Chimpanzees Observed Applying Insects to Their Wounds
The chimps may be using insects as a kind of medicine.ImageThree chimpanzees, Suzee, Sassandra and Olive, in Loango National Park in Gabon.Media credits(c) Tobias Deschner/ Ozouga chimpanzee...
View ArticleThe Sponges That Feed on an Extinct Ecosystem
An expedition uncovered a surprisingly large number of underwater life forms in the Arctic.ImageSponges on the Langseth Ridge seamountMedia creditsAlfred Wegener Institut/PS 101 AWI OFOS system/ Antje...
View ArticleNew Caledonian Crows Keep Their Favorite Tools Safe
The intelligence of crows is nothing to squawk about.ImageMedia creditsDmitry Taranets via ShutterstockCreatureTuesday, February 15, 2022 - 14:14Jude Coleman, Contributor(Inside Science) -- Crows and...
View ArticleNorth Dakota Fossil Site Evidence Suggests the Dinosaurs May Have Died in the...
New research points to when massive asteroid impact happened, and why only some animals survived.ImageMelanie During working to excavate a paddlefish in the Tanis depositMedia creditsJackson...
View ArticleBeefy Jaws May Help Some Spiders Gather Water
The mega-mawed spider appeared to use the water to reconstitute dried-up food.ImageSpider species in the group known as long-jawed orb weavers can carry water drops in their mouths.Media creditsYoung...
View ArticleSome Male Spiders Give Worthless Gifts to Their Prospective Mates
The finest silk wrapping can keep females occupied for just long enough.ImageMale Paratrechalea ornata spiders offer silk-wrapped gifts to their prospective mates. In this image, a female (left) and...
View ArticleStressed Worms Make Sexier Babies
When hermaphroditic worms that usually self-fertilize are exposed to stressful high temperatures, they produce offspring that mate earlier than normal. ImageC. elegans wormsMedia creditsZEISS...
View ArticleBats Make Predictions on Prey Movements
Bats calculate where their prey is headed using their echolocation abilities.CreatureTuesday, March 15, 2022 - 10:21Inside Science Contributor(Inside Science) -- Angie Salles, a biologist and...
View ArticleA Bat's Life
Bats often get a bad rap for being scary, nighttime flying creatures, but to know a bat is to love a bat.CreatureThursday, March 17, 2022 - 13:18Karin Heineman, Executive Producer(Inside Science) --...
View ArticleNew Analysis of Pigs' Grunts Reveals How They're Feeling
Scientists plan to develop a software tool to monitor the grunts of commercial pigs and determine when they need help.ImageMedia creditschadin0 via ShutterstockCreatureThursday, March 17, 2022 -...
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