“Map of Life” to Illustrate All Living Things Geographically
Now open to the public, a demonstration version of the “Map of Life” is set to illustrate how all living things on the planet are…
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Noise Affects More Than Just Your Ears
It has long been known that noise affects animal behavior, just look at our personal reactions and behaviors when stuck in a noisy city. But…
Bonobo Great Apes Are Domesticating Themselves
While it’s expected that the animal kingdom is a fierce place, where aggression for survival dominates, a new study on bonobos (Pan paniscus) published in…
Mesodinium Chamaeleon Is A Unique Life Form That is Half Plant Half Animal
In nature, you’ll find animals that undergo vast transformations, becoming almost unrecognizable in their new forms. Examples like caterpillars becoming butterflies and tadpoles becoming frogs…
Ruminant Orthobunyavirus Takes Northern Europe By Surprise
A new virus has been found that causes fetal malformations and stillbirths in cattle, sheep, and goats in northern Europe. Scientists don’t have a clue…
Animals Get Tickled in The Name of Science
You tickle someone and it is like a magic laughter button. What is that all about? When we are tickled it is a thrill and…
Dingo Solves Complex Problem, Moves Furniture to Reach Food
It looks like dingoes are smarter than we realized. A captive dingo has been caught on camera, displaying some interesting problem-solving skills. It moved a…
1,000 Hidden Species Found in Australian Outback
The Australian Outback might seem lifeless, but under the hot, dry surface, it is actually teeming with life. A group of researchers in Australia, looking…