Animals
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
Cyborg Cockroaches May Become New Teaching Tools in Neuroscience Classes
Roach neurons aren't that different than human neurons, making the RoboRoach a learning tool for all sorts of basic principles of neuroscience
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
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our knowledge about dinosaurs has grown, meaning that some dinosaur-related points depicted in the film are either outdated or wrong
The Vibrant Patterns of Portuguese Men-of-War
Beachgoers despise the stinging animals, but photographer Aaron Ansarov finds surreal beauty in them
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
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
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.
An Extinct Frog Reappears in Israel
In addition to coming back from extinction, the amphibian also represents the only living species of a unique class of frogs
The Death of a Conservationist Who Fought Poachers and the Drug Trade That Funds Them
Conservationist Jairo Mora Sandoval's passion for protecting sea turtles likely cost him his life
Some People’s Feet Are More Ape-Like Than Others’
One in about 13 people have more floppy feet, pointing toward a bone structure more akin to that found in fossils of 2 million-year-old human ancestors
Legendary Human-Eating Bird Was Real, Probably Could Have Eaten People
In Maori legend, Te Hokioi was a giant bird that preyed on children, and science says that's probably the truth
To Measure Elephant Obesity, One Researcher Assesses Pachydermal Butts
It turns out that it's really hard to figure out if an elephant is fat
How to Cook Meals for the 2,000 Animals at the National Zoo
Secretary Clough explains how the Zoo’s chefs prepare food for 400 different species
Britain Will Decide If Badger Culling Is Humane Based on the Noises the Dying Animals Make
The similarities between how the shot badgers thrash about compared to harpooned whales will also be factored in
What Animal Sounds Look Like
Mark Fischer, a software developer in California, turns data from recordings of whales, dolphins and birds into psychedelic art
Sloths Are Number One on the List of Illegally Traded Pets from Colombia
While Asian trade mostly stems from a desire for exotic meat and medicinal ingredients, in Colombia the pet trade rules the market
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