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Water bears are cool but have you heared about mold pigs?
They were once cherished as a quirk of the city -- but some claim they've become a real problem.
New compelling evidence suggests that chimps, bonobos, and orangutans also have a 'theory of mind.'
They died-off suddenly -- but perhaps not dramatically.
*happy bee noises*
The findings come ahead of environmental protests next week in London.
You'll have to squint.
More than 34,000 fires have so far affected Bolivia.
“He’s shady”.
Our good work precedes us!
Is your cat securely attached to you?
The animals regularly sharpen the edge of their teeth like you would with a knife.
"Too hot to date" -- birds.
The world's museum host numerous important findings just waiting to be analyzed.
Antibiotic resistance is reaching dramatic levels in some wild ecosystems, reports a study on bottlenose dolphins living in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon. One of the scariest public health issues we’re contending with today is the rise of antibiotic resistance. Many common bacterial strains are evolving to resist the drugs we rely on to treat them, […]
A perfect example of a sexual arms race in the animal kingdom.
They likely chewed food in the same adorable way.
Fish is in the eye of the beholder.
Nobody likes feeling cold.
In the future, chemical might become redundant at controlling cockroaches.
An unlikely alliance.
Much like ourselves, fruit flies can survive on a number of different diets. A new study shows why.
Researchers designed an artificial suction disc that is even more powerful than the real thing.
Some breeds have different behaviors as a result of artificial selection at the hand of humans -- and it shows in the brain.
No other team has successfully applied gene-editing techniques to reptiles.
In about 10 days' time, we'll see if it worked or not.
Sometimes, it pays to be nasty.
Bad news for bees.
Sharks may glow in order to identify each other in the ocean and fight against microbial infections.
Usually described as fierce predators, saber-toothed cats are imagined as stalking the open savannah in pursuit of bison, horses and other grassland-dwelling prey. But a new study paints a much less fierce image of the now long-extinct animals. A team of researchers led by Vanderbilt University’s Larisa DeSantis recovered fossils from the La Brea Tar […]
It's like a game of chicken where the winner gets to eat your chips.
Chameleons are cool but have you heard about this master of disguise?
A mother was incredibly invested considering she adopted an orphan from a different species and genus.
The Komodo dragon is an awesome predator -- and now scientists have discovered its genetic secrets.
They didn't seem to care about anything other than cooling down.
Sharks are in great peril, and it's because of us.
"It just blows me away that regardless of how evolutionarily-different skin structures in animals are, they still use the same collection of genes during development."
It's a remarkable communication and adaptation mechanism.
It's adorable and quite harmless.
They track the CO2 you breathe out.
Habitat destruction and urbanization certainly played a role, but malaria might have dealt the final blow.
"As humans, we know we need to strive to maintain a healthy weight, but for cats, there has not been a clear definition of what that is. We simply didn't have the data," the authors say.
"In the future, we might also adapt dietary regimens for insect rearing in order to increase their antioxidant content for animal or human consumption," say the authors.
Everything is connected in nature -- and negative effects cascade.
The bird's hyper-elongated third toe is longer than its whole lower leg, the authors report.
Veggie burgers -- yay or nay?
This includes the Spix’s Macaw, the lovely birds which inspired the main characters in Rio.
Between three and six such species have existed in the past.
With only two females surviving in captivity, the species is functionally extinct.
Uh-oh.
