Scientists Built The Fastest Cat Robot Ever
Swiss researchers have created an adorable cat-like robot, whose trot is based off the movements of the typical house cat.It runs about 5 feet per second, covering seven body lengths every second — the...
View ArticleWatch A Giant Snake Open A Door
The giant snake in the video is someone's pet, an albino python named Julius. According to the video uploader, Jenner:Bored of being in a dark room, she flips on the light, opens the door and...
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Japanese Scientists Want To Make Human-Animal Hybrids To Grow Organs
Scientists who want grow human organs in the bodies of animals are on their way to getting the OK from the Japanese government, according to Phys.org.The scientists, led by Hiromitsu Nakauchi of the...
View ArticleHere's Why Dogs Howl
Previously, we explored why cats love boxes so much with ASPCA science advisor Dr. Stephen Zawistowski. Today, we find out why dogs howl: <div>Please enable Javascript to watch this...
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This Plant Kills And 'Eats' Sheep
A giant plant that traps sheep and then feeds off their nutrients once they've died has bloomed for the first time since it started growing 15 years ago. The plant, scientific name Puya chilensis,...
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Incredible Photos Of Antarctica Straight From A Biologist's Field Notebook
I've traveled to some of the most remote locations across the globe, including the Okavango Delta in Botswana, rainforests in South Vietnam, and the Aleutian Islands off the coast of Alaska, but I’ve...
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Bizarre 500-Million-Year-Old Creature Unearthed
A new fossilized, cigar-shaped creature that lived about 520 million years ago has been unearthed in Morocco.The newfound species, Helicocystis moroccoensis, has "characteristics that place it as the...
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Dolphins Are Choking To Death On Fish
Between 1997 and 2011, more than a dozen bottlenose dolphins from the Indian River Lagoon on Florida's Atlantic coast choked to death on fish, a new study published in the journal PLoS One...
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Here's Where You Can Swim With The World's Largest Shark [PHOTOS]
In the village of Tan-awan, on the southern Philippines island of Cebu, whale shark sightings along the shore have become a prime tourist attraction. It was not always this way. Giant whale sharks...
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Highly Social Lemur Species Are Smarter Than Their Loner Cousins
Highly social lemurs are better thieves than their less-social cousins.On its surface, this isn’t particularly surprising. The social intelligence hypothesis claims that the evolution of primate...
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This Is A Picture Of The Only Known Wild Jaguar In The US
Photos of the only known wild jaguar to live in the United States were captured in December 2012 by wildlife cameras set up as part of a research project by the University of Arizona.The new photos of...
View ArticleAn Octopus Hatches Fully Formed, Then Walks Away [VIDEO]
Most octopuses take the million-to-one-odds strategy when it comes to reproduction. They lay thousands—if not tens or hundreds of thousands—of tiny eggs. Out of these hatch bitty proto-octopuses, which...
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Why The Dodo Bird Went Extinct
The dodo, or Raphus cucullatus if you want to get fancy, is an extinct species of flightless bird that was native to the tiny island nation of Mauritius before it sadly died out. But enough of the...
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A Massive Whale Hunt On The Faroe Islands Turns The Sea Red Every Summer
It's about the time of year when hunters on Faroe Island, an archipelago in the North Atlantic, are gearing up for the annual whale drive, when several hundred pilots whales are slaughtered for their...
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Scientists Have A Long Tradition Of Eating Their Research Subjects
A tube of saggy, bacteria-filled flesh, the deep-sea tubeworm displays a uniquely unappetizing appearance. But marine biologist Peter Girguis and his colleagues tried a morsel anyway."We just took off...
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35 Science 'Facts' That Are Totally Wrong
Here's our comprehensive list of the most shocking science "facts" that are actually wrong.These myths, old wives tales, and misconceptions have been passed down through the ages, but we are here to...
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A 23-Million-Year Old Lizard Fossil Was Found Preserved In Amber
A 23-million-year-old lizard was found preserved in amber in Chiapas, Mexico, Spanish international news agency EFE reports. Amber, or fossilized tree resin, can contain plants and insects that are...
View ArticleHere's Why Cats And Dogs Chase Their Tails
We know why cats love boxes and why dogs howl. One thing both pets like to do, though, is to chase their own tails.ASPCA science advisor Dr. Stephen Zawistowski explains why cats and dogs like chasing...
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Walmart Worker Says She Was Fired For Trying To Save Dog In Hot Car
A former Walmart employee complains she was fired for calling the police on a customer who allegedly left his dog locked in a car on a hot day. Canadian worker Carla Cheney told CBC that she noticed a...
View ArticleAdam Sandler Got Attacked By A Cheetah While On Safari In Africa
While promoting his new movie "Grown Ups 2" on "The Late Show with David Letterman" Wednesday night, Adam Sandler let it slip that he was recently attacked by a cheetah while on a private safari in...
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