Continuing in the let’s-just-steal-this-from-nature vein, researchers are Boston University, MIT and Tufts University are looking at spider silk. It’s one of the strongest substances on Earth, even stronger than steel, and […]
We shouldn’t feel inadequate when evolution does something better than we can. Evolution has had millions of years to fin-tune each species, never stopping to rest or get a cup […]
We know, otters are super cute and are some of the most entertaining mammals to watch frolic about, but in Illinois they’re creating a bit of a problem. About 20 years ago, […]
The numbers vary according to which study you cite, but the takeaway is typically the same. Cows emit a lot of greenhouse gases, namely methane. It’s a sticky problem to […]
If you happen to be at Brookfield Zoo today, you’ll get to see a brand new addition. Five-year-old mother Arnieta and her calf are out and about for the first […]
We already know the canine nose is pretty amazing. It has between 125 and 300 million olfactory receptors, making dogs’ sense of smell up to 100 million times better than […]
It’s not so much a home as a place for bats to bunker down for the winter. The Nature Conservancy of Tennessee spent $300,000 on an 80 foot-long artificial bat […]
It’s one thing for giant Pacific octopus Odie to pull himself into an adjacent tank – chances are Shedd workers will find out pretty quickly. But tiny octopuses can cause […]
If you find yourself on Pinterest or playing with this website today because you simply cannot handle the mind-numbing tedium of your job, think about how the sea lion at […]
Tanzania’s Lake Natron will soon resemble a couple’s resort for hundreds of thousands of East African lesser flamingos. The nomadic birds fly between alkaine soda lakes along the rift valley, […]
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