WEIRD ANIMALS
By Michael Irving, 2020 Jun 17 – An artist’s impression of a mosasaur laying a soft-shelled egg, with a hatchling born soon after – Francisco Hueichaleo, 2020 – A strange fossil discovered in Antarctica almost a decade ago has finally been identified. Researchers …
Experiments reveal the tiny birds can see “non-spectral” colors that blend ultraviolet light with colors humans can see to create distinct hues we can’t. A male Broad-tailed Hummingbird photographed at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Gothic, Colorado, where researchers conducted field experiments …
By Michael Irving, 2020 Jun 11 – A scale drawing of the Batrachopus grandis. Dr Anthony Romilio – A strange set of fossilized footprints has been discovered in South Korea. According to paleontologists, they look an awful lot like crocodile tracks, except for one …
As Brood IX takes flight for the first time in 17 years, cicada lovers have their ears open. An adult magicicada cicada requires 17 years to complete development. (Getty Images / Ed Reschke) By Max Levy, SmithsonianMag.Com 2020 Jun 03 – Around this …
So-called gynandromorphs are rare, but they can teach us a lot about development and evolution. The face of a sweat bee (Megalopta amoena) that is half female (viewer’s left, bee’s right) and half male (viewer’s right, bee’s left) (Chelsey Ritner / Utah State …
By Erik Nelson, Phd Student, Philosophy, Dalhousie University 2020 May 28 – It is often thought that humans are different from other animals in some fundamental way that makes us unique, or even more advanced than other species. These claims of human …
By Genevieve Carlton – Most people have never heard of the Cerrejón coal mine, located in Colombia. The mine pumps out over 30 million tons of coal each year, and it’s also become a critical site for scientists. In fact, the coal …
By Leah Asmelash, CNN – Updated 2020 May 19 – King Penguins on the island of South Georgia in St Andrews Bay. – Laughing gas isn’t just something they give you at the dentist. It also comes out of penguin poop. How do …
By Michael Irving 2020 May 18 – An artist’s impression of the new elaphrosaur, discovered in Victoria, Australia. Ruairidh Duncan. – Paleontologists in Australia have uncovered a strange new species of dinosaur. This new creature is an elaphrosaur, placing it in the theropod family …
Is it that same busy squirrel you’re watching every day? Julian Avery, CC BY-ND 2020 May 11 By Julian Avery, Assistant Research Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Pennsylvania State University Julian Avery, Pennsylvania State University – Watching the wildlife outside your window …
