Book Review : The Dolphin in the Mirror: Exploring Dolphin Minds and Saving Dolphin Lives by Diana Reiss
A dolphin researcher describes studies of the animals’ intelligence and makes a case for their protection.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011, 276 p., $27
Small Fixes: Poisoned Nectar Is a Double-Edged Delicacy for Mosquitoes
On what food do mosquitoes live? Orgiastic gouts of human blood that distend their abdomens and render them almost unable to move — right?
Well, actually, no.
Lizard fossil provides the missing link in snake origins
There is evidence that the body shapes of snakes and limbless lizards evolved independently
Genetic studies suggest that snakes are related to monitor lizards and iguanas, while their anatomy points to amphisbaenians (‘worm lizards’), [...]
Oldest Flying Insect Imprint Found
Mayfly Captured in Flight 300 Million Years Ago. The oldest known full-body impression of a flying insect was preserved in 300 million-year-old sandstone.
Oldest known full-body impression of a flying insect
Some 312 million years ago, a mayfly [...]
America’s oldest known wild bird a new mother
The oldest known wild bird in the United States isn’t ready to strut into retirement just yet. She’s a mother — again.
The bird, a Laysan albatross named Wisdom, was spotted a few weeks ago with a chick at the Midway Atoll National [...]
Hope as rare rhino calves filmed in Indonesia
Hidden cameras have captured proof that Javan rhinos are breeding in Indonesia’s Ujung Kulon National Park, the last redoubt for the endangered mammals, conservationists said Monday.
Footage of two adults with two calves was taken in [...]
To avoid being bitten by nocturnal predators and fish develop their own ‘mosquito nets’
To avoid being constantly bitten by nocturnal predators and get a good night’s sleep, fish develop their own ‘mosquito nets’.
Alexandra Grutter from University of Queensland Centre for Marine Studies said that while biology [...]
Scientists discover fossilised remains of world’s longest snake
Scientists have found the fossilised bones of a “monster” snake that was more than 40 feet long and weighed more than a ton.
The creature, which has been named Titanoboa cerrejonensis, slithered around the South American rainforest [...]
Military eyes glowing secrets of fireflies, others
Someday, the secrets of fireflies or glowing sea plankton could save an American soldier in battle, a Navy SEAL on a dive or a military pilot landing after a mission.
That’s the hope behind a growing field of military-sponsored research into [...]
Skeleton of 18th century whale found in London
A 52-feet long, headless whale skeleton is on a temporary display at the Museum of London Docklands in Canary Wharf. It was discovered during excavation work at Bay Wharf in Greenwich.
It is believed to have died three centuries ago and probably [...]
