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Pet Owners Watch Out! Cat Eating Giant Lizards Prowling Palm Beach Florida

By Peter R - Apr 13, 2015 09:37 AM EDT

Nile Monitor Lizards can grow up to five-feet long and are known to snack on cats and other small prey.

Fossils Show Size Variation in Early Humans, African Exodus Theory May be Revised

By Peter R - Mar 31, 2015 09:13 AM EDT

Early homo species varied in size as much as today's modern humans. The study shows large bodies homo species developed after early homo species migrated from Africa.

Combating Brain Swelling Caused by Malaria can Save Lives

By Peter R - Mar 19, 2015 02:23 PM EDT

A new study shows malaria kills by causing the brain to swell, forcing the respiratory system to stop function.

Ancient Whale's Misadventure Tells Scientists How Bipedal Primates Came to Be

By Peter R - Mar 18, 2015 04:33 PM EDT

Researchers inferred from the beaked whale's fossil that it swam upstream to reached elevated waters.

Countries With The Healthiest Diet Revealed; African Nations Leading The Pack

By Maria Slither - Feb 23, 2015 09:06 AM EST

A recent study from the the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine had investigated the kind of food that people from different parts of the world eat. It found out that African nations involved in the study occupy the top-ranking positions and have the healthiest diets.

Ebola-Infected Corpses Contagious for More Than Seven Days After Death, Study

By Peter R - Feb 13, 2015 02:38 PM EST

A new study underscores the importance of safe disposal practices to avoid Ebola infections from corpses.

New Mosquito Specie in Mali Resistant to Malaria-Curbing Insecticides

By Peter R - Jan 13, 2015 02:55 PM EST

A new specie has evolved which resists insecticides on mosquito nets aimed at killing mosquitoes.

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