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How Aquariums Allegedly Turned A Whale Into A Killing Machine
In nature, Orcas are known as social, intelligent creatures who roam the world's oceans. They have families and language and culture.When torn from these bonds, the animals endure psychological torture...
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18-Foot Long Oarfish Was Filled With Parasites
An 18-foot-long oarfish found dead in Southern California was filled with parasites, according to researchers at UC Santa Barbara who dissected the serpent-like fish last Thursday.Around two dozen...
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Award-Winning Images Of Really Tiny Things On Earth
The open trap of a carnivorous floating plant took first prize in the 2013 Olympus BioScapes Imaging Competition.Now in its tenth year, the contest honors images of humans, plants, and animals taken...
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The Biggest Scientific Breakthroughs Of 2013
The editors of the journal Science have chosen cancer immunotherapy — using the body's immune system to attack tumors instead of targeting the tumor itself — as the biggest breakthrough of 2013."Cancer...
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The Human Brain Is A Tangled Clump Of Wires But A New Theory Suggests That's...
The complexities of the human brain are what make humans such a unique species. But how our brains end up so different from those of other mammals?Scientists have long linked a bigger brain size to...
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Why Birds Fly In A V-Formation
Migratory birds flying in a "V" shape flap their wings at precise times to take advantage of the lifting power generated by the bird in front, scientists report in a study published Jan. 15 in the...
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A Scientist Made An Incredible 'Wrecking Ball' Parody About Evolution
Dr. Carin Bondar calls herself "a biologist with a twist." That, my friends, is true.The edgy scientist has appeared on Discovery's "Brave New World with Stephen Hawking" and hosts a YouTube series...
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DNA Of Ancient Human Spawns New Theory Of Why Europeans Became White
The genetic analysis of a male hunter-gatherer who lived in modern-day Spain around 7,000 years ago suggests that the man had dark skin and hair, but blue eyes.Here's an artist's impression of what...
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Here's What Happened When Neanderthals And Ancient Humans Hooked Up 80,000...
By comparing the Neanderthal genome to modern human DNA, the authors of two new studies, both published on Wednesday, show how DNA that humans have inherited from breeding with Neanderthals has shaped...
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Scientists Blown Away By Tasmania's Giant Jellyfish
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Residents of a sleepy hamlet in Tasmania found a previously unknown kind of giant jellyfish washed up on a beach, prompting excitement among scientists in Australia as they work to...
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These Are The 24 Animals Scientists Want To Bring Back From Extinction
A recent New York Times Magazine article"The Mammoth Cometh" describes how scientists are trying to bring extinct animals back from the dead.This is based on research presented last year at a National...
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Why Diets Fail
Almost everyone who has tried to lose weight has tasted the bitter pill of failure. That feeling you get when, despite all your desires to be healthier, to fit into sassier clothes or to shimmy through...
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Newly Discovered Ancient Whale Was First To See With Sound
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The deadly threat posed by German submarines during World War One helped spur scientists to develop sonar, using underwater sound signals to locate objects like subs that might...
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This Ancient Fern Is So Well Preserved You Can See Inside Its Individual Cells
After 180 million years buried in volcanic rock in the southern tip of Sweden, a recently discovered fern fossil looks almost as good as new.The matchbox-sized fossil is among the best ever preserved:...
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Heat Maps Of Your Face Can Detect Emotions
What gets us hot can be so revealing. For me, the slightest anxiety or excitement can trigger a warm spread across my face. I can feel the blood rushing up my neck and into the thousands of tiny...
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Researchers Close In On The Most Important Question In Neuroscience With Fly...
By scrutinizing the twists, turns, wiggles and squirms of 37,780 fruit fly larvae, neuroscientists have created an unprecedented view of how brain cells create behavior. The results, published March 27...
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The Dark History Behind Russia's 'Combat Dolphin' Program
Combat dolphins are in the news again after Russia announced it was taking over the Ukrainian military dolphin program. The program, previously directed by the Ukrainian Navy, trained dolphins to find...
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Being Gay Is Natural: Just Ask These Primates
Brian Hare is an associate professor of evolutionary anthropology at Duke University, and Vanessa Woods is the author of "Bonobo Handshake"(Gotham, 20011). Woods and Hare are on the board of the...
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Your Kitchen Is Covered In Bacteria
On a recent morning, Noah Fierer, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, found himself standing 1,000 feet above the farmland of eastern Colorado. He...
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1,700-Year-Old Mummy Found With Brain, But No Heart
An ancient Egyptian mummy found with an intact brain, but no heart, has a plaque on her abdomen that may have been intended to ritually heal her, says a team of researchers who examined the female body...
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