us to investigate a long list of creatures that have been reported to be dangerous to humans in certain situations, ...

Eastern fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) in a tree. Image via Toadberry, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Human ...

Anna Kucherova/Shutterstock.com There are at least 15 species of sharks that glow by producing light using tiny cells called photophores, which are controlled by hormones. These cells are embedded in ...