WEIRD ANIMALS
The Japanese tree frog (Hyla japonica) hosts a bacterium that kills tumors from the inside out. Norio Nomura/iNaturalist/(CC By-SA 4.0) – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Dec 16 – A bacterium from the intestines of Japanese tree frogs has “exhibited remarkably potent” tumor-killing abilities when …
The ‘feeling’ was spread not by sound or scent but by visual interaction. Depositphotos – By Chelsea Haney 2025 Dec 07 – Bumblebees have a way of looking both adorable and slightly overserved, wobbling from flower to flower like fuzzy little potatoes. They seem …
A rendering of a bacteriophage – a virus that preys on bacteria. Depositphotos – By Malcolm Azania 2025 Dec 01 – They’re gorgeous, dazzling, passionately pursued, and worth billions. No, not Hollywood starlets and hunks and the stars of K-Pop. Well, OK, yes – they …
Modern wolves and dogs both descend from an ancient wolf population that lived alongside woolly mammoths and cave bears. Iza Lyson/500px Prime via Getty Images – By Audrey T. Lin, Research Associate in Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution And by Logan Kistler, Curator of Archaeobotany and Archaeogenomics, …
Osteoporosis makes us more prone to spinal fractures as we age. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Nov 23 – Our fat tissue could be used to make our bones regrow, with scientists successfully using adipose cells to repair spinal compression fractures. It could change how …
Respect your authority: There’s a way to stop these beach thieves taking your lunch. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Nov 12 – You won’t find us endorsing aggression towards animals very often, however, scientists have discovered that raising your voice to seagulls – …
The colonial spider web in Sulfur Cave, is home to a mixed colony of Tegenaria domestica and Prinerigone vagans spiders, feeding on the chironomids that fill the air. Marek Audy/Subterranean Biology/(CC By 4.0) – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Nov 05 – Deep underground in …
Studying the remains of several beached dolphins the research found significant signs of neurodegeneration. Public Domain – By Pranjal Malewar 2025 Oct 14 – In 2022, scientists examined the brains of 22 stranded marine mammals and found something astonishing: Alzheimer’s-like pathology in dolphins. And …
These animals live underground for around 37 years. John Brighenti/Wikimedia Commons/(CC BY 2.0) – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Oct 12 – What naked mole-rats lack in the looks department they make up for it in longevity, living healthily for nearly four decades. Now scientists …
Jane Goodall appears on stage at 92NY in New York on 2023 Oct 01. Charles Sykes/Invision/AP – By Mireya Mayor, Director of Exploration and Science Communication, Florida International University Published: 2025 Oct 01 – Anyone proposing to offer a master class on changing the …
