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13 Batty Questions

Posted Tue Oct 27, 2009 11:59 AM ET | 0

True or False? Thirteen of the battiest questions we could come up with to test your bat powers. Read more

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NASA Levitates Mice in Magnetic Field : Discovery News

Posted Tue Aug 4, 2009 03:01 PM ET

Researchers have levitated small mice in a powerful magnetic field that simulates the gravity-free world of space. Read more

Predatory Dingoes Promote Diversity: Discovery News

Posted Wed Jul 1, 2009 09:27 AM ET

The world's longest fence stretches for 5,000 kilometers (more than 3,000 miles) from one side of southern Australia to another. The fence was designed to keep sheep-eating dingoes out of a third of the country, but the barrier has had some other... Read more

Hefty, Ostrich-Like Dino Found in China : Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:26 PM ET

Dinosaurs resembling ostriches on steroids ran through Early Cretaceous China around 120 million years ago, according to a new paper that describes one such 1,400-pound beast that had 6-inch-long hand claws and stood 10 feet at the hip. Read more

Wild Chimps Exchange Meat for Sex: Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:26 PM ET

A savory meat dinner goes a long way, as in all the way, in the chimp world, according to a new study that found wild male chimpanzees exchange meat for sex with females on a long-term basis. Read more

Climate Change? No Prob for Some Big Mammals: Discovery News

Posted Wed Jun 10, 2009 06:26 AM ET

Big mammals might be unexpectedly resilient in the face of global warming, suggests a new study that looked to the past for insights into the future. Read more

Found: World's Oldest Spider Web? : Discovery News

Posted Mon Dec 15, 2008 09:57 AM ET

The tiny tangled threads of the world's oldest spider web have been found encased in a prehistoric piece of amber, a British scientist said Monday. Read more

Tiny, Toothy Dino Was No Vegetarian : Discovery News

Posted Fri Oct 24, 2008 05:25 AM ET

The skull of a baby dinosaur reveals its species had wide taste in cuisine. Read more

Tropical Species Also Threatened by Climate Change: Discovery News

Posted Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:22 AM ET

While the most significant harm from climate change so far has been in the polar regions, tropical plants and animals may face an even greater threat, say scientists who studied conditions in Costa Rica. Read more

Biodiversity Reduces West Nile: Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Wed Jun 25, 2008 05:25 AM ET

Here's proof that biodiversity is good for your health: Having more bird species present in a given area reduces the incidence of West Nile virus infection in humans. Read more

Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:56 AM ET

Modern humans are known to have left Africa in a wave of migration around 50,000 years ago, but another, smaller group -- possibly a different subspecies -- left the continent 50,000 years earlier, suggests a new study. Read more