Genetically Modified Silk Worms Yield Super Strong Silk
Soon, whenever we buy silk products they will be much stronger. US researchers have created genetically modified silkworms that can spin silk far stronger and…
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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…
Members of Small Monkey Groups Are More Likely to Fight
Who wins when small monkey groups have territorial disputes with larger groups? The answer is small monkey groups. Smaller groups may be more likely to…
Elephant’s Sixth Toe Re-Discovered
It was always thought that elephants had only 5 toes, but London’s Royal Veterinary College has recently corrected this oversight. According to a study published…
Male Spiders Sacrifice Themselves to Mates for the Kids
Some spiders, like Black Widows, eat their mates after sex. New research shows that male orb-web spiders make this sacrifice for the health of their…
Bedbugs are Successful Because of Inbreeding
Inbreeding isn’t generally considered a good trait in any offspring, but bedbugs and a few other insects are pretty good at it. Coby Schal at…
Gene Discovery Sheds Light on How Fruit Flies Retreat from Heat
Fruit flies. They can be downright annoying in your home, but they aren’t all bad. Here’s one way that they are helping us. A new…
Elephant Seal Tracked Traveling 29,000 km
When you think about Elephant Seals, you probably picture them sleeping on a beach, relaxing the afternoon away. They often do just that, but not…
Greenland Loses 100 Billion Tons of Ice
Global warming, or just an unusually warm summer? You be the judge as Greenland loses 100 billion tons of ice in 2010. Southern Greenland has…
Tiny Spider Brains Overflow Into the Body and Legs
According to Smithsonian researchers, the brains of tiny spiders are so large that they fill their body cavities and even overflow into their legs. They…
Rats Will Help Other Rats
Calling someone a dirty rat might not have the same impact it used to have because new research reveals that rats are more likely to…
Hubble Reaches New Milestone: 10,000th Scientific Paper Published
As if we needed any reminders, it just illustrates how the Hubble Space Telescope has been one of the most successful scientific endeavors ever undertaken…
Nuclear Plant Helps Save Endangered Florida Crocodiles
Normally we hear about how bad nuclear plants are, but when was the last time you heard a story about how they save animals? One…
Qbo Robot Looks In The Mirror, Recognizes Itself
Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all? Well, Qbo didn’t say that as it rolled up to a mirror and…
Crowdsourcing Experiment Aims To Decode Whale Song
The race is on to decode whale song and you can help. A global crowdsourcing experiment may finally be what is needed to unlock the…
Harvard Scientists Develop $5 Rubber Robot
This may not look like the future of robots that we were promised in movies like Star Wars and Star Trek, but according to scientists…
Archaeologists Inch Closer to Understanding Stonehenge
What has long since been a mystery that has baffled archeologists and scientists alike, Stonehenge is starting to reveal some of its secrets. Archaeologists that…
Skull From China May Be The Oldest Evidence Of Human Violence
There’s no question that we humans have been a violent species. All you need to do is watch the nightly news or any given blockbuster…
