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It Takes 21 Years To Identify New Species After They Are Collected
Discovering a new species must be a heady experience — the collection in the field, the "eureka" moment when you realize you've got something new, the jubilant announcement to the rest of the...
View ArticleJasper The Paralyzed Dog Walks Again After One Treatment
Six months after an experimental treatment, a dog named Jasper can walk again.These "utterly magic"— according to the dog's owner — treatments are thanks to researchers from the University of...
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How Jellyfish Help Detect Cancer
Jellyfish tentacles have inspired a way to detect cancer, microbes and viruses, researchers say.Devices resulting from this research could help quickly and sensitively detect life-threatening diseases...
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Lonesome George Didn't Have To Be So Lonely After All
The sad death of conservation icon Lonesome George this past June in the Galápagos Islands marked the long-dreaded extinction of the Pinta Island tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra abingdoni). Or did it?A...
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These Tiny South American Monkeys Were Named For Their Beautiful Hair
Marmosets and tamarins (callitrichids) are small platyrrhine monkeys: total lengths range from 40 cm for the Pygmy marmoset Cebuella pygmaea to 75 cm for the Golden lion tamarin Leontopithecus...
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Our Genes Look Very Different Than They Did 5,000 Years Ago
Humans have been collecting tons of negative mutations in the past few thousand years, a new study suggests."Recent human history has profoundly shaped patterns of genetic variation present in...
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Blue Whales Perform Pirouettes Before Gulping Down Their Dinner
As if behemoth ballerinas, blue whales pirouette before lunging at their prey, a strategy that may help the giants ambush krill from below."This behavior probably improves the whales' chances to engulf...
View ArticleThis Video Of Cheetahs Running In Slow Motion Is Absolutely Mesmerizing
National Geographic and the Cincinnati Zoo teamed up to make this video of a cheetah running in super-slow motion.They used a camera filming at 1200 frames per second to capture what cheetahs look like...
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Super-Rare Cat Nabbed By Hidden Camera
They say this cat is a species called Oncilla, but he sure looks oddly familiar to us.These super-rare cats are a bit smaller than a house cat and live in Central and South America. They are also super...
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This Is A Picture Of A Strand Of DNA
DNA, we are taught early on, is colorful.The building block of life is not just a whirligig-like twist, its purines and pyrimidines neatly paired and labeled; it is also an explosion of primary reds...
View ArticleAdorable Fox Steals A Phone, Sends Text Message
Lars Andreas Bjercke learned a tough lesson about how tricky his neighborhood fox gang can be when one of the local thugs of the group mugged him in the middle of the street.Ok, that's not actually...
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How To Stop 'Superbug' Outbreaks Before They Spread
Genetic sequences of drug-resistant bacteria have helped scientists better understand how these dastardly infections evolve — and elude treatment.But these superbugs are still claiming lives of many...
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Chili Peppers Make You Cough — Here's Why
In my house, we really like Mexican food.And Thai food.Oh, and Chinese food.We like all food, I guess, but that’s sort of beside the point.The point is that, because of our tastes, I wind up handling a...
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Jump As It Might, This Little Red Panda Just Can't Seem To Reach The Door
I really tried not to post this. I fought the urge for a good 20 minutes.After it crossed my desk, I tried desperately to go back to the serious post I was writing. But I couldn't do it. You deserve to...
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Outgoing Gorillas Live Longer Than Shy Ones
Extroverted gorillas in captivity outlive their shy brethren, a new study of these great apes in North American zoos and sanctuaries finds.Using methods adapted from studying human personality,...
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Birds Are Using Cigarette Butts To Stave Off Pests
Birds are lining their nests with cigarette butts to repel pests and keep themselves warm, according to research.Wild birds have long protected their nests from mite invasion by importing...
View ArticleCatfish Have Learned How To Hunt Pigeons
European Catfish have developed a taste for pigeon. The 1.5 meter long fish — the largest in the continent — lunge out of the water to grab the feathery feast.They are temporarily stranded on the...
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Adorable Snow Leopard Cubs Caught On Video
These adorable snow leopard cubs were caught prowling the mountains of Tajikistan with their mother on a camera trap set up by Panthera, a wild cat conservation group:In true holiday form, the playful...
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The 10 Most Common Nightmares Interpreted
Author and radio host Diane Brandon has interpreted hundreds of dreams during her 40 years as a student of sleep research. "I feel that our unconscious, which is the source of most but not all of our...
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New Dinosaur Named After Obama's Great Smile
Researchers at Yale University have named a newly discovered dinosaur 'Obamadon gracilis' in honor of the US president's toothy grin.The small, insect-eating lizard was first discovered in eastern...
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