Female frogs prefer males who can multitask

The study supports the multitasking hypothesis, which suggests that females prefer males who can do two or more hard-to-do things at the same time because these are especially good quality males.

View from space: China heat wave

Two satellite views of China's record-breaking heat.

In Russia, giant owls need giant trees

Tigers and bears live in the last great primary forests of Russia’s Far East. So do giant owls.

6.5-magnitude quake, many aftershocks, strike New Zealand

Disruptions in transportation and cracks in buildings. No serious injuries reported so far. Many strong aftershocks.

Video: Baby panda meets mom for first time

Baby panda Yuan Zai is reunited with panda mom Yuan Yuan, after a month's separation. Wonderful video.

First video of apes that can swim

Zoos often use water moats to confine chimpanzees, gorillas or orangutans. But now researchers have used video to show that apes can and do swim.

Amazing video from Typhoon Utor in China

Here is a collection of video caught on film by TyphoonHunter as Typhoon Utor struck Southeast China on August 14, 2013.

Typhoon Utor striking China

Typhoon Utor is the strongest tropical cyclone to form so far across the globe for 2013. The storm is pushing into southeast China today.

Scientists look into Earth’s past to predict future effects of climate change

Looking back, there were big changes at the end of major climate change periods, such as the end of the last Ice Age when large herbivores went extinct.

Study finds novel worm community affecting methane release in ocean

"One of the first and best examples of a direct link between a food web and the dynamics that control greenhouse gas emissions from the ocean,” - Andrew R. Thurber

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