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No, Legalizing Rhino Horn Probably Won’t Save Animals from Poaching

Legalizing trade didn't deter poachers from killing more tigers and elephants, and it won't help the rhinos, either
June 17, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

One in 10 Adopted Pets is Lost or Returned After Six Months

Of the one in ten adopted pets that were not longer with their adopted parents six months later, about half of them had been returned to the shelter
June 14, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

At Least 400,000 Hungry Seabirds Drown in Fishing Nets Each Year

The gillnets used by local or artisanal fishers are a big threat to seabirds
June 13, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

2.5 Million Gallons of Toxic Waste Just Spilled in Alberta

Both Alberta and the company responsible, Apache Corp, held off for more than a week on publicly disclosing the information about the spill
June 13, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Cyborg Cockroaches May Become New Teaching Tools in Neuroscience Classes

Surprisingly, roach neurons aren't that different than human neurons, making the RoboRoach a learning tool for all sorts of basic principles of neuroscience
June 13, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Bacteria Makes Squid Sparkly and Sleepy

Bacteria sets up shop in squid to make it sparkle, and also might tell it when to go to sleep
June 12, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Unborn Turtles Actively Regulate Their Own Temperature

Before hatching, a baby turtle can deliberately move between warm and cool patches within its egg--a behavior that may help determine its gender
June 12, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Jurassic Park’s Stars Would Be Very Different Animals If the Film Were Made Today

In the past 20 years our knowledge about dinosaurs has grown, meaning that some dinosaur-related points depicted in the film are either outdated or entirely wrong
June 11, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Do Cats Always Land on Their Feet? (and Other Absurd Scientific Studies)

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Scientists figured the answers to this and other pressing questions once and for all
June 11, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

How a Dog Virus Could Wipe Out Tigers

You might not see so much of a similarity between your dog and a majestic tiger (and if you do, you're probably just kidding yourself) but the two animals do share one important threat: distemper virus
June 11, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

The Vibrant Patterns of Portuguese Men-of-War

Beachgoers despise the stinging animals, but photographer Aaron Ansarov finds surreal beauty in them
June 10, 2013 | By Megan Gambino

Deer May Be Peeing Themselves Out of Their Favorite Winter Habitats

Special patches of trees shield deer from harsh winter weather, but deer urine stimulates growth of competitive plants in those havens
June 10, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Is It True That More People Have Been in Space Than Seen a Siberian Tiger in the Wild?

To point out just how dire the tiger situation is, conservationists often say that more people have been in space, than have seen a Siberian tiger in the wild, which might not be true
June 10, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Warming, Rising Acidity and Pollution: Top Threats to the Ocean

Since the last World Oceans Day, we've documented trash in the deep sea, sea snails with acid-weakened shells, high ocean temperatures and more
June 07, 2013 | By Emily Frost

Gestures of Human and Ape Infants Are More Similar Than You Might Expect

Comparing the body language of baby chimps, bonobos and humans suggests that gesticulation came first in the evolution of speaking
June 06, 2013 | By Marina Koren

Hummingbird Feathers Reverberate Like Violin Strings

When you think of bird songs, you probably think of songs that come from their mouths. But hummingbirds have a whole different kind of music - one that comes from their feather
June 06, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

The Earliest Known Primate Weighed Less Than a Golf Ball

The primate's Latin name translates as "ancient monkey," and the fossil is about 7 million years old
June 06, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Dead Male Guppies Can Make Babies

Female Trinidadian guppies store sperm from males that they mated with and use it to make babies long after the males they mated with died
June 06, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Scientists Discover the Genetic Reason Why Birds Don’t Have Penises

Developing bird embryos do have penis precursors, it turns out, but a genetic signal causes the penis cells to die off during gestation
June 06, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

Female Squid Use Sperm for Both Reproducing And Snacking

Females may even be eating sperm from unattractive males and fertilizing their eggs with sperm from their favorite mates.
June 06, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer


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