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March 05 2012

derry
17:20

Wild Bears Use Stones to Exfoliate, Putting My Personal Hygiene to Shame [Animals]

When it comes to skin care, I've long known that I don't put much effort in. But I didn't expect a wild bear to put me to shame, with its fancy-pants use of a stone to keep itself looking good. More »


Tags: Animals Bear Science

February 15 2012

derry
17:00

How To Take Extreme Close-Ups of a Gorilla Using Only Your Phone's Camera [Video]

Have you ever taken pictures at the zoo? It's an exercise in futility. Your puny camera strains to see far-away beasts with their backs turned. Lame. But what if you could get them to come right up to you? More »


Tags: Photography Animals Cameras Gadgets Gorillas Hacks iPhone Monkeys Smartphones Video watch this Zoo

February 10 2012

derry
21:40

Why Is This Squirrel Purple? [WTFriday]

A couple in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, found a purple squirrel in their backyard. No one knows why it's purple. And it's really freaking purple. More »


Tags: WTFriday Animals Wtf
derry
10:19

How The Zebra Actually Got Its Stripes [Science]

Despite being perhaps the most recognizable animal on the planet, biologists have been puzzled for centuries over how the zebra got its stripes. But scientists have worked out an answer, and it's nothing to do with camouflaging themselves in long grass. More »


Tags: Science Animals Light Nature stripes zebra

January 27 2012

derry
21:00

What Playing in a Dog Park Looks Like from a Dog's Point of View (Hint: Awesome) [Video]

I've always wondered what the world looks like from a dog's point of view. After watching this video, now I know. Kelsey Wynn outfitted his Great Dane, Bishop, with a GoPro and took him to the dog park to play. You get to see everything Bishop's see and it looks so freaking fun. More »


Tags: watch this Animals Dog park Dogs GoPro GoPro HD Parks Video

January 20 2012

derry
18:20

Rare Arctic Panda Seal Visits Seattle Woman's Dock [Animals]

OK it's not really called a panda seal. But it should be! It's actually a ribbon seal, and it seems to have taken a wrong turn and paused for a nap on the dock of a Seattle-woman's riverside home. More »


Tags: Animals arctic endangered species Pandas Ribbon seal seals

January 19 2012

derry
19:20

Holy Endangered Species, Batman! Little Brown Bats Nearly Extinct in Just Six Years [Science]

I've always assumed that animals gradually become endangered over a long periods of time, like many decades. But I was totally wrong: a bat species that once swarmed caves in North America has lurched towards extinction in just six years. More »


Tags: Science Animals Conservation Environment white nose syndrome

January 14 2012

derry
02:20

Melting Ice Is Crushing and Drowning Baby Seals [Science]

Harp seals use sea ice as their chilly love nests, and after the lovin' leads to babies, parents nurse for just 12 days before the pups are on their own. But their ice dens have been melting beneath the baby seals, and when that happens, their chances of survival are slim. More »


Tags: Science Animals arctic Baby seals biology Climate Change Conservation Environment Harp seals North American Oscillation Plos one sea ice seals

January 09 2012

derry
20:43

Dish Network CEO Scares the Hell Out of a Kangaroo By Bringing It Onstage [Ces]

During today's Dish Network event, CEO Joseph Clayton used a live kangaroo to introduce the companies new Hopper DVR system. The little guy didn't freak out when everyone started taking pictures. But he didn't look happy either. More »


Tags: Ces Animals ces 2012 Hopper Kangaroo
derry
17:58

'Extinct' Giant Turtle Might Join Lonesome George As World's Rarest Creature [Animals]

A giant tortoise species presumed extinct for more than 150 years is actually roaming the Galápagos islands today according to DNA evidence, scientists report. More »


Tags: Animals biology Charles Darwin Conservation Evolution Extinction Galapagos Lonesome George Natural Selection Ryan Garrick Tortoises Turtles Wolf Volcano Yale

December 17 2011

derry
00:40

X-Ray of Two-Headed Snake Is Your Mythical Creature Come to Life of the Day [Video]

Snakes are cool. Two-headed snakes are awesome. X-rays of two-headed albino snakes are amazeballs. More »


Tags: Image cache Animals Snakes X-ray

October 01 2011

derry
04:30

Bats Make the Same Sound SAM's Do When They Have Radar-Lock [Science]

You know what I'm talking about; that accelerating high-pitched beep bleeding into a squeal as the projectile locks-on and closes on your position. It's the "Oh shit I'm dead" sound for fighter pilots and whatever "oh shit I'm dead" translates into for bugs as well, apparently. More »


Tags: Science Animals bats echolocation Sam's university of southern denmark watch this

September 30 2011

derry
18:40

And the Ig Nobel Prize Goes To: Crusher Tank Parking Enforcer, Wasabi Alarm and Structured Procrastination [Video]

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Tags: Science Animals Beetles Harvard ig nobel Improbable Research Procrastination Turtles Wasabi Weird Science

September 18 2011

derry
23:00

China Creates "Infinite Hero Bacon" by Cloning Invincible Earthquake Pig [Cloning]

Where does one secure the very best bacon? The supermarket? Shut up, rookie! You secure it from the heroic pig that survived for more than a month buried beneath the rubble of China's horrific Sichuan earthquake. More »


Tags: Cloning Animals China Clones Dna Earthquake Earthquakes genes genetic piggy piglets Pigs Survivors Zhu Jianqiang hero pig

September 16 2011

derry
21:11

Should We Just Let Pandas Die Off Already? [Crossfire]

Pandas. Zoos want them, other bears want to be them (maybe?). But are they really worth all the trouble? Let's fight about it: More »


Tags: Crossfire Animal Animals Bear Bear sex Bears Conservation Extinction Panda panda bear Panda bears Pandas Top Zoo Zoos

August 14 2011

derry
16:00

Kickstarter Project Promises Menacing Desktop Jellyfish On-Demand [Animals]

Fish tank? Pish posh. I desire a desktop tank full of jelly-like invertebrates, thank you very much, which is why I'm currently desiring this tank full of tiny Medusozoa something fierce. Yes, that'd be jellyfish to the layperson. More »


Tags: Animals ecosystems Fish Tanks Fundraising jellyfish Jellyfish desktop tank kickstarter Water

August 01 2011

derry
23:40

Is This Really How You Weigh a Giraffe? [Animals]

A six-foot tall giraffe was born at the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk and in order to get all her measurables (height, weight) the zoo hilariously had a beefy man carry the baby zoo on a scale. It seems so calm! More »


Tags: Animals Animal Giraffe giraffes Giraffeweight Scale Weighing a giraffe Weight Zoo

July 21 2011

derry
17:20

Tortoise Gets Chair Wheel Prosthesis to Replace Missing Leg [Video]

Thankfully someone had the common sense to glue a wheel from a rolling office chair to our 12-year-old African tortoise-friend's missing leg, instead of going down the popular route of making tortoise soup out of him. More »


Tags: Animals Furniture Gamera Gamera tortoise Office Chair tortoise Tortoises Turtle Turtles wheel Wheels

July 20 2011

derry
21:20

The Wild Bird Feeder Is the Bane of Squirrelkind [Video]

You almost feel sorry for it. Off it goes for some seeds, only to wind up on the ground. Crestfallen and alone. This bird feeder will make squirrels, like this one, learn their place while you feed your avian friends. More »


Tags: Gadgets Animals Birds Design Squirrel-proof bird feeder Squirrels

July 15 2011

derry
02:22

50 Designs Created From 58 Lego Pieces [Legos]

Tyler Neylon is like any other lego junkie - he looks beyond the directions in a kit and uses the bricks in front of him to make his own designs. More »


Tags: Legos Animals creator Design Designs Lego Set sets Tyler Neylon
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