WEIRD ANIMALS
See how researchers determined dogs can tell the difference between languages 01:47 By Ashley Strickland, CNN Updated 2022 Jan 08 – A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free …
Two new studies have demonstrated that animals can be detected through airborne DNA. FamVeldman/Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2022 Jan 06 – Animals are constantly shedding DNA into their environment, traces of which can then be detected in soil and water – and now, …
Climbers must climb, diggers must dig and runners must run. Doris Rudd Designs, Photography/Moment via Getty Images – By Michael J. Renner, Professor of Biology, Psychology, and Environmental Science & Sustainability, and director of the program in Zoo & Conservation Science, Drake University …
A goldfish “takes the wheel” of the Fish Operated Vehicle. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev – By Ben Coxworth 2022 Jan 05 – One might think that certain animals are only able to navigate within the environment in which their species evolved. According to …
“Whispers” (Raccoons, Kassel, Germany) © Jan Piecha / Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2021 View 14 Images – By New Atlas 2021 Dec 30 – It’s been a good 3.5 billion years or so since life kicked off on this planet, but each lap of …
A research station in India is on call 24/7 to aid wayward reptiles in need. Wrangling an eight-foot king cobra is all in a day’s work for Ajay Giri, field director of the Agumbe Reserve Research Station in western India. Mahima A. Jain …
Not everyone is a fan of Turkey Day. E4C via Getty Images – By Jack Lynch, Professor of English, Rutgers University – Newark 2021 Nov 22 – “Meleagris Gallopavo Day” is a bit of a mouthful. Which may be why this Thanksgiving, most …
More than 500 people were hospitalized after powerful thunderstorms drove scorpions from their burrows and into residential houses in the city of Aswan. Mohamed Hamdy Boshta holds a scorpion, one of many that he hunts on Egyptian deserts and shores to extract their …
1st Place – Journeys & Adventures. This is My Jungle! A wild elephant attacks a jeep full of people. Yala National Park, Sri Lanka. Sergey Savvi View 20 Images – By Rich Haridy 2021 Oct 30 – From skydiving over the pyramids of Egypt …
By Shelly Volsche, Clinical Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Boise State University 2021 Oct 28 – Have you noticed more cats riding in strollers lately? Or bumper stickers that read, “I love my granddogs”? You’re not imagining it. More people are investing serious time, …
