Worms, organize!
It’s not just ants and naked mole rats that organize into eerily intelligent colonies, Discovery News says. Worms are getting in on the action, too:
… Read the rest “Worms, organize!”The study, published in the latest
zoology
Duck penis competition.
This is so going to trigger spam filters, but I don’t care. Science News has reported breaking news… that male ducks grow bigger penises when they’re around other males… Read the rest “Duck penis competition.”
Lungless, projectile-tongued salamander discovered.
And it’s up to the Guardian to tell me about the latest critter found in Appalachia:
… Read the rest “Lungless, projectile-tongued salamander discovered.”Its jaw and tooth structure suggest that it uses a projectile tongue to capture small prey such as
Radioactive boars rising.
Oh. OK.
Discovery is reporting that the population of radioactive boars is increasing in Europe:
… Read the rest “Radioactive boars rising.”Radioactive wild boars are on the rise in Germany, where they have attacked and frightened
Science Art: Seals, from The Pictorial Museum of Animated Nature.
Seals and seal hunters, from Charles Knight’s Pictorial Museum of Animated Nature, exact publication date unknown but currently accessible at archive.org.… Read the rest “Science Art: Seals, from The Pictorial Museum of Animated Nature.”
The mosquito conundrum: Why not kill ’em all?
Nature wades into the controversy, asking scientists what would really happen if we killed all the mosquitoes:
… Read the rest “The mosquito conundrum: Why not kill ’em all?”A stronger argument for keeping mosquitoes might be found if they provide
Science Art: “Lemurs,” from The Pictorial Museum of Animated Nature, 1844.
Lemurs. The monkey-like creatures found sporting with the chameleons on Madagascar, what?
Look at all of them. There are some marmosets and manikins in there as well. Like children. Little… Read the rest “Science Art: “Lemurs,” from The Pictorial Museum of Animated Nature, 1844.”
SONG: Crocodile Surf
SONG: “Crocodile Surf”. (To download: double right-click & “Save As”)
ARTIST: grant.
SOURCE: “Crocodiles go with the flow”, Nature, 7 … Read the rest “SONG: Crocodile Surf”
Better prostate exam? Good dog!
LiveScience examines the way dogs save human lives – by sniffing out prostate cancer:
… Read the rest “Better prostate exam? Good dog!”Doctors at Paris’s Hospital Tenon trained the [Belgian Malinois] dogs to distinguish
Crocodile surf
Nature tracks crocodile migrations, showing how they get around by surfing:
… Read the rest “Crocodile surf”Zoologists didn’t know how the reptiles travelled such long distances given the sustained level of
Science Art: Catharte de la Californie, Encyclopédie d’histoire naturelle – oiseaux vol. 1, 1860.
The California Condor, as pictured in the Paris-published The Natural History Encyclopedia – Birds, Vol. 1. By comparison, this was printed at around the same … Read the rest “Science Art: Catharte de la Californie, Encyclopédie d’histoire naturelle – oiseaux vol. 1, 1860.”
Anderson & Reed make dog music.
Fixing the BBC’s headline here (and wife??) while celebrating a new, high frequency project by Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed, dog musicians:
… Read the rest “Anderson & Reed make dog music.”US rock star Lou Reed and his artist wife
Bat sex: Dirty enough to make trouble.
New Scientist uncorks a biological scandal involving research into the naughty things bats do after dark:
… Read the rest “Bat sex: Dirty enough to make trouble.”University College Cork in Ireland is coming under international pressure to
Swap DNA with bugs.
Feeling like you need more intimacy in your life? Science Daily reveals an alternative to finding that special person in your life. Nature provides a way for us to trade genes with insects… Read the rest “Swap DNA with bugs.”
Friendlier dragons.
Explorers in the Philippines have, New Scientist reports, just discovered a cousin of the fearsome Komodo dragon that eats fruit:
… Read the rest “Friendlier dragons.”Measuring 2 metres long, Varanus bitatawa is covered