Cats 'exploit' humans by purring
7-14-2009 |
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Researchers have determined that cats exploit a natural human bias by producing a purring sound that incorporates a simi...
India to reintroduce cheetah
7-10-2009 | 13
India are planning to reintroduce cheetahs in to the wild, the last documented sighting was in 1947 and they were offici...
Role reversal: toad eats snake
7-7-2009 | 8
In a rare photograph snapped by a tourist in central China a toad has been observed eating a snake. The toad polished of...
Climate change is shrinking sheep
7-6-2009 | 3
Research has shown that climate change is causing wild sheep on a remote island in Scotland to shrink thanks to milder w...
Ant mega-colony takes over world
7-3-2009 | 29
A single colony of ants has colonised most of the planet according to scientists. The mega-colony of Argentine ants exte...
World's first ever 'self-watering' plant
7-3-2009 | 6
A plant has been discovered in Israel's Negev desert that has the unique trait of being able to water itself. The Desert...
One third of shark species at risk
6-30-2009 | 5
Conservationalists have revealed that one third of the world's shark species are under risk of extinction due to overfis...
Reverse-engineering bird's quantum compass
6-29-2009 | 0
For years scientists have been studying birds in an attempt to determine exactly how they are able to navigate large dis...
Are dogs smarter than cats ?
6-18-2009 | 101
A new study in which a number of cats were tested by attaching food to pieces of string and observing the cats to see if...
Orangutan attempts to hunt fish with spear
6-14-2009 | 24
For the first time an orangutan has been photographed in Borneo gripping a riverside tree while using a spear to hunt fi...
Jellyfish threaten to 'dominate' oceans
6-10-2009 | 10
The world's oceans may be overtaken by giant jellyfish due to overfishing it has been claimed. Nomura jellyfish can grow...
"Spirit bear" captured on camera
6-6-2009 | 7
A photographer has managed to take a photograph of the highly elusive Kermode or "spirit bear" in the forests of British...
Plants 'can recognise themselves'
6-2-2009 | 12
New experiments have revealed that plants are able to recognise themselves and will know when a genetically identical cu...
Giant tortoise to celebrate 128th birthday
5-29-2009 | 11
A giant tortoise called Methuselah is celebrating its 128th birthday. The gentle giant was born in 1881 in the Galapagos...
Animals can tell right from wrong
5-25-2009 | 43
A controversial new book has suggested that animals possess a sense of morality and are able to tell right from wrong in...
Magnets help ants lead the way
5-23-2009 | 0
It is thought that ants are able to navigate and are aware of where they are going due to tiny magnets found in their an...
Tasmanian devils now endangered
5-22-2009 | 6
Australia's Tasmanian devil could be going the way of the Thylacine as the status of the species has been changed from v...
Deadly widow weaves web across Britain
5-21-2009 | 70
A dangerous spider with enough venom to kill a human has taken up residence in Britain following a series of mild winter...
Komodo Dragons have venomous bite
5-20-2009 | 11
It has been discovered that Komodo Dragons have a venomous bite. Up until now it was thought that bacteria was responsib...
Are gorillas the smartest apes ?
5-15-2009 | 11
New research conducted at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago suggests that gorillas could be the smartest apes in the world. Th...
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