Nature
Discovered: The ancient turtle as big as a car
Posted on May 21, 2012, at 12:23 PMThe giant freshwater reptile had a head the size of a football and likely chowed down on small crocodiles
The violent sex life of the 'dagger penis' bug
Posted on May 14, 2012, at 12:16 PMRather than mate through traditional means, Xylocoris flavipes uses its razor-sharp private parts to brutally impregnate females
The chimp who learned to trick humans... and pelt them with stones
Posted on May 14, 2012, at 7:54 AMMeet Santino, a supersmart, rock-slinging ape who devises elaborate plans to annoy spectators at Sweden's Furuvik Zoo
The dolphins that overdosed on heroin... at a rave
Posted on May 9, 2012, at 3:08 PMDrugged-out revellers. A party on the grounds of a Swiss zoo. Result: The death of two dolphins named Shadow and Chelmers. Here's the unsettling story
Did farting kill the dinosaurs?
Posted on May 7, 2012, at 6:36 PMGassy vegetarians like the Brontosaurus may have produced so much methane that they triggered global warming, possibly hastening their extinction
The tiny shark that glows in the dark
Posted on April 27, 2012, at 12:40 PMScientists have long been fascinated by the bioluminescent undersides of the hand-sized pygmy shark, and now they've confirmed the creature's secret
Are jellyfish taking over the oceans?
Posted on April 23, 2012, at 7:30 AMWatch out, surfers: Populations of the translucent invertebrates — along with their nasty stings — are exploding all over the world
The 'miracle chick' born without an egg
Posted on April 20, 2012, at 12:33 PMA happy baby bird emerges directly out of its mother — without incubating in an egg outside her body. Can we finally put an age-old riddle to rest?
The unsettling resurgence of rhino poaching: By the numbers
Posted on April 10, 2012, at 7:20 AMPoachers are illegally killing rhinos for their horns to acquire a supposedly medicinal substance that's in high demand in countries like China and Vietnam
Do the world's coral reefs have herpes?
Posted on April 5, 2012, at 7:15 AMNew research suggests that the pesky virus might be causing the diverse and vital ecosystems to slowly die
Are dolphins the gangsters of the sea?
Posted on March 29, 2012, at 2:07 PMThe playful mammals can actually be quite conniving, forming Mafia-like gangs to protect their own
Wisconsin's 'baffling' booms: A concise guide
Posted on March 23, 2012, at 3:31 PMScientists believe tiny earthquakes are the likeliest explanation for the state's new noise-pollution phenomenon, but competing theories abound
Why giant squids have enormous eyes
Posted on March 19, 2012, at 3:32 PMThe tentacled invertebrate boasts the largest eyes of any known animal — a trait scientists are crediting to an age-old, deep-sea foe
Do fruit flies use alcohol to cope with sexual rejection?
Posted on March 16, 2012, at 4:02 PMNew research finds that dejected male flies seek booze when rejected by the ladies. The findings could help humans fight addiction more successfully
What we can learn from the octopus
Posted on March 16, 2012, at 10:28 AMThe wisdom of these eight-legged cephalopods, says Rafe Sagarin, can help us fight terrorism, natural disasters, and disease
Do bears exfoliate?
Posted on March 9, 2012, at 6:30 AMA furry predator takes a bath in Alaska's Glacier Bay, using a barnacle-covered rock to remove molting fur
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