http://www.livescience.com RSS feed for Livescience.comWed, 09 Feb 2011 14:57:39 MST en http://feeds.livescience.com/~r/livescience/animaldomain/~3/YuQqzVs0NYg/horse-whipping-racehorses-study-110209.html Study questions whether whips make racehorses run faster. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XKRDnSuJh7CHfWp2ysLNBcqlsHQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XKRDnSuJh7CHfWp2ysLNBcqlsHQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XKRDnSuJh7CHfWp2ysLNBcqlsHQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XKRDnSuJh7CHfWp2ysLNBcqlsHQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livescience/animaldomain/~4/YuQqzVs0NYg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.livescience.com/animals/horse-whipping-racehorses-study-110209.html Wed, 09 Feb 2011 07:56:28 MST http://www.livescience.com/animals/horse-whipping-racehorses-study-110209.html http://feeds.livescience.com/~r/livescience/animaldomain/~3/rPxqCbYWAIk/ravens-group-living-stress-110208.html But group-living gives them an evolutionary advantage during their youth. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hOTREfB9MAupC77xUA0LfYkXubE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hOTREfB9MAupC77xUA0LfYkXubE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hOTREfB9MAupC77xUA0LfYkXubE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hOTREfB9MAupC77xUA0LfYkXubE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livescience/animaldomain/~4/rPxqCbYWAIk" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.livescience.com/animals/ravens-group-living-stress-110208.html Tue, 08 Feb 2011 17:03:48 MST http://www.livescience.com/animals/ravens-group-living-stress-110208.html http://feeds.livescience.com/~r/livescience/animaldomain/~3/oaWaxbsXuxY/blue-penguin-feathers-are-first-110208.html The fiber is not a pigment, but a structure that reflects blue feather coloring. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rSAMMFITRmyFMelVVWi_PloaCf0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rSAMMFITRmyFMelVVWi_PloaCf0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rSAMMFITRmyFMelVVWi_PloaCf0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rSAMMFITRmyFMelVVWi_PloaCf0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livescience/animaldomain/~4/oaWaxbsXuxY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.livescience.com/animals/blue-penguin-feathers-are-first-110208.html Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:55:33 MST http://www.livescience.com/animals/blue-penguin-feathers-are-first-110208.html http://feeds.livescience.com/~r/livescience/animaldomain/~3/CYB2EmVGPkU/shark-attacks-2010-worldwide-110208.html If you are attacked, one expert says to bang the shark on the nose, hard. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gP6U1M-iPrVKcA93Ph9wt-nf50I/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gP6U1M-iPrVKcA93Ph9wt-nf50I/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gP6U1M-iPrVKcA93Ph9wt-nf50I/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gP6U1M-iPrVKcA93Ph9wt-nf50I/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livescience/animaldomain/~4/CYB2EmVGPkU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.livescience.com/animals/shark-attacks-2010-worldwide-110208.html Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:43:19 MST http://www.livescience.com/animals/shark-attacks-2010-worldwide-110208.html http://feeds.livescience.com/~r/livescience/animaldomain/~3/qnSr2m-uVuI/loss-of-arctic-ice-imperils-polar-bear-births-110208.html Tough times are in store for Canada's Hudson Bay polar bears if warming continues. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TXYu7xpAGNMtzFHNEUdetAPj4uE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TXYu7xpAGNMtzFHNEUdetAPj4uE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TXYu7xpAGNMtzFHNEUdetAPj4uE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TXYu7xpAGNMtzFHNEUdetAPj4uE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livescience/animaldomain/~4/qnSr2m-uVuI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.livescience.com/animals/loss-of-arctic-ice-imperils-polar-bear-births-110208.html Tue, 08 Feb 2011 09:17:57 MST http://www.livescience.com/animals/loss-of-arctic-ice-imperils-polar-bear-births-110208.html http://feeds.livescience.com/~r/livescience/animaldomain/~3/l4RIctDAcSA/monkey-gestures-do-not-disturb-110208.html Some monkeys at an English zoo make a unique gesture &#8211; covering their eyes to ward of interaction &#8211; that provides further evidence of animal culture. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pR_oHp_j3FJgzPCqrjmVmp3nPf4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pR_oHp_j3FJgzPCqrjmVmp3nPf4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pR_oHp_j3FJgzPCqrjmVmp3nPf4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pR_oHp_j3FJgzPCqrjmVmp3nPf4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livescience/animaldomain/~4/l4RIctDAcSA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.livescience.com/animals/monkey-gestures-do-not-disturb-110208.html Tue, 08 Feb 2011 09:15:41 MST http://www.livescience.com/animals/monkey-gestures-do-not-disturb-110208.html http://feeds.livescience.com/~r/livescience/animaldomain/~3/sTwG3i-1cws/gibbons-sing-with-regional-accents-110207.html Songs vary by location and genetic relationship between species <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IXQhhAWrSGL3KNhw2RXLLlTHWps/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IXQhhAWrSGL3KNhw2RXLLlTHWps/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IXQhhAWrSGL3KNhw2RXLLlTHWps/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IXQhhAWrSGL3KNhw2RXLLlTHWps/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livescience/animaldomain/~4/sTwG3i-1cws" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.livescience.com/animals/gibbons-sing-with-regional-accents-110207.html Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:25:19 MST http://www.livescience.com/animals/gibbons-sing-with-regional-accents-110207.html http://feeds.livescience.com/~r/livescience/animaldomain/~3/0yo2wrRuMxA/x-rays-reveal-snake-hidden-leg-110207.html A new look at a 95-million-year-old fossilized snake reveals two tiny leg bones attached to the slithery creature's pelvis. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3OE9UdJTmQHDpUl5DGMxrSrz7go/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3OE9UdJTmQHDpUl5DGMxrSrz7go/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3OE9UdJTmQHDpUl5DGMxrSrz7go/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3OE9UdJTmQHDpUl5DGMxrSrz7go/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livescience/animaldomain/~4/0yo2wrRuMxA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.livescience.com/animals/x-rays-reveal-snake-hidden-leg-110207.html Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:00:12 MST http://www.livescience.com/animals/x-rays-reveal-snake-hidden-leg-110207.html http://feeds.livescience.com/~r/livescience/animaldomain/~3/aGQtltd1eGQ/carnivorous-insect-fossils-discovered-110204.html The oddball used its lobe-like feet to run across the sand and snag meaty prey. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ml4NjRJ6xetExAOzKGVhRshC4Zw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ml4NjRJ6xetExAOzKGVhRshC4Zw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ml4NjRJ6xetExAOzKGVhRshC4Zw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ml4NjRJ6xetExAOzKGVhRshC4Zw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livescience/animaldomain/~4/aGQtltd1eGQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.livescience.com/animals/carnivorous-insect-fossils-discovered-110204.html Mon, 07 Feb 2011 08:18:37 MST http://www.livescience.com/animals/carnivorous-insect-fossils-discovered-110204.html http://feeds.livescience.com/~r/livescience/animaldomain/~3/1TkX53Jf3dg/water-flea-genome-environmental-testing-110203.html The first crustacean genome has been sequenced, opening the door for new methods of environmental research. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kOVRF_Hpyqq_dNyy1YLpoykDFVk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kOVRF_Hpyqq_dNyy1YLpoykDFVk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kOVRF_Hpyqq_dNyy1YLpoykDFVk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kOVRF_Hpyqq_dNyy1YLpoykDFVk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livescience/animaldomain/~4/1TkX53Jf3dg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.livescience.com/animals/water-flea-genome-environmental-testing-110203.html Thu, 03 Feb 2011 12:15:03 MST http://www.livescience.com/animals/water-flea-genome-environmental-testing-110203.html