Saving bats may prevent huge U.S. farming losses

North America's bats are dying in their hundreds of thousands due to a mysterious illness called white-nose syndrome, and efforts to save them could prevent billions of dollars in agricultural losses, scientists say.

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• Disease and wind turbines killing off bats, experts say

Human virus linked to mountain gorilla deaths

A virus that causes respiratory disease in humans has been linked to the deaths of critically endangered mountain gorillas in east Africa, a U.S. veterinary research group says.

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Identical twins not actually identical, shocking Canadian research finds

Canadian scientists have discovered that identical twins do not have identical genes, a common assumption by researchers for more than a century, and a development that could have implications into the study of medicine and human behaviour.

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• Britain considers allowing 3-parent IVF technique
• Ancient body clock keeps all life on time: Studies
• Canadian research could change face of cancer care
• Chilean scientists seek alcoholism vaccine
• Canadian researchers help link moms’ rheumatoid arthritis to unborn children
• Drug-resistant HIV genes isolated, giving hope for better treatment
• Scientists create mice from two fathers

China rises to second in science publications

China has rocketed into second place in the number of articles published in international science magazines, according to a report released Monday by the Royal Society in London.

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Texas site points to earlier human settlement of North America

Researchers in the U.S. have announced the discovery of an ancient settlement site in central Texas that they're describing as a game-changer for New World archeology — a place littered with thousands of stone artifacts from as early as 15,500 years ago that appears likely to rewrite the story of when and how prehistoric Asian travellers first arrived in northern Canada and began peopling the Western Hemisphere.

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• Old bones yield cold facts about the mysterious end of the Franklin expedition
• Canadian researchers find Everglades' `tree islands' grew from ancient trash dumps
• Canadian museum to receive telltale fossilized microbe collection

Siberia plans ‘institute to study yetis’

Officials in a Siberian region on Wednesday announced plans to open a scientific institute for researchers to study yetis, despite opposition from academics.

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