5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (786+ words) In 1982, cartoonist Gary Larson introduced a famous Far Side comic called Cow Tools. The illustration showed a cow proudly standing next to a strange collection of useless objects labeled as tools. The humor relied on a widely accepted idea that…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (416+ words) New findings show that the transient killer whales living along the West Coast between British Columbia and California are actually divided into two separate subpopulations known as inner and outer coast transients. A study published in PLOS One used 16 years…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (715+ words) Birds can see a large portion of the world around them, but when they fly in flocks, they pay attention only to birds beside them or ahead of them. They do not align their movements with birds behind them. That…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (519+ words) A research group led by the University of Cambridge examined giant anaconda fossils found in South America and determined that these snakes reached their full body size about 12.4 million years ago. According to their analysis, anacondas have remained exceptionally large…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (612+ words) Scientists tracking thousands of animals found that our physical presence can reshape where wildlife moves and lives, sometimes as strongly as roads, cities, and other human development. Because different species reacted in very different ways, conservation efforts may need to…...

9+ mon, 4+ week ago   (509+ words) Why Ancient RNA Matters "We gained access to exceptionally well-preserved mammoth tissues unearthed from the Siberian permafrost, which we hoped would still contain RNA molecules frozen in time," adds Emilio Mármol. "We have previously pushed the limits of DNA recovery…...