Ants in their pants

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How much of the world did the muskox see?

Recent evidence suggests that the muskox, believed to have become extinct 10,000 years ago, may have actually survived till much later.

Chemical battles

Speed is the key

Different strokes

Recent work in the field of differentiation puts forth new facts about DIF, a morphogen

Where's mama?

Poorer countries do more for the conservation of large mammals

Africa prioritises and makes more of an effort for large mammal conservation than any other region in the world

Origin of child birth

Junk DNA, the precursor of modern mammalian pregnancy

The secret sex life of the sea urchin

With the unravelling of how fertilisation occurs in sea urchins, scientists may now better understand the reproduction process in higher mammals, …

Approaching the end

Special efforts are needed or mammals with limited skills will not be able to survive the onslaught of development

Chimaera child

What is 'FD' the two X chromosome-bearing young boy - one of nature's accidental freaks, something akin to the mythical chimaera, or thefirst …

PERU

Elephant tales

A new book recounts the intimate experiences of prominent writers with elephants. Exclusive excerpts

Mysterious mammal

Much-maligned bats need more protection

Scientists insist bats are a muck-maligned bats mammal that in fact plays a crucial role in the propagation of several plant species

No to stress

New light on evolution

An ancient jawbone may change our understanding of mammals

Timid genes

Growing old in the wild

The conventional belief is that animals don't live into old age, but succumb much earlier to "unnatural" causes. Recent research, however, …

What elephants teach us about cancer prevention

Elephants naturally avoid cancer after 55 million years of evolution. Scientists are studying if they can extract lessons that could help people

Hippo fossil trail

China

Tiny trouble-maker

Cloned to cure