Category: Zoology
11 November 2011
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Podcast: Imaginary Horses, a New Way to Fight Fat, and More
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10 November 2011
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ScienceShot: Shrimp Massacre at Coral Point
One breed of crustacean turns vicious when it comes to defending monogamy
10 November 2011
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ScienceShot: Blue Light Turns an Octopus Red
Camouflage protects cephalopods from bioluminescent "searchlights"
9 November 2011
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ScienceShot: Bigger Birds Flee Human Noise
Cacophony makes it hard for them to hear each other's low-pitched songs
8 November 2011
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ScienceShot: Why Some Male Marsh Harriers Dress in Drag
Imitating females, even for life, confers some advantages
7 November 2011
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Was the Spotted Horse an Imaginary Creature?
DNA analysis shows veracity of early cave paintings
4 November 2011
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Why Are There So Many Colors of Poisonous Frogs?
Clay models shed light on a rainforest mystery
3 November 2011
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Wrens' Brains Are Wired for Duets
Scientists figure out how birds sing synchronized songs
2 November 2011
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ScienceShot: Meet the Saber-Toothed Squirrel
Small mammal with big teeth scurried about during the age of the dinosaurs
2 November 2011
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What Killed Ice Age Beasts?
New study blames multiple factors
27 October 2011
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The Incredibly Expanding Snake Heart
A mix of dietary nutrients plumps up python hearts 40% after feeding
26 October 2011
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ScienceShot: Cool Reindeer Heads Prevail at the North Pole
Animals divert blood flow to keep their brains cool
26 October 2011
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ScienceShot: Case Closed on Bat Fungus
A long-suspected pathogen is the cause of a devastating bat epidemic
25 October 2011
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ScienceShot: Killer Whale Spa Vacation
Mid-sized cetaceans swim to warmer waters, possibly to rejuvenate their skin
20 October 2011
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ScienceShot: Humpbacks Make a Comeback
Numbers have dramatically risen in the North Pacific
18 October 2011
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ScienceShot: Songbirds Stay Cool for Their Kids
Small birds could become better parents by curtailing their stress responses
17 October 2011
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Winged Robots Hint at the Origins of Flight
Flapping bots support the idea that avian ancestors first took off from trees, not the ground
14 October 2011
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Podcast: A 17th Century Alchemist, Abused Nestlings That Later Attack Others, and More
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13 October 2011
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ScienceShot: The Physiology of Piranha War Cries
Fast muscles give the famous Amazonian predators their "bark"
12 October 2011
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Cute TV Chimps May Harm Their Wild Brethren
Seeing dressed-up chimpanzees doesn't make viewers care more about the endangered species
11 October 2011
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Abused Chicks Grow Up to Be Abusers
On an island in the Galápagos, researchers find that nestlings attacked by their elders do the same as adults
7 October 2011
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ScienceShot: Doggie Doolittles
Research looks at how much kids really understand about a dog's bark
5 October 2011
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ScienceShot: Whisper While You Lurk
Dark-eyed juncos sing quiet songs to home in on another male's mate
4 October 2011
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ScienceShot: Why Female Lemurs Sleep Around
Lady lemurs court multiple males, even when they don't have to
30 September 2011
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Podcast: Teleporting Rats, Space Storms, and Top Secret Bacteria
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29 September 2011
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ScienceShot: Freeloading Wolves
When it comes to hunting, not all members of a wolf pack do their fair share
23 September 2011
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Podcast: Squid Mating Habits, a Dinosaur Extinction Controversy, and More
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22 September 2011
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The Benefits of Being Promiscuous
To compensate for inbreeding, female beetles mate with many partners
20 September 2011
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ScienceShot: A Whale Tête-à-Tête in the Northwest Passage
Melting sea ice allows four tagged bowhead whales to cross into northern Canadian straits
8 September 2011
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Dive-Bombing Hummingbirds Let Their Feathers Do the Talking
Wind blowing through plumage produces mating chirps
2 September 2011
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Australian Frogs Do the Dew
Amphibians hop from cold locales to hot burrows to collect—and drink—condensation on their backs
31 August 2011
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ScienceShot: The Invisible Mouse
New chemical cocktail makes fetuses transparent
30 August 2011
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ScienceShot: Cane Toad Carnage
Tadpoles release chemical that kills competitors
26 August 2011
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Video: Ostriches Are Stealth Sleepers
Sleepy brain waves are similar to those of platypuses
23 August 2011
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ScienceShot: Warmer Eggs, Better Ducks
Ducklings incubated at higher temperatures have better immune systems
23 August 2011
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ScienceShot: The Secret to Sticky Feet
Substance in gecko footprints may solve long-standing mystery
21 August 2011
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ScienceShot: Iberian Lynx Not Jinxed by Genetics
The world's most endangered cat species can survive with minimal genetic diversity
18 August 2011
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Aha! Elephants Can Use Insight to Solve Problems
Highly social and clever and cooperative with tools, elephants are often near the top of the brainiest creatures list. Now, scientists have added a new talent to elephants' mental repertoire:...
16 August 2011
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How Baleen Whales Got Their Big Gulp
Fossil helps trace evolution from far more fearsome ancestors
16 August 2011
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Hidden Poaching Takes a Toll on Scandinavian Wolves
Analysis tracks the impacts of unreported hunting on wolves in Sweden and Norway
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