New research shows giant pandas have a stronger immune system than previously known, because the panda immune system develops different antigens depending on where it lives. This genetic diversity is ...

The wrist bone of an individual from the ancestral panda genus Ailurarctos was discovered at Shuitangba, a site near Zhaotong city in Yunnan and examined by scientists who determined that it dated ...

The life of giant pandas is strange, to say the least — and not just because they like rolling around in poop. What really puzzles scientists is how the massive herbivores maintain their hefty ...

Given the fact that they live in an environment full of brown tree trunks and green leaves, giant pandas' black-and-white coloration may seem counterintuitive. According to a new study, however, it ...

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