The modern domestic horse is beloved worldwide as a favoured pet or an aid in the busy work of tending crops and livestock. But scientists looking to untangle the messy evolutionary roots of the modern horse have often been frustrated by false lines of inquiry. Now, a new study in the journal Nature has revealed … Continue reading Giddy-up: origins of the domestic horse uncovered
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Super-fast Hendra test
Tests for the deadly Hendra virus, most often found in horses but transmissible to humans, can be quicker than ever thanks to a new diagnostic point-of-care testing kit that can detect the pathogen in less than an hour, according to its developers at the University of Queensland (UQ). Hendra was first detected in 1994, in … Continue reading Super-fast Hendra test
Excavations reveal 3000-year-old horse
Discovery prompts rethink of the status of animals in the shadow of the Egyptian empire. Andrew Masterson reports.
An ancient horse tomb in Siberia
Five millennia of domestication have changed the humble horse, according to a new genetic study.
A cure for the second-biggest killer of horses
An equine physiologist identifies a marker for a deadly disease. By Belinda Smith.