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You Can Listen to a Jurassic Love Song

You Can Listen to a Jurassic Love Song

The love song of an extinct katydid that lived 165 million years ago has been brought back to life.

Tiny Primate Communicates Secretly in Ultrasound

Posted by  Jennifer Viegas  3 HOURS AGO   |   0

The tarsier's high pitch allows him to communicate within his own private channel. Read more

tarsier

World's First Animals Were Namibian Sponges

Posted 8 HOURS AGO   |   0

These animal fossils push back the date of the world's first animals another 100 million years. Read more

These animal fossils push back the date of the world's first animals another 100 million years.

Just an Old Jurassic Love Song

Posted by  Jennifer Viegas  Mon Feb 6, 2012 02:26 PM ET   |   0

The love song of an extinct katydid that lived 165 million years ago has been brought back to life. Read more

Just an Old Jurassic Love Song

Candy-Coated Frogs Carry Deadly Kick

Posted by  Jennifer Viegas  Mon Feb 6, 2012 11:39 AM ET   |   0

Madagascar poison frogs' skin contains sucrose -- and the source of the sugar may surprise you. Read more

Candy-Coated Frogs Carry Deadly Kick

First 'Vampire' Bat Fly Fossil Discovered

Posted Fri Feb 3, 2012 02:48 PM ET   |   0

A rare fossil shows that bat flies have been parasitizing the winged mammals for at least 20 million years. Read more

bat fly fossil

'Supergiant' Crustaceans Found Near New Zealand

Posted by  Jennifer Viegas  Thu Feb 2, 2012 06:38 PM ET   |   0

Measuring over 13 inches long, they were found in waters north of New Zealand. Read more

'Supergiant' Crustaceans Found Near New Zealand

What Is This Chupacabra-Demonoid Monster?

Posted by  Benjamin Radford  Thu Feb 2, 2012 01:14 PM ET   |   0

A strange carcass washed ashore, sparking speculation about chupacabras and demons; scientists have a more earthy solution. Read more

What Is This Chupacabra-Demonoid Monster?

Warm Winter Playing Havoc With Hibernating Animals

Posted Thu Feb 2, 2012 09:28 AM ET   |   0

Rather than hibernating through freezing snowstorms, nature is being awakened by the weird warmth. Read more

hibernating bear

Cute Maned Wolf Pups Born: Big Pic

Posted by  Trace Dominguez  Wed Feb 1, 2012 02:25 PM ET   |   0

The Smithsonian has bred four mane wolf pups. It's their first litter in two years and they are CUTE. Read more

Cute Maned Wolf Pups Born: Big Pic

Sea Turtle Baby Boom Breaks Records

Posted by  Jennifer Viegas  Wed Feb 1, 2012 10:50 AM ET   |   0

More than a million green turtle eggs were laid last year on one of the Turtle Islands in the Philippines. Read more

Sea Turtle Baby Boom Breaks Records

Sex Is Scary and Castrating for Spider

Posted by  Jennifer Viegas  Wed Feb 1, 2012 05:00 AM ET   |   0

Sex is so dangerous for some that they actually castrate themselves during the act but it makes them stronger. Read more

spiders

Why Dinosaurs Were So Huge

Posted by  Jennifer Viegas  Tue Jan 31, 2012 07:00 PM ET   |   0

What allowed dinosaurs to get so big? A few factors were at play, including bird-like lungs, egg-laying and less need to chew. Read more

big dinosaur

Factory Farming Videos Prompt 'Ag-Gag' Bills

Posted by  Jennifer Viegas  Tue Jan 31, 2012 11:11 AM ET   |   0

The bills hope to shield the public from seeing undercover videos at factory farms. Read more

Factory Farming Videos Prompt 'Ag-Gag' Bills

Blue Whales Keep Getting Bigger

Posted Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:07 AM ET   |   0

It's easier to grow bigger in the sea with the water holding up your weight, say researchers. Read more

blue whale

Humans Tamed Horses All Over the World

Posted by  Emily Sohn  Mon Jan 30, 2012 03:00 PM ET   |   0

The wide origins of domesticated horses offers insight on how our love affair with the animal has transformed humankind. Read more

wild horses
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