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Peter Gabriel Wants to Talk with Animals Online

LONG BEACH, California - Peter Gabriel joined big thinkers and one of the Internet's founding fathers Friday in launching an "Interspecies Internet" for animals to communicate with us and each other. READ MORE

Mar 05, 2013 / 0 comments

Reptiles are at Risk, Study Finds

PARIS - Almost one in five of the world's reptile species are in danger of extinction as their habitats are cleared away for farming and logging, a report said Friday. READ MORE

Feb 18, 2013 / 0 comments

Starchy Genes Made Dog into Man's Best Friend, Study Says

PARIS - A genetic switch allowed dogs to adapt to a starch-rich diet and evolve from meat-munching wolves into Man's leftover-loving best friend, according to scientists. READ MORE

Feb 08, 2013 / 0 comments

Comfort Dogs Assist in Healing After Tragedy

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Dec 18, 2012 / 0 comments

Dogs Can Sniff Out Lung Cancer, Pilot Study Shows

Dogs are surprisingly adept at sniffing out lung cancer, results from a pilot project in Austria published on Wednesday suggested, potentially offering hope for earlier, life-saving diagnosis. READ MORE

Dec 05, 2012 / 0 comments

Fujitsu Develops Health Monitor for Dogs

TOKYO - Worried the family dog is too chubby? Japanese information technology giant Fujitsu says it may have the solution with a new health management service that lets owners keep a close eye on their pet's exercise regimen through a pedometer attached to its collar. READ MORE

Nov 28, 2012 / 0 comments

Urban Grasshoppers Lower Their Voices to be Heard Over the Din

PARIS — For city grasshoppers, noise just isn't cricket. Loud traffic drowns out the song the male grasshopper makes by rubbing a toothed file on his hind legs against a protruding vein on his front wings to lure a mate. READ MORE

Nov 15, 2012 / 0 comments

Birds of a Feather Don't Share a Sick Bed

PARIS - House finches avoid sick members of their own species, scientists said Wednesday in a finding that could be useful for tracking the spread of diseases like bird flu that also affects humans. READ MORE

Nov 07, 2012 / 0 comments

Mamba Venom Holds Promise for Pain Relief, Researchers Say

PARIS - Scientists have used the venom of Africa's lethal black mamba to produce a surprising outcome in mice which they hope to replicate in humans -- effective pain relief without toxic side effects. READ MORE

Oct 04, 2012 / 0 comments

How Sea Lions make Mega-dives

Scientists in California have shed light on a marine mystery: how diving mammals can hunt for food at great depths without getting the "bends," according to a study published on Tuesday. READ MORE

Sep 20, 2012 / 0 comments

U.S. Officials Warn of Swine Flu Outbreak at Fairs

CHICAGO - U.S. health officials on Friday warned the public to be careful around pigs after an outbreak of flu among visitors to county fairs. READ MORE

Aug 06, 2012 / 0 comments

New Bird Flu Virus Killing Baby Seals, Study Says

WASHINGTON - A new kind of bird flu has been causing deadly pneumonia in baby seals off the northeastern U.S. coast and could pose a risk to humans, according to U.S. research released Tuesday. READ MORE

Aug 01, 2012 / 0 comments

Dogs May Protect Babies from Some Infections, Study Says

WASHINGTON - Babies who spend time around pet dogs have fewer ear infections and respiratory ailments than those whose homes are animal-free, said a study released on Monday. READ MORE

Jul 09, 2012 / 0 comments

Scientists Suspect Link Between Cat Feces, Female Suicide

WASHINGTON - Women infected with a parasite spread by cat feces run a higher risk of attempting suicide, suggests a study of more than 45,000 women in Denmark published in a scientific journal this week. READ MORE

Jul 05, 2012 / 2 comments

Japan's Runaway Penguin Suffering From Pink-Eye

TOKYO - A plucky penguin that was recaptured last week after nearly three months at large in the polluted waters of Tokyo Bay has conjunctivitis, an aquarium official said Monday. READ MORE

May 29, 2012 / 0 comments

Fake Testicles, Facemasks, the New Level of Pet Pampering

NEW YORK - People and their pets often end up resembling each other, but image-obsessed Americans are taking that age-old relationship a step further, treating their four-legged friends to everything from spa facials to testicle implants. READ MORE

May 23, 2012 / 2 comments

U.S. Urges Voluntary Cuts in Farm Antibiotics

WASHINGTON - U.S. regulators on Wednesday urged a series of voluntary measures to limit the use of antibiotics in healthy livestock and farm animals amid concerns of growing drug resistance in humans. READ MORE

Apr 12, 2012 / 0 comments

Dogs on the Job Drive Down Workplace Stress, U.S. Study Says

WASHINGTON - Employers looking to ramp up productivity in these dog-eat-dog times might consider letting their staff bring Fido to the office, a scientific study published last Friday suggests. READ MORE

Apr 05, 2012 / 1 comments

Meat-eating Animals Lose Taste for Sweets, Study Says

WASHINGTON - European and U.S. scientists said Monday that many meat-eating animals appear to lose their ability to taste sweet flavors over time, a finding that suggests diet plays a key role in evolution. READ MORE

Mar 13, 2012 / 0 comments

Is Sharing the Key to Advanced Society?

WASHINGTON - The ability to share knowledge and learn from each other may be the key difference between people and chimpanzees that helped humans to dominate the modern world, scientists suggested on Thursday. READ MORE