Captive giant isopod refuses to eat
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A huge underwater bug kept at the Toba Aquarium in Japan has been on a hunger strike for four years.
Squid able to fly 100ft through the air
2-9-2013 | 16
Japanese researchers have identified and documented the incredible capabilities of the oceanic squid.
Plan needed to help save polar bears
2-8-2013 | 22
Polar bears are at risk of going extinct if nothing is done soon to stop them from starving.
US team discover life in Antarctic lake
2-3-2013 | 16
A surprising amount of living cells have been retrieved from 800m below the freezing surface.
Study shows humans killed off the thylacine
2-2-2013 | 28
Humans alone were responsible for the extinction of the Tasmanian Tiger, new research has found.
Does sea floor hold key to new medications ?
1-31-2013 | 13
Creatures living at the bottom of the sea could provide powerful new ways to fight infection and disease.
Scientists: 'extinction not always bad thing'
1-28-2013 | 14
When one species of animal goes extinct it can potentially open the door to an increase in biodiversity.
Injured dolphin seeks help from divers
1-27-2013 | 13
Divers in Hawaii had an unexpected visitor in the form of a dolphin tangled up in a fishing line.
Dung beetles navigate via the Milky Way
1-25-2013 | 19
In a world first, dung beetles are thought to use our own Milky Way galaxy to orient themselves.
Storm clouds are crawling with bacteria
1-24-2013 | 20
Scientists have discovered that the clouds above our heads are filled with microbial life.
Attenborough - 'humans are plague on Earth'
1-23-2013 | 118
Sir David Attenborough has expressed his concerns over Earth's ever increasing human population.
Large emperor penguin colony discovered
1-20-2013 | 5
One of Antarctica's largest penguin colonies has been discovered through the use of satellite imagery.
Do fish feel pain ?
1-14-2013 | 95
Some have argued that fishing is a cruel sport because it causes the fish pain, but how true is this ?
Giant squid filmed in the Pacific depths
1-8-2013 | 17
A science team has managed to capture footage of a giant squid in its natural habitat for the first time.
Javan rhino officially extinct In Vietnam
1-6-2013 | 17
The last Javan rhinoceros living in Vietnam has died meaning that the subspecies is now extinct.
Amazon rainforest could be drying out
12-26-2012 | 4
New fears have been raised over the rainforest's capacity to adapt to upcoming changes in the climate.
'Extinct' whale species discovered alive
12-23-2012 | 14
The pygmy whale is the last living relative of a group of whales that died out millions of years ago.
Spider builds its own fake decoys
12-19-2012 | 26
A fascinating species of spider in the Amazon rainforest is able to construct and animate its own decoys.
Panama rainforest home to 25,000 species
12-18-2012 | 7
The San Lorenzo forest is estimated to be home to as many as 6,000 species of insect per acre of trees.
Secrets of the immortal jellyfish
12-1-2012 | 17
Could the secret to immortality be found within a particularly unusual species of jellyfish ?
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