Bats Make Superfast Muscle Shortlist
October 9, 2012
New research into superfast muscles has revealed that bats are one of the few species that possess the rare tissue. Scientists at the University of Southern Denmark‘s Center for Sound …
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Borneo’s Bats Strange Relationship with a Carnivorous Plant
Scientists studying bats in Borneo have discovered that the bats and a carnivorous plant have an unusual mutually beneficial relationship. The Hardwicke’s woolly bats were observed resting and sleeping in …
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New Research Shows Most Bats Really Do Like The Dark
October 6, 2012 / Mexico, North AmericaA team of scientists studying bat behavior have discovered that they exhibit sort of a lunar phobia, in that bright moonlight causes bats to go become less active. Biologists at …
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New Respiratory Virus Linked to Bats
October 1, 2012 / Saudi Arabia, AsiaBritain’s Health Protection Agency looking into a new respiratory virus has discovered a close link to bats. The virus, found to be related to SARS or severe acute respiratory syndrome …
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Impacts of Cave Closures on National Forest Lands
September 25, 2012 / West Virginia, United States, North AmericaA report studying the social and economic values of caves on National Forest Lands has just been released. Undertaken by Neal Christensen, a social scientist from Christensen Research, and Cynthia …
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Russian Expedition Finds Living Cells from Extinct Mammoth
An international caving expedition to the north eastern Russian republic of Yakutia has allegedly resulted in the discovery of living cells from an extinct mammoth. The expedition, known as Yana-2012, …
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Rare Spider Reappears After Over Thirty Years
September 10, 2012 / Texas, United States, North AmericaA rare Texas spider has been discovered after not being seen for more than three decades. The Braken Bat Cave Meshweaver was first identified in 1980 in a now closed …
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International Subterranean Biology Conference Wrapping Up in Slovakia
Scientists from over 20 countries have been in Slovakia this week, attending the 21st International Conference on Subterranean Biology (ICSB). The conference, which occurs every two years, is the premier …
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Closest Relatives of Blind Australian Cave Fish Found in Madagascar
August 30, 2012 / Madagascar, Africa, Australia, OceaniaA team of researchers studying blind cave fish have discovered that two groups of fish, now separated Indian Ocean, are each other’s closest relatives. The team, made up of researchers …
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Ancient Dog Skull Found in Siberian Cave
An ancient dog skull discovered in a Siberian cave offers new clues into their domestication. Found in a cave in the Siberia’s Altai Mountains , the extraordinarily well preserved skull …
