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Track Every Species on Earth with the Map of Life
There are nearly two million described species of animal and plant life in the world, with estima...
May 14, 2012
by Derek_Mead
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Royal Cowboy: The Queen of England Is a Corgi Whisperer
A Stetson-wearing cowboy from California and an animal-loving queen cross paths in the late 80s t...
May 14, 2012
by Derek_Mead
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Nature Adapts to the Most Awful Shit
Motherboard covered fairly recently the evolved mating strategy of male bed bugs, which involves ...
May 09, 2012
by Michael_Byrne
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Titanoboa, The Biggest Snake Ever, Is a Paleo-Thermometer
Several years ago a coal mine in Columbia turned up some fossils, which is quite common for indus...
May 08, 2012
by Ryan_Haupt
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(video)This Is the Most YouTube Video of All Time
I just happened to be searching for “dumb cat” on YouTube when I came across this vid... (video)
May 07, 2012
by Derek_Mead
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Hot Links: Tweeting Obama's Whereabouts, Octopus Vs. Bird
Catch up on the missed stories you still need to read.
May 07, 2012
by Derek_Mead
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Dinosaurs Didn't Just Burn Out, First They Faded Away
When it comes to hypothetical questions, “What if a giant asteroid (or whatever) hadn’t killed of...
May 02, 2012
by Ben_Richmond
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Thanks to Sex, Humans Are Still Evolving
We humans tend to think we’re pretty much perfect. We’ve taken over the world, produc...
Apr 30, 2012
by Derek_Mead
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Hot Links: Congress' Secret Patents, The Origin of Life
All of the important weekend news you still need to read.
Apr 30, 2012
by Derek_Mead
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Nothing In Nature Outchomps the Rat (and Why We Care)
First, why we care. The short answer is that they won. Rats, in terms of evolution, are kings. Th...
Apr 28, 2012
by Michael_Byrne
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Utter Loneliness At 52 Hertz
To the watcher’s eye, “Iceberg,” the white male orca recently sighted in waters off the coast of ...
Apr 25, 2012
by Brian_Anderson
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Incredible: These Bowerbirds Grow Flowers to Impress Mates
Anyone who paid attention to LL Cool J circa 1989 knows that a little bling (and possibly a dooki...
Apr 24, 2012
by Derek_Mead
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Forget Pouches, Kangaroos Have Three Vaginas
You ever find yourself watching a necropsy of a charismatic marsupial only to notice an excessive...
Apr 20, 2012
by Ryan_Haupt
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Bunking With Orangutan Bed Builders
New research suggests that orangutans seem to have an understanding of the wood dimensions necess...
Apr 20, 2012
by Sam_McDougle
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Why Moustaches Impress Women
There are a lot of dumb-looking people out there. I know, I know, I’m one to talk, considering I ...
Apr 19, 2012
by Derek_Mead
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Dog Transportation That Would Make Romney Blush
On Monday night, Mitt Romney’s wife, Ann, discussed a “scandal” that has been plaguing her ...
Apr 19, 2012
by Anna_Jane_Grossman
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Bed Bugs Are Violent Sexual Predators
Male bed bugs take part in a rare and brutal form of insect mating called “traumatic insemi...
Apr 13, 2012
by Sam_McDougle
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Dinosaur Aliens
After science has ruined so many of our idle fantasies, it seems only fair that a Columbia Univer...
Apr 12, 2012
by Ben_Richmond
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Are You Addicted to Sitcoms? Blame Biology
So Netflix, which has heretofore been my go-to dealer for random Jean Reno flicks, has now jumped...
Apr 12, 2012
by Derek_Mead
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Why Dogs Are Better Than Humans at Jump Rope
Both people and dogs love to socialize, explore new things, play with balls, eat steak…and,...
Apr 10, 2012
by Anna_Jane_Grossman
