EmanuelBeautiful Huntresses: Scientists Explain Why Mantises Evolved To Resemble Orchidsverified_publisherNPR - Merrit KennedyFemale orchid mantises are dazzlingly beautiful, with pinkish legs that appear to form a delicate flower blossom. They're also double the size of their far plainer male counterparts. Typically, when insect females evolve to become much larger than males, it's to maximize the number of offspring they …
EmanuelWisdom the Oldest Known Albatross Is Having Another BabySmithsonian Magazine - Erin BlakemoreIn 1956, a biologist named Chandler Robbins slipped a band onto the leg of what he believed to be a six-year-old albatross on Midway Atoll, a tiny …
EmanuelThe shape of a bird's wing determines where it livesphys.org - University of CopenhagenBird's wings generally become shorter and more rounded the closer they live to the equator. Birds with smaller wings are to a greater extent …
EmanuelAt sundown, the Sussex skies come aliveverified_publisherThe Guardian - Rob YarhamCountry diary: Waltham Brooks, West Sussex I count at least four separate birds’ voices. They seem more eerie in the cold and dark
EmanuelThe world's largest reindeer herd is dying off at an alarming rateverified_publisherMic - Anna SwartzHere's some cheerful Christmas news — the world's largest wild reindeer herd is experiencing a sharp decline, dropping 40% since 2000, the BBC …
EmanuelFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo6 Horrifying Bugs That Forgot To Follow The Rules Of Naturecracked.com - Cracked WritersThe tree of life is jam-packed with sublime majesty ... as long as you don't look at it too closely. When you examine some of Mother Nature's tiniest …