Ecology
A Blood-Sucking Foe Lurks in Central American Caves
Kissing bugs, which can spread Chagas disease, turned up positive for human blood meals in caves in Guatemala and Belize
Meet the Mighty Spinosaurus, the First Dinosaur Adapted for Swimming
A mysterious mustachioed man helped paleontologists piece together the life story of the long-lost, semi-aquatic “Egyptian spine lizard”
Fish Eat Mammals on the Regular
A new study indicates that in some ecosystems, mammals are a fairly normal foodstuff for fish
Promiscuous Whales Make Good Use of Their Pelvises
Hips don’t lie: Whale pelvic bones are not vestigial but instead evolved to help the marine mammals maneuver better during sex
This Project Wants to Compost People After They Die
A Seattle-based designer aims to introduce a sustainable way of disposing of bodies
Friendly Neighborhood Spiders Get Bigger in Cities
A study of orb-weaving spiders in Australia shows a correlation between urbanization and fatter arachnids
Thousands of Microbe Species Live in This Buried Antarctic Lake
Drilling through half a mile of ice let scientists uncover the first solid evidence of life in a subglacial lake
Surprise! Science Shows That Elephant Poaching Is Unsustainable
For the first time, scientists have made a comprehensive tally of illegal killing rates across Africa
Bizarre Blue Shark Nursery Found in the North Atlantic
Rather than emerging in protected coves, baby blue sharks spend their first years in a big patch of open ocean
The Salmon Cannon Is One Way of Helping Fish Get Over a Dam
Making salmon and other fish momentarily airborne is an efficient way of allowing them to clear obstacles, some innovators think
Eels Are Victims of Noise Pollution
Critically endangered European eels get distracted by man-made noise, making them more likely to get eaten by a predator
Social Networking Prairie Dog Style
Prairie dog kisses might help spread the plague, and stopping the most promiscuous rodents could curb that disease’s reach
Removing Just a Few Trees Can Lower Tropical Animal Biodiversity
Selective logging can halve the number of species of mammals and amphibians in a forest
Offshore Wind Farms Offer Seals a Smorgasbord of Fish
Wind farms could intentionally be fashioned into artificial reefs to further increase their value to wildlife
Who Knew Fungi and Fruit Fly Ovaries Could Be So Beautiful?
Princeton University’s annual science art contest shines a light on the research world, adding a video element this year
Borneo Has Lost 30 Percent of Its Forest in the Past 40 Years
Borneo's tropical forests have fallen at twice the rate as the rest of the world's felled rainforests
Why Freshwater Dolphins Are Some of the World’s Most Endangered Mammals
In Pakistan, dams and drainage has reduced the endangered Indus River dolphin’s range by 80 percent
A Deadly Fungus Is Wiping Out Frogs and Toads—But Some Can Develop Resistance
Scientists hope it might be possible to develop a vaccine to the fungus, based on the frog and toad's immunity
Machine in the Netherlands Collects Plastic Waste, Turns it into Floating Parks
The effort aims to prevent plastic waste from going into the North Sea
Fat Corals Fare Best As Climate Changes
Corals with significant energy reserves that welcome all types of symbiotic algae species won’t easily die if hit with multiple bleaching events
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