Category: Zoology
14 June 2012
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A Three-Way Partnership at the Bottom of the Sea
Bivalves, bacteria, and seagrass help each other thrive in underwater meadows
14 June 2012
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ScienceShot: Spit It Out!
Disgusting seeds of Middle Eastern plant use rodents to their advantage
13 June 2012
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Revenge of the Vampire Bats
Killing bats does not reduce the rate of rabies and could even make it worse
13 June 2012
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Bonobos Join Chimps as Closest Human Relatives
Genome sequence reveals tantalizing clues to differences in behavior and intelligence between three species
12 June 2012
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Pumas Leave Table Scraps
Discarded carrion nourishes threatened condors, other scavengers
12 June 2012
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Video: Solid Bones, Sexy Songs
The unusual wing bones of the club-winged manakin allow the bird to produce its signature love song
8 June 2012
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ScienceShot: Cannibalism Seen in Gray Mouse Lemur
Tiny primate shatters belief about our closest relatives
7 June 2012
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ScienceShot: Robot Fish Fools Its Companions
Zebrafish prefer to hang out with machine rather than sit in tank alone
7 June 2012
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Mantis Shrimp Smash!
Unique structure allows crustaceans to keep pummeling their prey without damage to themselves
6 June 2012
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Video: Cockroaches and Geckos 'Vanish' With Amazing Acrobatics
Both animals pull serious Gs to avoid predators
5 June 2012
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A Peek Inside the Manta Ray Womb
Ultrasound reveals for the first time how manta ray embryos breathe without a placenta
31 May 2012
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ScienceShot: Turning the Tables on the Mating Game
When males become scarce, female gobies shift from coy to competitive
25 May 2012
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ScienceShot: The Bionic Snail
Implanted electrodes turn creature into a living fuel cell
23 May 2012
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ScienceShot: Jet Lag Disrupts Pregnancies in Mice
Findings may explain miscarriages in humans
23 May 2012
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ScienceShot: Razor Clams Create Quicksand to Burrow
Water-sediment mix reduces drag on bivalve shells
23 May 2012
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Whoopee Cushion-Sized Organ Helps Whales Feed
Fluid-filled cavity allows animals to consume more than their body weight in a single gulp
22 May 2012
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ScienceShot: Killer Whales Working Harder for Lunch?
Mysterious disappearances may be due to competition with fishery
22 May 2012
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Fish Forensics Gets an Upgrade
Researchers hope a powerful new method will cut down on illegal fishing
9 May 2012
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Video: Brittle Star Walks Like a Man
Five-limbed starfish cousin goes bilateral when on the move
9 May 2012
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Stone-Throwing Chimp Is Back -- And This Time It's Personal
Behavior is further evidence of advanced planning in nonhumans
9 May 2012
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ScienceShot: Turtle Power! Tiny Flippers Keep Hatchlings on Course
Even a small amount of swimming helps young turtles find their way around the ocean
7 May 2012
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Dogs Feel Your Pain
Canines yawn when they hear people yawn, suggesting cross-species empathy
7 May 2012
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Whence the Domestic Horse?
New genetic analysis reveals where horses were first domesticated
3 May 2012
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Researchers Reverse Evolution in Water Striders
Mutations arm bugs for battle of the sexes
2 May 2012
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ScienceShot: The Corvette of Coelacanths
Researchers unearth speedy species of slowpoke fish
1 May 2012
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Clues to an Unusual Alliance Between Dolphins and Fishers
Dolphins may teach others how to help Brazilians catch fish
26 April 2012
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Global Pigeoning System
Scientists have homed in on the brain cells that give birds their astonishing ability to navigate
19 April 2012
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ScienceShot: Baleen Whales Use 'Ear Fat' to Hear
Soft tissues could conduct sound to the ear
18 April 2012
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ScienceShot: Like Devils, Tasmanian Tigers Were Inbred
A new analysis of the now-extinct marsupial finds low genetic diversity
17 April 2012
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Clues to Species Decline Buried in Pile of Bird Excrement
Researchers sift through 2 meters of guano to investigate disappearance of chimney swift
13 April 2012
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ScienceShot: Counting Penguins From Space
A new census doubles the number of emperor penguins
12 April 2012
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Monkey See, Monkey Do. Monkey Read?
Baboons are capable of distinguishing English words from nonsense
12 April 2012
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ScienceShot: For Chimps, the Majority Rules
Apes mimic the behaviors of the masses
3 April 2012
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ScienceShot: Flashed by a Duck
Unique structures give mallards their wide variety of hues
27 March 2012
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Meet the Dolphin Mafia
Complex social alliances are unique among mammals, researchers report
27 March 2012
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ScienceShot: The Ideal Fish Shape? You're Looking at It
Computer simulations show that fish species, indeed, evolved for speed and efficiency
23 March 2012
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Backyard Birders Spy Something New
Hobbyists notice unusual patterns in bird migrations and locations
23 March 2012
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ScienceShot: Baby Rabbits Band Together
Pups share warmth to the benefit of entire litter
21 March 2012
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ScienceShot: A Fly's Imperfect Disguise
To avoid being eaten, small flies may not need to be great mimics
20 March 2012
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Holy Flying Plankton!
Tiny marine organisms leap and somersault above the water's surface
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