Lots of Frogs and Toads Mate with Things They Shouldn’t, From Boots to Corpses
“How could a behavior like this – one that does not yield offspring and hence should not be rewarded by natural selection – be so…
Plants and Animals
These Bats Pretend To Be Hornets When Predatory Owls Start Swooping In
Animals are notorious for deception. In order to be left alone, defenseless creatures will ride on the reputation of fierce combatants – and now, researchers…
The First Plants Have Been Grown In Lunar Soil – But It’s Not Easy
Plants have been grown on lunar soil, demonstrating the feasibility of a key step toward future settlement. However, anybody expecting the Moon to one day…
Thailand Government to Give Away One Million Cannabis Plants For Free
Residents of Thailand, rejoice: the government plans to distribute 1 million cannabis plants to citizens in June. Cannabis was been removed from Thailand’s list of…
Police Mistake Skulls of 150 Decapitated Sacrifice Victims for Modern Crime Scene
When Mexican officials were alerted to a cave filled with human skulls ten years ago, they mistook it for the scene of a horrible current…
Researchers Screamed At Rats for 3 Weeks, Turns Out It Causes Fertility Issues
Female animals are assumed to be born with a finite amount of eggs, and diminished reproductive potential occurs when the number or quality of these…
Six-Year-Old Boy Finds Massive Megalodon Tooth, Impressing Scientists
Sharks are a favorite with children. Children (and adults!) are fascinated by these monstrous kings of the sea, and no shark is larger, more toothy,…
Some Male Fish Incubate Eggs Fertilized By Others in Their Mouths
Certain fish species endure weeks without eating in order to securely retain eggs in their jaws. The fact that some male fish do it even…
New Footage Shows Proof of the Loch Ness Monster! (Or Ducks, Probably)
One of the scientific method’s core ideas is that if fresh data proves you wrong, you should confess it and revise your worldview. We’ll admit…
River Dolphins Get Weird with Anaconda Who Don’t Want None, But Gets Some Anyway
Dolphins are thought to be entertaining and playful, which they can be, but they are also extremely sexual creatures. Dolphin mating is a complicated anatomical…
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