Tag: Eurasia

March 17, 2020

Surviving summer allows white-nose fungus to become deadlier

The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome doesn’t decay in North American caves during the summer the way it does in Europe and Asia, researchers found, allowing it to build up...

May 1, 2018

Wolves and domestic dogs have crossbred for centuries

Across the globe, gray wolves (Canis lupus) carry slivers of chromosomes from domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris), pointing to potential genetic hybridization that spans back many generations. Analyzing the canids’...

December 14, 2017

Seeking the origin of white-nose syndrome

While researchers still struggle to find precisely where the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome in North American bats originated, scientists recently found a few clues. In a new study published...