Billions of weird creatures invade US beaches
8-23-2014 |
27
Huge numbers of the organisms known as 'by-the-wind sailors' have been washing up on the West Coast.
Lizards may hold key to limb regeneration
8-22-2014 | 10
By understanding how lizards regrow tissue it may be possible to enable the same process in humans.
Cities are causing spiders to grow bigger
8-21-2014 | 19
A new study has shown that urban areas are causing spiders to grow larger and multiply more rapidly.
Magpie shiny objects obsession debunked
8-17-2014 | 9
Scientists have discovered that Magpies have no interest whatsoever in stealing shiny objects.
Warning issued after dolphin attacks swimmer
8-12-2014 | 37
Not all dolphins adhere to the species' friendly reputation as one man found out last month in Ireland.
Undersea mountain is teeming with life
8-6-2014 | 5
Researchers have been exploring the depths of the Hebrides Terrace Seamount off Scotland's west coast.
Trees save 850 human lives every year
7-27-2014 | 22
The world's trees are thought to play an important role in preventing acute respiratory symptoms.
New giant insect discovered in China
7-26-2014 | 29
Scientists have identified what is believed to be the largest aquatic insect found anywhere in the world.
Millions of mayflies descend on Wisconsin
VIDEO 7-23-2014 | 15
The air was teeming with the insects following a mass hatching from the nearby Mississippi River.
Elephants have world's best sense of smell
7-23-2014 | 14
African elephants have more genes dedicated to smell than anything else in the animal kingdom.
Why can't apes learn to speak like a human ?
7-20-2014 | 40
Is it possible for apes to speak English like in the new 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' movie ?
Electric life forms live on pure energy
VIDEO 7-20-2014 | 42
Scientists have identified extraordinary types of bacteria that literally live and breath electrons.
Huge school of anchovies filmed in California
VIDEO 7-10-2014 | 21
The ocean turned a shade of black as up to 100 million fish swarmed the coastline off La Jolla.
Researchers create chimpanzee dictionary
7-6-2014 | 8
Sign language gestures used by our primate cousins have been documented in full for the first time.
New elephant shrew discovered in Namibia
6-28-2014 | 16
Scientists have identified a new species of shrew which possesses a trunk like that of an elephant.
Mystery 'mima' mounds created by plants ?
6-26-2014 | 8
Scientists believe that plants, not animals, are responsible for the strange vegetation-topped mounds.
Grass falls from sky over Gloucestershire
6-25-2014 | 11
Locals were left baffled when large clumps of grass and hay started to descend from the heavens.
Fish-eating spiders are commonplace
6-22-2014 | 27
Spiders that are capable of catching and killing fish are far more common than previously believed.
Rare albino whale filmed off New South Wales
VIDEO 6-21-2014 | 16
An extremely rare encounter with an albino humpback whale called Migaloo has been caught on camera.
Malaysia invaded by giant 6-inch moths
VIDEO 6-18-2014 | 25
Swarms of the flying insects have been descending on towns across the country in their thousands.
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