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A study found that some animals in cities may adapt quickly to stressful conditions caused by the Earth's overheating. But that may not be good news. Scientists believe these changes could disrupt ...

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Animals living in the mountains must have special adaptations to survive. They must be able to walk well in snow and on ice. Especially at the highest elevations, where the air is thinner, they must ...

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Now, de Roode is a world expert in the burgeoning field of animal medication, with a lab of his own at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He spoke to New Scientist about his work, his new book ...

A new study has uncovered the substantial impact of altitude on the gut microbiota of the plateau pika, a small mammal, on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau in west China, helping to reveal the microbial ...

While wombats may appear cute and cuddly, they are wild animals that, over time, have developed ways to defend themselves against predators. (Wombats have buns of steel—and they poop in cubes.

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The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, with its low oxygen, low temperature and scarcity of food, poses severe challenges to the physiological adaptation of animals -- in which gut microbiota plays a crucial ...