Creature Prefers Deadly Scorching Water
Scientists find worms with highest temperature preference of all known animals. A small hydrothermal vent chimney is home to thermo-tolerant worms, seen here at the base of the chimney with their star-shaped gills protruding from their tubes. The ... [... more]
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Everest Expedition Uncovers Exotic Species
Scientists see amazing wildlife and new species in a remote corner of the planet. Anne Savage, a wildlife biologist with Disney's Animal Kingdom and Professor Liu Shaoying, Sichuan Academy of Forestry prepare a small mammal tracking tube. Wet ink ... [... more]
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Five Deep-Sea Fish on Brink of Extinction
Overfishing of some deep-sea fish could affect the rest of the ocean. A new study finds five deep-sea creatures are in critical danger of being fished into extinction. Researchers examined surveys of roundnose grenadier, onion-eye grenadier, blue ... [... more]
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Laos Home to Two New Frog Species
Several recent discoveries have showcased this country as a treasure spot for wildlife. The Rana compotrix, one of two new frog species found in Lao PDR. Credit: Nikolai Orlov Scientists have recently identified two new species of frogs in the ... [... more]
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How to Stalk Wild Animals
Try a bicycle, because wary beasts are busy are looking for footsteps. If you want to sneak up on an animal, you might want to wheel up on a bicycle rather than try the tip-toe technique. That's the tack psychologist Niko Troje's young daughter ... [... more]
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Climate Change, Not Humans, Killed Large Beasts
What killed the mammoths? A new explanation is instantly controversial. A plot of radiocarbon dates from mammoth, horse, bison, wapiti (elk), moose, and human remains from Alaska and Yukon Territory. Credit: Dale Guthrie Failure to adapt to a ... [... more]
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Evolution Occurs Faster at the Equator
Organisms evolve and branch off into new species faster in the tropics compared to other places on Earth, a new study suggests. Geographical distribution of sample species in tropics. Numbers for tropical species are in bold, while numbers for ... [... more]
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Nature Inspires Design of New Eyes
Researchers are drawing inspiration from all corners of the animal kingdom to design synthetic lenses. They're also building them using flexible polymers that mimic materials used in nature. Among all the senses that organisms possess, vision is ... [... more]
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Shifting Icebergs May Have Forced Penguin Evolution
Adelie penguins may have been trapped, forced to breed with another colony, a new study suggests. The breakup of giant icebergs may have forced minor evolutionary changes in penguins over the past 6,000 years, a new study suggests. The Antarctic ... [... more]
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Proposal to Kill Elephants Splits Wildlife Groups
Wildlife groups meeting with South Africa's environment minister Monday were split over a proposal to cull the growing elephant population in the country's flagship national park. CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -- Wildlife groups meeting with South ... [... more]
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Rare White Giraffe Photographed
A wildlife researcher photographs a rare white giraffe in Africa. Rare white giraffe photographed in Tanzania Tarangire National Park. Credit: Charles Foley/Wildlife Conservation Society A researcher in Africa has finally spotted the rare white ... [... more]
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Elusive Cheetahs Caught on Film
Wildlife researchers snap pictures of a family of extremely rare Asiatic cheetahs. Wildlife researchers in Iran have captured images of an entire family of extremely rare Asiatic cheetahs. The pictures show an adult female and four young cubs ... [... more]
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