Animal world
Save the frog from the risk of global wiping
Scientists say there are a number of methods to cure frog fungus, which pushes this amphibian into a global risk of being eradicated.
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Animal world
The risk of disease from wildlife trade
About 70% of infectious diseases affecting humans are derived from wild species, according to the warning of the Wildlife Conservation Organization (WCS).
Animal world
Breakthrough in treating injuries in horses
Osteoarthritis is a common disease, hampering horse racing activities as well as reducing their performance in daily events.
Animal world
Hummingbirds suck bile with their tongue
Hummingbirds suck bile with their tongue. The leech regulates body temperature before and after eating. Cattle cannot spread the disease within 1.5 days after the sympto…
Animal world
The number of amphibians decreases due to fungal infections
Scientists discover that Bd fungus is the main reason for the number of amphibians to drop from 4-5% per year over the past 40 years.
Animal world
Teach dogs to detect cancer
Experiments have demonstrated that the hunting dog named Marina has the ability to detect cancer signs with very high accuracy.
Animal world
Sheep are smarter than monkeys
Sheep can remember the faces of two other sheep, missing their friends after two years of not seeing them, they can even recognize their sheep friends through photos.
Animal world
Butterflies find drugs to cure diseases
American scientists found that the butterfly butterflies know the plants that can heal their children.
Animal world
Cholera virus in cattle has been destroyed
UN scientists say they have killed the deadly virus in cattle. If this is confirmed, this is the second virus after smallpox is controlled by humans.
Animal world
Social network - the factor that makes Tasmanian devil in danger of extinction
New research on the Tasmanian devil's social network may help prevent the spread of a disease that threatens to make the species extinct.
Animal world
1/3 of the world's amphibians are at risk of extinction
The headquarters of the International Union for Conservation of Nature in Gland Switzerland on August 25 announced that in more than 6000 types of amphibians, one-third…
Animal world
Scientists unravel the mystery of white nose syndrome
A mysterious disease that destroys 90% of hibernating bats in some caves and the coal mines in the area from Vermont to Virginia over the past 3 years have raised countl…
Animal world
Mosquitoes evolved to threaten wildlife on Galapagos Island
The Galapagos giant turtle and other typical wildlife are facing new diseases when the island's mosquitoes suddenly change the source of food to reptile blood.
Animal world
The ants and their gardens work against invaders
New diseases often directly affect life and safety of human food.
Animal world
Immunity of amphibians to fungal diseases
Amphibian communities are shrinking on a global scale, mainly due to chytridiomycosis.