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How To Train Your Dolphin To Be An Assassin
On Tuesday we heard about the Ukrainian marine mammal program, which trains dolphins to not only find mines in the water and track down divers, but supposedly these dolphins are also outfitted with...
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Scientists Want To Bring 24 Animals Back From Extinction
On Friday at a National Geographic sponsored TEDx conference, scientists met in Washington, D.C. to discuss which animals we should bring back from extinction. They also discussed the how, why, and...
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Researchers Just Released The First High-Quality Neanderthal Genome Sequence
Following up on data they released in 2010 of the "draft" version of the neanderthal genome, researchers at Germany's Max Plank Institute For Evolutionary Anthropology have just released a...
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DNA Analysis Makes The Giant Squid Even More Mysterious
You'd think that the more we studied a mysterious species like the giant squid, the more we'd understand its unique biology and physiology. But today, researchers unveiled new genetic data on the giant...
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THE 17-YEAR CICADAS ARE COMING
Sometime in April or May of this year, a swarm of insects called Brood II Cicadas will rise from the earth and fill the skies all across the Northeast, from Virginia to Connecticut.It sounds like a...
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Shark Frenzy Off The Coast Of Australia Closes Beaches
A large school of sharks has been discovered off the coast of Australia, leading officials at several Australian beaches to issue safety warnings, according to coverage by Sky News. The sharks are...
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Competition-Winning Pictures Of Life On Earth
The stunning variety and beauty of life around us is on display in this year's BioMed Central's Ecology Image Competition. The contest was open to any scientist affiliated with a research...
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A Fisherman Found This Two-Headed Bull Shark In The Gulf Of Mexico
The photo above is of a two-headed bull shark. The first ever found. Creepy right?Actually, it's pretty cool. The find was just published in the Journal of Fish Biology. A fisherman found the fetus in...
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Freak Snowstorm Ruins Spring Break At The National Zoo
March is going out more like a lion than a lamb. Over the weekend, a spring storm dumped snow, slush, and rain across the mid-Atlantic region from St. Louis to Indianapolis.Heavy snow moved through...
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Bacterial Breakthrough Could Lead To Better Biological Batteries
New research into electricity-conducting bacteria could lead to environmentally friendly "bio-batteries" that could create energy, be used as factories for biological products, or clean out heavy...
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Creepy New Picture Of Two-Headed Bull Shark
Michigan State University just released a new, kind of grotesque image of the two-headed bull shark we told you about yesterday.The shark was caught while still in its mother by a fisherman in the Gulf...
View ArticleMeet Ronan, The World's First Sea Lion With Rhythm
This headbanging sea lion is probably a better dancer than many of the dudes I know. He also indicates a fascinating biological fact: Humans and parrots aren't the only ones with rhythm.The California...
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Laziness May Be Genetic
New research might help explain why some people have trouble getting off the couch. Experiments on rats suggest there could be a genetic predisposition to laziness.A group of scientists put rats in...
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Monkey Lip-Smacking Is Like A Language
The lip-smacking vocalizations gelada monkeys make are surprisingly similar to human speech, a new study finds.Many nonhuman primates demonstrate lip-smacking behavior, but geladas are the only ones...
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Scientists Rediscover The Super-Rare 'Badger Bat' [PHOTOS]
Scientists have found a rare bat in South Sudan so unique that they have decided to give it a new genus. Biologist DeeAnn Reeder of Bucknell University found the bat after being in the field about two...
View ArticleTake A Trip Through A Real Brain Dyed Fluorescent Colors
The NatureVideoChannel info says:Scientists have come up with a way to make whole brains transparent, so they can be labeled with molecular markers and imaged using a light microscope. The technique,...
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This Is One Darn Big Bat [PHOTO]
This is the biggest bat in Africa, Hypsignathus monstrusos:Holding the bat is researcher DeeAnn Reeder of Bucknell University, who has been studying the incredible diversity of bats in South Sudan.The...
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Obsessing Over A New Song? Blame Your Superior Temporal Gyrus
Do you hate yourself for sort of liking that new Lady Gaga song? Science does not really have any solid explanations for why we can suddenly find ourselves hooked on a catchy new song. There are some...
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Meteorologist Gets The Hiccups On Live TV, Finishes A 3-Minute Weather Report...
A major case of the hiccups struck at the worst possible time for Houston-area meteorologist David Paul.At the very beginning of a lengthy weather report earlier this week, Paul started hiccuping and...
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Freaky Air-Breathing Fish Threaten To Invade Central Park
New York City officials are worried that a freaky air-breathing, land-walking (supposedly), invasive species of fish is set to invade Central Park's waterways, potentially wreaking havoc on the local...
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