Tag Archives: animals

Bee, scorpion and snake venom may hold cancer cure – CNN.com

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Malibu Healer

It’s ancient medicine with a sci-fi-sounding twist.A scientist at the University of Illinois, Dipanjan Pan, and his team say they may have found a way to stop cancer cell growth, according to a paper presented at the American Chemical Society … Continue reading →

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Mysterious illness killing off starfish on both US coasts

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Malibu Healer

(Phys.org) —A mysterious illness is killing starfish, or sea stars, on both U.S. coasts in unprecedented numbers, and marine scientists have no idea what it is or how to help the creatures survive. In a News Focus article published in … Continue reading →

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BBC News – Spain: Endangered hamster-sized deer born in zoo

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Malibu Healer

The newborn deer is “no bigger than a hamster” and weighs about 100 grams, staff at Bioparc Fuengirola tell the El Pais newspaper. Adult Java mouse-deer are rarely bigger than rabbits or weigh more than 1kg (2.2lb). They are also … Continue reading →

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Yellowstone Volcano Eruption in 2014? Are Animals Are Fleeing Park As ‘An Alert’?

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Malibu Healer

A number of bloggers are posting videos that show bison and other animals allegedly leaving Yellowstone National Park, prompting theories that as earthquakes ramp up the seismic activity will set off the Yellowstone supervolcano. Two of the main bloggers behind … Continue reading →

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Dog brains respond to calls just like human brains – life – 20 February 2014 – New Scientist

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Malibu Healer

Listen up Fido! The brains of humans and dogs respond in the same way to vocal sounds like laughter and barking. The finding suggests that the voice processing area of the brain evolved only once, at least 100 million years … Continue reading →

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Aztec dog burial site found in Mexico City – The Washington Post

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Malibu Healer

Archaeologists on Friday announced the discovery of “an exceptional” old burial site under an apartment building in Mexico City containing the remains of 12 dogs, animals that had a major religious and symbolic significance to the Aztec peoples of central … Continue reading →

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Dolphins see the world in the same way as humans do according to research – Telegraph

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Malibu Healer

Dolphins see the world in a similar way to humans according to new research. Despite living in such different environments, the study concluded that dolphins, humans and chimpanzees perceive the world “in fundamentally similar ways”. Researchers at the University of … Continue reading →

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13 Amazing Species Discovered in 2013 | LiveScience

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Malibu Healer

13 Amazing Species Discovered in 2013 | LiveScience.

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Man Withdraws Mouse From ATM Machine In Sweden

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Malibu Healer

I think this story speaks for itself 🙂 Man Withdraws Mouse From ATM Machine In Sweden.

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