A San Diego pet store has abandoned its efforts to overturn a San Diego ordinance restricting the sale of puppies from large-scale commercial dog breeding operations.
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Earliest Camel Bones Contradict Bible, Archaeologists Say
Archaeologists from a leading university in Israel have used radiocarbon dating to pinpoint the moment when domesticated camels arrived in the southern Levant. They say their results directly contradict events described in the Bible.
Mass Extinction of Large Ice Age Mammals Linked to Climate-Induced Vegetation Changes
It is generally accepted that climate change led to the extinction of the mammoth and other large mammals following the last Ice Age, but an international team of researchers behind a new report in the journal Nature claims to have found the smoking gun that pinpoints which of climate change’s myriad effects led to the […]
Fruit Fly RNA Lends Insight to Aging Process
A study of fruit fly RNA molecules, recently published in Genes and Development, may have provided some clarity on the mechanism behind the apparent coupling of aging and neurodegeneration, according to researchers
France destroys illegal ivory
France today destroyed three tonnes of seized ivory, two months since the announcement of its national action plan against poaching and illegal wildlife trade. The announcement came at the closure of the Elysee Summit for peace and security in Africa, where the President of France, Francois Hollande and nine African Heads of State gathered to […]
Chicago Moves to Crack Down on Puppy Mills
The Chicago City Council has introduced an ordinance to restrict the retail sale of dogs obtained from large-scale commercial breeders. Kristen Strawbridge, Illinois state director for The Humane Society of the United States issued the following statement:
Appeals Court: Commercial Dog Breeders May Not Hide Information from Public
Information submitted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture by regulated commercial dog breeding operations must be released to the public, per an appeals court ruling. Jonathan R. Lovvorn, senior vice president & chief counsel for The Humane Society of the United States’ Animal Protection Litigation section, issued the following statement:
Indiana Senate Votes Down Captive Hunting Bill
The Indiana Senate shot down legislation that would legalize captive hunting operations. S.B. 404 would have allowed privately-owned facilities to stock deer and elk for trophy-seekers, letting them pay to shoot the semi-tame animals trapped in enclosures for guaranteed kills.
Evolution: quantity over quality?
Sharper image
A new microscopy method could enable scientists to generate snapshots of dozens of different biomolecules in a single human cell at once, a team from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University reported Feb. 2 in Nature Methods. Such images could shed light on complex cellular pathways and potentially lead to new […]
