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Sharks Have Some Of The Coolest Superpowers In The Animal Kingdom
All this talk about Shark Week has us interested in these prehistoric destroyers, so we decided to see what exactly makes these killers so intriguing. With some help from Professor Mahmood Shivji,...
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Marine Biologist Answers All Your Burning Questions About Sharks
This week we only have one animal on the mind: sharks. Discovery Channel's Shark Week has answered many questions about the marine mammal, but it's also raised a few basic queries. For some fast...
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Watch Biologists Measure The G-Force Of A Great White Shark's Strike
Is a Great White shark's strike strong enough to kill a seal on impact? Biologists attempt to find out by measuring the power of a shark attack as part of the Discovery Channel's "Air Jaws Apocalypse"...
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New Spider With Raptor-Like Claws Found In Oregon
Deep in the caves and redwood forests of southern Oregon, scientists stumbled upon a new kind of spider that has claws. The never-before-seen creature is being called Trogloraptor, or "cave robber,"...
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The Mysterious Disappearance Of 200 Pigeons Has Been Boggling Bird Lovers
Hundreds of racing pigeons have been disappearing over a sleepy pocket of North East England, earning the region a reputation as the "Birdmuda Triangle." On Saturday (Aug. 25), the Telegraph...
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These Endangered Tiger Cubs Are Going To Be Flooded Out Of Their Home
Two endangered tiger cubs and their mother have been caught on film in Thailand near the site of a proposed hydroelectric dam. The black-and-white footage, taken in May, shows a mother tiger...
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STUDY: Chimpanzees Pass Down Special Handshakes
Fraternities have handshakes. Summer camps have catch phrases. Chimpanzees have arm motions. A new study from the Max Planck institute has found evidence that individual chimpanzee populations pass...
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Lab-Grown Beef Could End The Food Crisis Before It Begins
The drought currently plaguing America's farms has sent corn crop yields tumbling and prices soaring to all-time highs. Much of this corn is used as feed for livestock. So, as a result, the ripple...
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Piano Tuners Show How Our Brains Are Always Changing
A neat study that shows us, once again, that the brain remains plastic in adulthood: “Scientists at University College London have shown that working as a piano tuner may lead to changes in the...
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Genetic Differences Show Why Modern Humans Outlived Other Human Species
The genome of a recently discovered branch of extinct humans known as the Denisovans that once interbred with us has been sequenced, scientists said today (Aug. 30). Genetic analysis of the fossil...
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Isaac Left Piles Of Dead Swamp Rats In Its Wake
The aftermath of Hurricane Isaac has washed ashore tens of thousands of dead "swamp rats," invasive species whose rotting corpses are now presenting a health hazard in Mississippi. The drowned...
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Gigantic New Study Changes Everything We Knew About Human Genes
The results of a gigantic biology project — called ENCODE — were released today. The project covered ten years of effort by over 400 scientists and has culminated in 30 scientific papers published...
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This Is What The Inside Of A Great White Shark Looks Like
Since the film Jaws, most people see Great White sharks as cold-blooded murderers. But Great Whites rarely attack humans. In fact, more people are killed by kitchen toasters each year than sharks. But...
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Sharks Can Learn From Each Other
A species of shark known as the lemon shark is able to share information through social interactions, a new study shows. When placed in the same pen with a trained partner, lemon sharks have more...
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Why Coffee Always Smells Better Than It Tastes
For many, the scent of freshly brewed coffee is the first highlight of the day. Now, scientists claim to have solved the mystery of why it never tastes as good as it smells. For many it is the first...
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This Fruit Is The Shiniest Living Thing On Earth
The fruit shown below isn't a Christmas decoration; it grows naturally in the forests of Central Africa. Its vibrant metallic blue color is actually created by tiny structures in the plant's cells,...
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The New 100 Most Endangered Species In The World
For the first time, the Zoological Society of London and the IUCN have named the 100 most critically endangered animals, plants and fungi on the planet. Conservationists fear that many listed...
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The Bright 'Peacock Spider' Has Some Of The Cutest Dance Moves
Isn't he just darling? I'm pretty sure this bright-eyed, bushy-legged and shiny-plated spider is one of the cutest I've ever seen. The arachnid is a possible new species of peacock jumping spider,...
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12 Ways Biology Can Save The World [PICTURES|
The world faces many problems: disease, hunger, global warming. The solution to many of these challenges depends on science. This idea is at the center of a photo competition, now in its third...
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Killer Whales Are Total Mama's Boys
Menopause is a rare phenomenon in the animal world. Besides humans, killer whales are among the few species whose females lose their ability to reproduce well before the end of their natural life...
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