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Why did primates evolve such big brains?
The Raw Story· 5 hours agoThanks to our large brains, humans and non-human primates are smarter than most mammals. The leading hypothesis for how primates evolved large& ...
UCLA-led Research Finds Acute Sense of Touch Helps Hummingbirds Hover Near Flowers Without Bumping...
Sierra Sun Times· 2 hours agoHummingbird flight mechanics have been well studied but far less is known about how their sense of...
Smarter Foragers Do Not Forage Smarter
Smithsonian Magazine· 1 day agoInstitute tested this idea for the first time—finding that the fruit-diet theory might be out of juice. The researchers used drone imaging, GPS tracking,...
Massive humpback whale skull discovered washed up on Atlantic coast
WCAX-TV Vermont· 7 days agoA large portion of a humpback whale skull was discovered on the beach in North Carolina last week....
Humpback whale washes ashore Oregon beach. Its death is a mystery, officials say
Tacoma News Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 days ago“We have no reason to think there is a connection to the tar washing ashore,” he said in an email....
Buffalo roamed across Indiana for centuries. See what's being done to bring them back.
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 1 day agoBuffalo are the largest mammal on the continent, weighing up to 2,000 pounds and standing 6 feet...
No Place Like Home | Tim Flannery
New York Review of Books· 2 hours agoKingdon is perhaps best known globally as a naturalist and writer. More portable and better known, The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals is an...
A Man Renovated His Wine Cellar—and Accidentally Found 40,000-Year-Old Mammoth Bones
Popular Mechanics via AOL· 4 hours ago-day humans have grown accustomed to setting mouse traps. Our ancestors from the Stone Age went for...
Female sea otters use tools more than males
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 1 day agoHungry sea otters have figured out a workaround when they want to open up a crustacean’s shell without hurting their teeth: by using tools. The furry...
Yellowstone coyote not alone; can you spot the other mammal?
FTW Outdoors via Yahoo News· 7 days agoDirectly behind us, high atop a rocky peak, mountain goats maneuvered in and out of sight. They were...
