WEIRD ANIMALS
Scientists believe this blue frog sighting is a “once-in-a-lifetime” chance. Jake Barker/AWC – By Bronwyn Thompson 2024 Jul 08 – An amphibian has lived up to its name, swapping out its usual green coloring for bright blue, in the first-ever record of a magnificent …
“Purple fire” – leafcutter bee (Megachile lagopoda) by Gustav Parenmark (age 17, Sweden). Royal Entomological Society View 19 Images – By Bronwyn Thompson 2024 Jun 27 – This enormous and important part of the animal kingdom may not be most people’s favorite, but insects …
An emerging model of intelligence finds flexible problem-solving capabilities at the cellular level and beyond – and it threatens to upend not just biology and genetics, but medicine, AI and consciousness research, among other things. Depositphotos View 12 Images – By Loz Blain 2024 …
Lokiceratops rangiformis is a distant cousin of the Triceratops. Fabrizio Lavezza/The Museum of Evolution, Knuthenborg CC BY-NC-ND – By Paul McClure 2024 Jun 21 – A never-before-seen species of horned, herbivorous dinosaur, a predecessor of the Triceratops, has been unveiled at the Natural History …
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 …
