Crows Once again Prove their Intelligence by Showing that they Understand Zero
It’s hard to imagine a world without emptiness, but it’s actually a surprisingly recent idea. It was discovered much later than numbers like two or…
Biology
Crested Geckos have Sticky Tails that can Hold Five Times their Weight
Cat thieves have been named for stealing and stealing strategies, the building has been scaled and the windows are crawled to gain access to what…
Turtle Caught Twice in Fishing Nets Demonstrates Two Main Threats for Marine Life
The meme has since captured the endangered lives of sea turtles, beginning with a sea-filled race to spend the rest of their lives in a…
Drone Footage of Socializing Orcas Reveals Killer Whales have Best Buds too
Movies like Nemo Finding make it easy for us to slip into the habit of anthropomorizing marine life. After all, who wouldn’t love to think…
The Time Idaho Dealt with its Surplus of Beavers by Parachuting them into its Backcountry
In 1948, the state of Idaho solved two problems simultaneously: a beaver infestation and a parachute surplus from World War II. Shortly after the war,…
Sole Survivor Snail Solves Extinction Mystery with World’s Smallest Computer
The catastrophic decision to introduce non-native snails in Tahiti has led to the extinction of 56 species of tree snails. Yet a handful survived. Using…
Lobster Diver Caught in Mouth of Humpback whale Lives to Tell Tale
Jonah, a lobster diver from Massachusetts, gave a brief insight into the biblical story of a hampback whale falling into the mouth of a whale…
Hummingbird-Sized Dinosaur, thought to be Smallest Known, is Actually New Weird Lizard
Working with specimens preserved in amber for millions of years can create a confident identification as quite a challenge. Indicators of tail-tail species are easy…
Sashimi-Swallowing Moray Eels become First Fish Documented Feeding on Land without Water
If someone tries to get you out of bed during the coldest and rainy season, what is the number one treat that can inspire you…
Quantum Microscope Makes Previously “Invisible” Biological Processes Visible
Increasingly powerful microscopes allow us to always see smaller objects below the size of a single atom. Many activities of life, of course, have escaped…
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