Animals
This Exhibit Features Cheese Made From the Bacteria of Human Tears, Belly Buttons And Noses
The artists recently held a wine and cheese pairing event, in which visitors stuck their noses close to the human cheese and took a big whiff
Hermit Crabs Avoid Conflict By Developing a Taste for Specific Types of Shells
As the crabs got older, their tolerance for shell diversity decreased, and they honed in on a single shell type they liked best
Why is the U.S. Government Crushing Six Tons of Valuable Ivory?
Rather than sell the luxury item, the Fish and Wildlife Service thinks that they’ve found a new tactic to save elephants
Reptiles Are Really Intelligent; We Were Just Giving Them the Wrong Tests
Now that scientists are coming up with new experiments and methods, they're realizing that there's a lot more to the reptile brain than they once thought
There Are People Who Wrestle Bears, And They Say the Bears Could Win If They Wanted To
We've been over what to do if you're faced with a bear. But there are people who invite destruction into their lives and intentionally fight bears
Future Submarines May Glide Through the Water Like Stingrays
Cracking the underlying principles behind stingray movements is the first step to building future submarines
Florida Man Arrested For Shooting Robotic Deer
It turns out that states all over the country are using robo-deer to catch people who might try to hunt off season
This Floating Marine Laboratory Aims to Make Ocean Exploration Cool Again
The SeaOrbiter's primary purpose is for marine research, but it also aims to inspire
The Current Outbreak of a Dolphin-Killing Virus Is the Deadliest in History
Based on past disease events, researchers estimate that this current cycle of the outbreak is likely only at the half way point
This Spot in the Andes May Be the Fastest-Evolving Place on Earth
Like isolated islands, evolution in these mountainous, unique environments seems to be ticking away at a faster beat than run-of-the-mill habitats
This Scientist Let a Flea Live Inside Her In Order to Study It
To what lengths would you go for science?
Watch a Cougar Grab a Salmon off a Zipline
More food should be delivered by zipline
Porcupine Quills Can Kill
Researchers in Italy watched porcupines corner a dog and stab it to death
Elephants Never Forget When You Slaughter Their Family
Culling an elephant pack can destroy the survivors' social skills
Snakes’ Vision Sharpens When They’re Under Stress
This likely allows them to optimize their vision for situations that require the most attention to detail, and in the meantime save that visual energy
Okeanos: A Performance Where Dancers Move Like Octopuses and Seahorses
Jodi Lomask, director of the dance company Capacitor, has choreographed an ocean-inspired show, now at San Francisco's Aquarium of the Bay
A Rare Pliosaur Bone Sat in a British Shed for 16 Years
Mysteriously, as far as experts know, pliosaurs only lived in waters around Africa, Australia and China, not Great Britain
Move Over Panda Cam, It’s Time for the Polar Bear Migration
In November, polar bears will be carrying on their annual migration, taking them right past the northerly Canadian town of Churchill
Your Dog’s Trying to Tell You Something by the Way He Wags His Tail
The tail wag is a complicated form of communication—left and right matter
What the Buffalo Tells Us About the American Spirit
Playwright David Mamet writes that whether roaming free or stuffed, this symbol of the West tells a thousand stories
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