WEIRD ANIMALS
Multiple queens ensure colonies have a steady output of workers. Ryan Reihart, CC BY-SA – By Ryan Reihart, Teaching Assistant and Ph.D. Candidate of Ecology, University of Dayton 2021 Jan 21 – The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. …
– By Megan Marples, CNN Updated 2021 Jan 19 – Bioluminescent insects have long fascinated scientists, but little is known about how these animals got their light abilities. A 99-million-year-old beetle recently discovered by researchers, however, unlocks a piece of the evolutionary puzzle, …
Paleontologists discovered the fossilized remains of a 98 million-year-old titanosaur in Neuquén Province in Argentina’s northwest Patagonia. – By Amy Woodyatt, CNN 2021 Jan 19 – Experts have uncovered the remains of a gigantic dinosaur in Argentina, and believe it could be one …
Moose, a mixed-breed dog from the Nebraska Humane Society, trains in odor-detection work. Bill Cotton/CSU, CC BY-ND – By Glen J. Golden, Research Scientist/Scholar I, Colorado State University 2021 Jan 13 – Editor’s note: As COVID-19 continues to spread worldwide, scientists are …
Biologist Bruce Jayne holding a brown tree snake, which have now been discovered climbing in never-before-seen ways. Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative + Brand View 3 Images – By Michael Irving 2020 Jan 11 – Scientists have observed snakes using an entirely unknown way of …
Pets can develop separation anxiety when their people are suddenly gone. Jairo Alzate/Unsplash, CC BY – By Lori M Teller Clinical Associate Professor, Veterinary Telehealth, Texas A&M University 2020 Dec 28 – When one of my co-workers found out about a tiny, orphaned …
Rocki is remotely controlled over the internet, by pet owners viewing real-time video from the robot’s camera. Rocki – By Ben Coxworth 2020 Dec 21 – Earlier this year, we heard about a pet-entertaining/treat-dispensing robot known as Pumpkii. Although its crowdfunding campaign was cancelled, …
Llamas In a pen, Pasajes, Tarija, Bolivia. Insights/Universal Images Group via Getty Images – By Emily Wakild, Professor of History and Director, Environmental Studies Program, Boise State University 2020 Dec 18 – With their long eyelashes, banana-shaped ears, upturned mouths and stocky bodies …
Researchers found that the kangaroos intentionally communicated with humans. – By Amy Woodyatt, CNN 2020 Dec 16 – It may sound a bit “Dr. Doolittle,” but it turns out kangaroos can communicate with humans. – Researchers found that kangaroos “intentionally” communicated with humans …
An equine influenza in 1872 laid bare how essential horses were to the economy. Henry Bergh (in top hat) stopping an overcrowded horsecar, from Harper’s Weekly, Sept. 21, 1872. (Library of Congress) – By Ernest Freeberg, The Conversation SmithsonianMag.Com 2020 Dec 04 – …
