JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Sunday, Oct. 27, is National Black Cat Day! Black cats get a bad rap, especially during the Halloween ...
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Animals that are all black or all white have reputations based on superstition—biases that have real effectsThis superstition about black cats and other black animals in general has shaped people's preferences about animals. It's ...
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Chernobyl frogs resist nuclear radiation, beat fast aging, stress: Study stunsThis research is among the first to closely examine how chronic, low-level radiation affects the physiology of animals in ...
The results showed no difference between the lifespan, rate of aging, and stress indicators in Chernobyl's tree frogs ...
Out of the corner of your eye, you catch a glimpse of something moving in the bushes. Is it a squirrel stashing acorns for ...
This discrepancy surprised us because the genetic mutation that causes melanism occurs less frequently than the one that causes albinism/leucism. Pure black animals are more novel. We thought the ...
Researchers attribute its unique dark coat to a mutation in the Taqpep gene, causing pseudo-melanism ... tigresses will be released initially. The animals will be hard released later.
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These Insects Have Changed Color, And Humans Destroying Forests Are To BlameThe development of the darker coloration is controlled in large part by a gene called ebony, and the researchers performed genetic analyses on all their stonefly specimens to demonstrate the link ...
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