AvatarJoneilAlbatrosses fish for squid using luminous organisms in the sea, revolutionary monitoring device reveals | The IndependentThe Independent - Ian JohnstonAlbatrosses fish for squid by spending hours paddling around in circles to stir up bioluminescent organisms on the surface of the sea, a …
AvatarJoneilThese far-out animals fascinate and amuse scientistsverified_publisherCNET - Amanda KooserRuby seadragon Welcome to the wild side of the natural world. We've got crazy squids, ancient tortoises, sea "socks" and a tarantula named after a country-music legend. From the fascinating to the funny, these are some of our favorite critters known to science. A lot of secrets lurk below the surface …
AvatarJoneil'Unicorns' and humans may have walked Earth at same time, study claimsThe Telegraph - Telegraph ReportersA long-extinct animal known as the Siberian unicorn - which was actually a long-horned rhinoceros - may have walked the Earth 29,000 years ago, at the same time as prehistoric humans, researchers say. Until now, the Elasmotherium sibiricum was thought to have vanished 350,000 years ago. But research …
AvatarJoneilIn death, a crow's big brain fires up memory, learningphys.org - by Manuel ValdesFor nearly every step of his almost 12-mile walk, Darryl Dyer has company. Flocks of crows follow him, signaling each other, because they all know …
AvatarJoneilDogs Have A Very Special Way Of Seeing Human Faceshuffingtonpost.com - David FreemanEver wonder if Rover really loves you -- or if he's just in it for the kibbles? Alas, scientists haven't figured out exactly how our dogs feel about …
AvatarJoneilScientists say spread of virus that's killing honeybees 'a man-made thing'Chicago Tribune - By Darryl FearsThe global spread of a virus that deforms the wings of honeybees and kills them in droves was caused by humans, new research has found. According to the study published this week in Science, the problem dates to the mid-20th century when Asian honeybees traded widely in the former Soviet Union were …