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A new species of spiny mouse has been discovered in Ecuador, making it the 14 th of its genus to be identified in the past five years. Neacomys marci, which was previously confused with another ...

Most damaged tissues or organs, especially in adult mammals, do not possess the ability to regenerate and are instead replaced by a dense scar through fibrosis. But in recent years, researchers have ...

Scientists trapped small, spiny animals in the mountain forests of Chocó Biogeographic region and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Tinoco, Koch, Colmenares-Pinzón, Castellanos and ...

This Kemp’s spiny mouse is one of two species of African spiny mice that shed its skin and hair as a protective measure. Along with colleagues from the University of Florida and the University of ...