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Shireen Gonzaga
Great white sharks supplement a seal diet with dead whales
Great white sharks, apex ocean predators, are also mega scavengers of the largest of ocean carrion, dead whales.
May 21, 2013
Narwhals display sophisticated sword fighting techniques
No one has ever observed behavior of narwhals at depths so deep that sunlight never penetrates. Until now.
April 1, 2012
Whales talking about, help find out about what?
Scientists are trying to decipher the complex vocalizations of Killer whales and Pilot whales, and they need your help to decipher whales talking.
February 8, 2012
Lost world of creatures at Antarctic deep-sea vents
Using Remotely Operated Vehicles to explore deep-sea hydrothermal vents near Antarctica, a British team has found creatures new to science.
January 12, 2012
Look for alien artifacts on moon, says renowned scientist
If extra-terrestials visited the moon, they may have left tell-tale signs. It's worth a look, says a leading scientist, and won't cost much.
January 8, 2012
Samoa’s calendar drops Friday, December 30, 2011
Because Samoa moved across the International Date Line, Samoa's calendar goes straight from Thursday, December 29 to Saturday, December 31, 2011.
December 30, 2011
Smallest frogs to date found in New Guinea
A zoologist has found the smallest frogs known to exist in the world, just a third of an inch in length, in the rainforests of southeastern New Guinea.
December 27, 2011
Comet Lovejoy survives encounter with sun
As it swept near the sun in early December 2011, Comet Lovejoy defied expectations and survived its close pass of the sun to become a Christmas comet.
December 25, 2011
Zombie ants: When ants become walking dead
An ingeniously deadly fungus hijacks the bodies of ants for food and reproduction. Read more about these cool zombie ants here.
October 31, 2011
Humboldt squid washing up on southern California beaches
High tides brought hundreds of Humboldt squid onto beaches along southern California last week. No one knows for sure why.
September 25, 2011
