Tag: Evolution - Page 2
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Chinese Army to Enlist 10,000 Pigeons, Just in Case
From their humble beginnings along the rocky cliff sides of Africa and Asia some 20 million years ago, pigeons can now by found pretty much anywhere there´s a statue being erected or sandwich being eaten -- though long
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Years After Mating, Stingrays Finally Give Birth (Video)
The marine biologists at Australia's Oceanworld Manly aquarium may be well-versed in the facts of life, but it's never too late to learn a bit more about how exactly babies are made. Recently, twelve healthy baby stingrays were
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Earth Will be "Unrecognizable" by 2050
A lot has changed in the last 40 years, hasn't it? From the rise of personal computers and the Internet, to tubeless toilet-paper and carnivorous clocks -- the world today hardly resembles the one seen in faded photos of people with
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Island's Invasive "Killing Machine" Finally Captured
The tiny island of Kapiti, located five miles off the coast of Wellington, New Zealand, is one of the last refuges for a menagerie of wildlife driven to near-extinction elsewhere by invasive species. Since the late 1980s, when all
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Big Squirreltail Evolves to Fight Off Fiery, Invasive Cheatgrass
Nicknaming plants. Now there's a good job to have. The invasive plant in this tale, called "cheatgrass," is being fought off by a native
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10 Animal Courtship Rituals a Guy Could Learn From (Slideshow)
Does a dung beetle find love easier than us? From the humblest worm to the majestic blue whale, creatures large and small have spent hundreds of millions of years conceiving a variety of ways to impress their mates.
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10 Animal Courtship Rituals a Guy Could Learn From
Does a dung beetle find love easier than us? From the humblest worm to the majestic blue whale, creatures large and small have spent hundreds of millions of years conceiving a variety of ways to impress their mates. So, with Valentine's Day just around t
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Planetary Survivors: See The World Through Cockroach Eyes at The Science Museum
Well this is an entertaining idea. The Science Museum in London is offering tours of their climate, energy and space galleries from the perspective of a cockroach - costume and all!
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Trees Use Roots to Fight Off Other Trees, Says Study
There's nothing quite as relaxing as a nap in the shade of a majestic old tree, or strolling down some quiet forest path flanked by towering columns of wood and bark. But while all may appear tranquil and quiet, for the
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Biologists Discover That Some Ants Eventually Retire
Many adjectives come to mind when thinking about ants, but 'idle' likely isn't among them. But recently biologists discovered that after a lifetime of service in their namesake occupation, older leaf-cutter ants eventually
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With a Super Green Noah's Ark Theme Park, Conservative Christians Embrace Environmentalism
Conservative religion and environmentalism are often seen as mutually exclusive. They're filed
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Gigantic School of Sardines 'Dance' for Divers (Video)
The ocean holds no shortage of strange and beautiful creatures, from the colorful animals that dwell in the shallowest tide-pools to the alien-looking species that lurk in the shadowy depths -- and, indeed, everywhere in between. But even the most
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Scientists Make a Nutty Discovery About Crickets
Sometimes when researchers explore the array of complex and fascinating creatures on this planet, what they find has power to renew our sense of wonder about nature, and even to change the way we look at life
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Photographic Evidence Proves That Squid Can Fly
Once, while boating off the coast of Jamaica in 2001, marine biologist Silvia Maciá and her husband caught a glimpse of an oddly familiar creature leaping from the waves, soaring with ease over the surface of the ocean. As the
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Election Over - With Rats Dancing On The Compost Heap - What Recourse?
The candidate I actively supported in the Pennsylvania State house race lost 2 to 1. Democrats were either too busy tweeting or they were so absorbed with dreaming about a cool
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Is the Reported Murder of Britain's Largest Wild Animal a Scam?
The magnificent red deer stag known as the Emperor of Exmoor was shot and killed three weeks ago. This happened just a few days after his photograph appeared in national newspapers across the country. Who
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Gutsy Goats Caught Scaling Super-Steep Dam (Pics)
Dams are among the most daunting examples of mankind's engineering savvy, and they're also perhaps the most environmentally impactful, too -- but none of that could keep this brave herd of Ibex goats from
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How Cockroach Brains May One Day Save Your Life
They´re the insect that everyone loves to hate - but one day a cockroach just may save your life. Typically despised for being ugly, dirty, and icky, the hardy critters actually possess powerful antibiotic properties inside
