Scientists who discovered mammals can breathe through their butts awarded ‘Ig Nobel Prize’
A team of Japanese scientists who discovered mammals can breathe through their butts — a procedure that could eventually help ...
Meet The Longest-Living Mammal (Hint: It’s Been Found Alive With An 1880s-Era Harpoon In Its Side)
In 2007, whalers in Alaska killed a whale that had a Victorian-era explosive harpoon embedded in its neck. Here are the ...
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Why virologists are getting increasingly nervous about bird flu
Avian flu in dairy cows could stick around on US farms forever, and is raising the risk of outbreaks in mammals—including ...
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Treating a New Species: Homo Fragilis
So, using my long-dormant zoology degree, I realized that we've almost created a new species. Humans are known as Homo ...
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'All it takes is a predator to learn that children are easier prey': Why India's 'wolf' attacks may not be what they seem
Indian authorities believe wolves have killed 10 people in the Bahraich region of Uttar Pradesh in recent months, as fear and ...
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Chickadees Show How Species Boundaries Can Shift and Blur
Even for serious bird-watchers, Black-capped Chickadees and Carolina Chickadees are tough to tell apart. Both are members of ...
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Japanese share 2024 Ig Nobel for finding many mammals can breathe through anus
A group of Japanese and US researchers has won this year's Ig Nobel Prize in physiology for discovering "many mammals are ...
More aggressive yellowjacket species has moved into Massachusetts: "Seem to have a shorter fuse"
BOSTON - A "more aggressive" species of yellowjackets has been spotted in Massachusetts and other places in New England.
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Officials urge chefs to cook and eat highly invasive species destroying local food chains: 'Restore ecosystem balance'
The movement to eat more invasive species has grown so much that it now has a name. "Invasivorism" is defined by an ...
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Locals help researchers in tracking vulnerable bumblebee population: 'People literally are finding rare species in their backyards'
"These volunteers are also finding populations of bumblebees that scientists didn't previously know existed." Locals help ...
Extinct species may have inspired South African rock art
A mysterious tusked animal depicted in South African rock art might portray an ancient species preserved as fossils in the ...
Scientists who discovered mammals can breathe through their anuses receive Ig Nobel prize
The world still holds many unanswered questions. But thanks to the efforts of the research teams awarded the IG Nobel Prize ...