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"Extra" has 26 toes! - Sidney Morning Herald
Australian kitten born with 26 toes.
Thu Feb 22, 2007 - Hits: 80 (Report Dead Link?) |
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Mysterious honeybee disorder - Newswise SciWire
A mysterious ailment called Colony Collapse Disorder is causing agricultural honeybees nationwide to abandon their hives and disappear.
Thu Feb 15, 2007 - Hits: 57 (Report Dead Link?) |
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Ultraviolet Light Key to Spider Mating - Casper Star Tribune
What puts that sexy twinkle in a spider's eye? A mate aglow. Take away the ultraviolet portion of light, and what seemed like the arachnid version of Scarlett Johansson or Matthew McConaughey attracts no more lust than plain Jane or dumpy Dan.
Sat Jan 27, 2007 - Hits: 56 (This link may no longer be valid) |
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Bright White Beetle Dazzles Scientists - The Post Cronicle
A British study suggests an obscure species of beetle might be able to teach humans how to manufacture brilliant white, ultra-thin materials.
Thu Jan 25, 2007 - Hits: 63 (Report Dead Link?) |
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Rabies and snake bite care boost - BBC UK
A global US$10million plan to improve treatment of rabies, snake bites and scorpion stings is being drawn up by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Thu Jan 11, 2007 - Hits: 303 (Report Dead Link?) |
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Rabies and snake bite care boost - BBC UK
A global US$10million plan to improve treatment of rabies, snake bites and scorpion stings is being drawn up by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Thu Jan 11, 2007 - Hits: 241 (Report Dead Link?) |
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Heat Lamp Started Fire - EDMONTON SUN (Alberta)
A fire that killed six pets in a south-side townhouse last week was caused by a lamp being used to heat a reptile cage, say investigators.
Tue Dec 19, 2006 - Hits: 198 (Report Dead Link?) |
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Small insects tell us Earth is warming - MongaBay
David Porinchu, the study's lead author and an assistant professor of geography at Ohio State University, says that a dramatic shift in the types of midges inhabitating six remote mountain lakes in the western United States shows that temperatures ar
Mon Dec 11, 2006 - Hits: 177 (Report Dead Link?) |
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Ancient bee fossil found embedded in amber - Monsters and Critic
U.S. scientists say a 100-million-year-old bee fossil and a DNA study suggest bees may have originated in the Northern rather than the Southern Hemisphere.
Mon Dec 11, 2006 - Hits: 141 (This link may no longer be valid) |
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Spider's Bite Takes Heavy Toll - KOIN 6
A few weeks ago, she was awakened in the middle of the night when a spider bit her. She didn't think much of it at the time. But instead of getting better, the bite sore just kept getting worse... and worse.
Sun Dec 10, 2006 - Hits: 174 (Report Dead Link?) |
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Surprise: Many exotic animal owners are female - THE TENNESSEAN (Nashville, Tennesse)
... What Kinds Of People Do You Usually See? It's funny because most people would think that this is a very male store, but believe it or not, my average customer is female. The most enthusiastic breeders or hobbyists I come across tend to be grandm
Wed Nov 29, 2006 - Hits: 264 (Report Dead Link?) |
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Trained bees can sniff bombs, scientists say - Reuters
Scientists at a U.S. weapons laboratory say they have trained bees to sniff out explosives in a project they say could have far-reaching applications for U.S. homeland security and the Iraq war.
Tue Nov 28, 2006 - Hits: 301 (Report Dead Link?) |
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Warm weather causes mass spider hatching - RGJ
Baby spiders are leaving their mark in Mason Valley.Thousands of webs floated with the gentle breeze beginning Tuesday.
Sun Nov 12, 2006 - Hits: 246 (Report Dead Link?) |
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Habaneros and Tarantulas Prove to Be Partners in Pain - Scientific America
Image: © TOM BRAKEFIELD/CORBIS ARACHNID VENOM targets the same pain receptor as capsaicin, the compound behind the heat of chili peppers. As painful as a spider bite may feel, the molecular mechanism that underlies how venom produces that sen
Wed Nov 8, 2006 - Hits: 282 (This link may no longer be valid) |
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Honey bee genome holds clues to social behavior - PhyOrg
The honey bee (Apis millifera) has been called a model system for social behavior," said Saurabh (pronounced SAW-rub) Sinha, a professor of computer science and an affiliate of the university's Institute for Genomic Biology. Using that model sys
Tue Oct 24, 2006 - Hits: 287 (Report Dead Link?) |
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