Ecology & Zoology

Carbon Nanotubes? Spiderman? It's All Gecko To Me

A Gecko's ability to climb sheer walls has long caught the attention of scientists and they've been trying for years to duplicate this strange talent. Major universities such as UC Santa Barbara, Georgia Institute of Technology and the University ...

Article - Ashley Cox - Oct 15 2008 - 2:22am

Gray's Paradox Resolved- Dolphins Can Swim That Fast After All And Here's Why

You've heard it before.   According to the laws of physics, bees can't fly.   Yet fly they do.   And British zoologist Sir James Gray noticed something strange about dolphins in 1936.  He had observed the sea mammals swimming at a swift rate of m ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 24 2008 - 1:49pm

Groovy Giraffes- How Do Those Spindly Legs Support All That Weight?

Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College have identified a highly specialized ligament structure that is thought to prevent giraffes' legs from collapsing under the immense weight of these animals. "Giraffes are heavy animals (around 1000 kg) ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 6 2014 - 3:26am

Not Aliens After All: Mysterious Mounds In South America Created By Earthworms

Mysterious spectacular mounds found in the earth in tropical wetlands in South America are created by earthworms, researchers have found. The densely packed, regularly spaced mounds cover large areas of the Orinoco Llanos in Columbia and Venezuela. Until ...

Article - News Staff - May 12 2016 - 6:56am

Happy Octopus Day!

spelling of all right, and octopi is an acceptable plural of octopus. But I don't have to like it. ...

Blog Post - Danna Staaf - Oct 8 2009 - 5:12pm

Glowing Squids, African Edition

shout-out to Joe Wible, the outstanding librarian at Hopkins Marine Station, who continues to send me all ...

Blog Post - Danna Staaf - Dec 9 2011 - 1:01am

Squid By The Tide Of Humber

a pretty wit. All that indeed your poem lacked Was logic, modesty, and tact... ...

Article - Danna Staaf - Oct 26 2011 - 6:25pm

What Determines The Speed At Which Birds Fly? It's Not What You Think

(e.g. this contains the flight speed of approximately one-third of all European bird species). Their ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 16 2007 - 8:40pm

Were Dinosaurs Warm Blooded?

have these bones. All warmblooded species alive today infact, that have been studied for such things, ...

Article - Nicholas Horton - Jan 5 2009 - 3:24pm

Flowers And Color: How The Bees Sees Ultravioletly

all locations, suggesting that in all habitats, selection is likely to result in the presence of ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 13 2010 - 5:53pm