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Dr. Wilma Wooten, San Diego County’s public health officer, retires Thursday
U-T San Diego· 5 days agoLess than two years after she was named San Diego County’s public health officer in 2007, the H1N1 pandemic hit, filling emergency departments nationwide and giving Dr. Wilma Wooten her first ...
First conclusive evidence that a terrestrial leech species can jump
Science Daily· 4 days ago"We believe this is the first convincing evidence that leeches can jump and do so with visible energy expenditure," said lead author Mai Fahmy, a visiting scientist at the Museum and a postdoctoral ...
Elephants use the tips of their trunks to grasp things with great precision – how this can help...
The Conversation· 4 days agoAn elephant uses its trunk for eating, drinking water, communicating, exploring the environment, social behaviour, and making and using tools. The trunk, which contains six muscle groups, is ...