Pacu, fish with human-like teeth reputations for eating men’s testicles, may be spreading their habitat across Europe. Are these pirahna-cousins dangerous?
Wild Animals are Dangerous: Should We Keep Pythons as Pets?
Pufferfish and the High Price of Love: Underwater Crop Circles?
The tiny male pufferfish, intent on impressing a potential mate, is the architect behind mysterious seabed designs similar to crop circles on land.
When Mammals Became Socially Monogamous: How Single-Partner Pairings Evolved
Many mammals are monogamous, pairing off for the benefit of the offspring. How did this behavior evolve from their ancestors’ one male-many female model?
Maedi Video: Why Elephants Don’t Belong in a Circus
Can a Mosquito Kill a Killer Whale? Yes, Says New Case Report
Rafting Across the Pacific: Invasive Species Coming to North America with Debris from the Japan Tsunami.
Animal Body Plans and Movement: Symmetry in Action
Animals may be asymmetrical, or have radial, bilateral, or pentaradial symmetry. Each type of organism moves differently, some more efficiently than others, but the locomotion of the brittle star has been a puzzle to zoologists. Now, however, research has uncovered the method behind the movement of this unusual aquatic organism.
Shoo Fly, Don’t Bother Bee!!!
In my previous article on Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) in honeybees, I summarized recent advances in our understanding of this malady which has arisen in recent years, leading to major declines in honeybee colonies throughout North America. The current consensus is that CCD is caused by a synergistic combination of internal (diseases, parasites) and extrinsic […]
Life on the Ocean Floor: Antarctic Ocean Hydrothermal Vent Exploration
New insights into the ocean life found in hydrothermal vents has been found in an excursion to the Antarctic seafloor. Ongoing ocean exploration around hydrothermal vents near Antarctica has enabled teams of scientists to discover new species. Teams compiled by the University of Southampton, British Antarctic Survey, and the University of Oxford were able to […]