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Flight-ready brain predates birds
New research provides evidence that dinosaurs evolved the brainpower necessary for flight well before they actually took to the air as birds.
August 1, 2013
Secret to the long migrations of great white sharks? Liver fat
In a recent study, an ingenious analysis of satellite tracking date provided evidence that fat stored in sharks' livers lets them migrate long distances without prey.
August 1, 2013
Did life on Earth begin at hot-water vents on the sea floor?
Three new papers strengthen the case that Earth's first life began at alkaline hydrothermal vents at the bottoms of oceans. Scientists are interested in understanding early life on Earth to aid in the search for life elsewhere.
August 1, 2013
Robots strike fear in the hearts of fish
This research may pave the way for new methodologies for understanding anxiety and other emotions, as well as substances, like alcohol, that alter them.
July 31, 2013
Did monogamy evolve in primates due to threat of male infanticide?
Among competing hypotheses: a paired male protects his offspring from other males, who may kill an unrelated infant to improve chances of reproducing with the mother.
July 31, 2013
Incredible videos of a tornado striking near Milan, Italy
Incredible must-see footage of a tornado sweeping near Milan, Italy on July 29, 2013.
July 30, 2013
A hippie’s defense of GMOs
"I'm a crazy hippie. I go to Burning Man every year ... I have a pretty solid understanding of how genes work. And ultimately, I'm just not that scared of GMOs." - SaulofHearts
July 29, 2013
Monogamy evolved as a mating strategy
New research indicates that social monogamy evolved as a result of competition for females.
July 29, 2013
Hope for tigers lives in Sumatra
Preliminary density estimates for tigers in southern Sumatra are highest recorded for the island.
July 29, 2013
Tropical Storm Flossie pushing into Hawaii
If Flossie hits the Big Island as a tropical storm, it will be the first tropical storm to strike Hawaii directly since 1958. Heavy rains, gusty winds, mudslides, dangerous surf.
July 29, 2013
