Collaborate Disseminate
The fossil of an extremely unlucky dugong has been uncovered. The old sea cow had a pretty bad day about 20 million years ago when it was eaten by both a crocodile and a shark.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Fossils, Animals, Animal science, Sha… Continue reading Unluckiest sea cow fossil was eaten by both a crocodile and a shark
Some species have an incredible knack for hacking others to get what they want. Scientists have now discovered a fascinating new example – some spiders have been seen manipulating fireflies’ flashes to attract more bugs to their webs.Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading Spiders hack fireflies to attract more food to their webs
No creature in the history of planet Earth sparks the imagination quite like Tyrannosaurus rex. But how do we separate the movie-monster myth from the actual animal? Victoria the T-rex, a traveling exhibition currently visiting Melbourne Museum in Aust… Continue reading The life of Victoria the T-Rex, and what Jurassic Park got wrong
The Disney-esque hues on bluespotted ribbontail rays come from a unique arrangement of nanostructures, say researchers. The findings, along with those gleaned from studying blue sharks, could help lead to new chemical-free color techniques.Continue Rea… Continue reading Ribbontail rays produce their dazzling blue spots without pigments
A problem shared is not always a problem halved, as invasive wild “super-pigs” that have wreaked havoc on Canada now threaten to cross the border and for the first time populate the northern US.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Animals Continue reading Boar war: 250-pound ‘super-pigs’ are rampaging toward the US border
There are so many ways to say hello. People wave, bow, shake hands, hug, kiss, fist bump, say “hi” or any combo of these. But there’s one greeting from nature that we sure hope doesn’t catch on, as a new study finds that elephants often greet chums wit… Continue reading Excretings! Elephants say hello in a way you’ll never forget
For the first time ever, a wild male orangutan in Sumatra has been spotted tending to a wound on his face in an ingenious way. The technique worked, adding even more cred to the intelligence of this striking and endangered species of great ape.Continue… Continue reading Wild orangutan engaged in never-before-seen wound-healing behavior
The six-foot-tall raptors in the Jurassic Park movies were terrifying enough, but now scientists have described a giant new raptor species whose legs alone were that tall.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Dinosaurs, University of Queensla… Continue reading Giant raptor dinosaur had legs taller than you
Tardigrades are famously tough little critters, and good for them – but what’s in it for us? We might now be closer to hijacking their superpowers for our own benefit, with a new study finding that tardigrade proteins can protect human cells from damag… Continue reading Tardigrade proteins upgrade damage resistance of human cells
A genetically edited pig kidney has been successfully transplanted into a living patient for the first time. Reports indicate the man is doing well a few weeks on, raising hopes for a wider pool of donated organs in future.Continue ReadingCategory: Med… Continue reading Gene-edited pig kidney transplanted into first living human patient