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Science News August 18, 2007 |
Science Safari: Worm Lovelies Polyclad flatworms are soft, juicy, and delicate coral-reef dwellers. Learn more about these pretties and view spectacular examples at Marine Flatworms of the World. |
Outside August 2007 Jon Cohen |
Zonkeys Are Pretty Much My Favorite Animal Napoleon Dynamite was on to something. Hybrid creatures like pizzlies, blynxes, and bonanzees are beautiful and cool, and they're forcing evolutionary scientists to rethink the web of life. |
Chemistry World July 12, 2007 John Bonner |
Aphids Defend Colony with Cabbage Chemistry Ladybirds bite off more than they can chew if they try to feed on aphids armed with a chemical weapon based on mustard-oil, researchers report. |
Real Travel Adventures July 2007 Sarah Morgan |
Everything Wiggly and Poisonous Costa Rica has some of the deadliest snakes on the planet. |
DailyCandy June 18, 2007 |
Donkey Kong Rhetta McAlister breeds mini donkeys on her Spicewood, Texas ranch. |
Smithsonian June 2007 Eric Jaffe |
Tasmanian Tailspin Can a new plan to relocate the Tasmanian devil save the species? |
Smithsonian June 2007 David Zax |
Interview: May Berenbaum An interview with an expert on the colony collapse disorder talks about the role of cellphones, pesticides and alien abductions in the honeybee crisis. |
Chemistry World April 30, 2007 Michael Gross |
Deadly Beetles Intercept Bee's Warnings The small hive beetle invades colonies of the European honeybee (Apis mellifera) but not of the African strain. Researchers in the US have now found that the bee's very own chemical alarm signal plays an important role in the beetle's success. |
Smithsonian May 2007 |
Wild Things: Life as We Know It Southeast Asian snakes have more teeth on the right side to help manage their prey of choice: snails... Spider monkey hugs keep the peace... Fossilized jaw of child shows prolonged life... Chickadee alarms... |
Chemistry World March 26, 2007 John Bonner |
Termites' Enzyme Anomaly Japanese researchers have discovered a previously unknown method used by termites to digest cellulose. The discovery offers a novel source of enzymes to assist in the production of biofuels, they suggest. |
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