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Earliest bat shows flight developed before echolocation
Their heads and bodies of bats have amassed an extraordinary array of adaptations that have make them lords of the night sky. Today, the thousand-plus types of bats make up a fifth of living mammal sp… more »
Not Exactly Rocket Science
Living in the wild – nature vs nurture
bcaball wrote 2 weeks ago: At the beginning of this year I read a story in the media about Rochom P’ngieng a Cambodian girl w … more »
storm
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paula wrote 2 weeks ago: brown hare Still hush. I woke this morning to silence. I pulled back the curtains; the yard in … more »
A Good Distraction
lablady wrote 2 weeks ago: I go on and on about things that distract Guide dogs; smells, people patting and calling out, nois … more »
Talented Animals
Emma McNeil wrote 1 month ago: I’ve already covered animals who paint. But today I want to talk about other extremely talente … more »
*I'm Off to Talk to the Hounds
Trish Scott wrote 1 month ago: It’s that time of year again - The Greyhound Gathering has taken over our little town of Kana … more »
Forgotten nematode experiment
tonazoid wrote 2 months ago: Rummaging through boxes in my studio i found a lunch box containing the nematode culture my sister g … more »
Storytelling
the naked librarian wrote 2 months ago: Yup, I was there, Kenneth. And Dr S, I would love to tell stories every day. Spirit is willing but f … more »
Seven New Abominations
gukurup wrote 2 months ago: Seven New Deadly Sins - Annotated An additional Seven Deadly Sins. The fresh abomin … more »
Lessons from the zoo - applied in the bedroom
Daniel wrote 2 months ago: The rules are simple. Reward the behaviour you want. Ignore the behaviour you don’t want. SARA … more »
*Horse Sense
Trish Scott wrote 4 months ago: I’m thinking horse today. I went to an event called Horsin’ Around yesterday. It was a N … more »
Sheeple - Crowds 'pick leaders to follow'
jischinger wrote 4 months ago: Follow Me People in crowds behave just like sheep, scientists claim, by blindly following one or t … more »
Earliest bat shows flight developed before echolocation
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Ed Yong wrote 4 months ago: Their heads and bodies of bats have amassed an extraordinary array of adaptations that have make the … more »
Take Time To Smell the Roses
wiseadvice wrote 5 months ago: It is a lovely day in Halifax. I have been stressed out and busy these days. Today, I will take time … more »
Malawi cichlids - how aggressive males create diversity
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Ed Yong wrote 5 months ago: Certain groups of animals show a remarkable capacity for quickly evolving into new species to seize … more »
Birds feed me the elements of intonation
picturesclerk wrote 5 months ago: lowering the voice nasalization prologation of the voice on a vowel … more »
Colour-changing chameleons evolved to stand out, not blend in
Ed Yong wrote 5 months ago: Chameleons aren’t exactly known for being showy. Indeed, they are so synonymous with blending … more »
Sex runs hot and cold – why does temperature control the gender of Jacky dragons?
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Ed Yong wrote 5 months ago: Among Jacky dragons, females are both hot and cool, while males are merely luke-warm. For this small … more »
Loss of big mammals breaks alliance between ants and trees
Ed Yong wrote 5 months ago: The natural world is full of alliances forged between different species, cooperating for mutual rewa … more »
Newborn babies have a preference for the way living things move
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Ed Yong wrote 6 months ago: From an animal’s point of view, the most important things in the world around it are arguably … more »
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