WEIRD ANIMALS
Elephants communicate using vocalizations similar to human names. George Wittemyer/CSU – By Paul McClure 2024 Jun 11 – Wild elephants have exhibited a rare ability among animals: communicating with others in their social circle using individual ‘names.’ The new research suggests that their human-like …
The device is designed to augment Kangaroo Mother Care, a practice which involves chest-to-chest skin contact between an infant and a caregiver. Depositphotos – By Ben Coxworth 2024 Jun 10 – For low-birth-weight (LBW) babies, skin-to-skin contact with their mother can literally be a …
MagicBloods/Shutterstock – By Eloise Stevens, Host, The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast Published: 2024 Jun 02 – Have you ever wondered how chameleons change color? And can they do this while they’re asleep? What about if they are able to dream? Does their dream …
Coming to America: The hybrid super-pig has the potential to do billions of dollars’ worth of damage to crops. Depositphotos View 4 Images – By Bronwyn Thompson 2024 May 30 – A problem shared is not always a problem halved, as invasive wild “super-pigs” …
Tarzan, by Kazutoshi Ono (Japan) “It’s like being in the jungle” Kazutoshi Ono/Comedy Pets – View 30 Images – By Adam Williams 2024 May 14 – One of the best things about having pets is how many laughs they bring. The Comedy Pet Photography …
The bio-inspired device replicates the manner in which leeches (pictured) draw blood through the skin. Depositphotos – By Ben Coxworth 2024 May 02 – Leeches may be creepy, but many people find hypodermic needles even creepier. That’s one of the reasons why scientists have …
One of the huge footprints discovered in China that revealed the new giant species of raptor dinosaur. Yingliang – By Michael Irving 2024 Apr 29 – The six-foot-tall raptors in the Jurassic Park movies were terrifying enough, but now scientists have described a giant …
Cows typically get over avian flu in a couple of weeks, but it’s an economic blow for farms. AP Photo/Charlie Litchfield – By: Noelia Silva del Río, Associate Specialist in Cooperative Extension, Production Medicine and Food Safety, University of California, Davis Richard V. …
The algae Braarudosphaera bigelowii has been found to have absorbed a cyanobacteria called UCYN-A, which may be a huge step forward for evolution. Tyler Coale – By Michael Irving 2024 Apr 18 Last time this happened, Earth got plants. Scientists have caught a once-in-a-billion-years …
Octopus suckers are made of very soft, malleable tissue – but they also secrete mucus. University of Bristol. – By Ben Coxworth 2024 Apr18 – A new octopus-sucker-inspired suction cup could make it much easier and more energy-efficient for robots to lift and release …
