Biology - Page 16

October 21, 2015

Research on dung beetles, people who think they're drunk among the 2013 Ig Nobel award winners

People who think they are drunk also think they are attractive? Lost dung beetles can use the Milky Way to find their way home? Yep, it's the Ig Nobel awards again.

October 21, 2015

Wildlife officials capture largest black bear in Florida history

The largest black bear ever captured in Florida has reportedly been relocated after being trapped near the Ocala National Forest.

October 21, 2015

Scientists discover 'the Facebook chromosome'

Whether fire ants bow to one queen or accept many rulers depends on one long strand of genes, a new study finds -- labeling the gene sequence the first "social chromosome."

October 21, 2015

Stunning images of larva brains, butterfly scales nab prizes

Incredibly detailed scenes of larva brains, butterfly scales and mini-crustacean claws — all captured through light microscopes — took some of the top prizes in the 2012 Olympus BioScapes competition, officials announced this week.

October 21, 2015

Ancient microbes found in buried Antarctic lake

Beneath the icy surface of a buried Antarctic lake, in super-salty water devoid of light and oxygen that is also cold enough to freeze seawater, researchers have now discovered that a diverse community of bacteria has survived for millennia.

October 21, 2015

Early human 'Lucy' swung from the trees

Despite the ability to walk upright, early relatives of humanity represented by the famed "Lucy" fossil likely spent much of their time in trees, remaining very active climbers, researchers say.

October 21, 2015

Winning photos bring the itsy-bitsy to life

A teensy bat embryo covering its eyes with wings, an ant carrying her larva and wobbly-looking newborn spiderlings are just a few of the winners of a photography contest honoring the little things in life — including babies, it seems.

October 21, 2015

Mystery of giant eyeball on beach solved

Fish and wildlife officials have pinpointed the likely source of a giant blue eyeball that washed ashore on a Florida beach last week. 

October 21, 2015

In the future, could brain imaging be used as legal evidence?

Brain imaging can already pull bits of information from the minds of willing volunteers in laboratories. What happens when police or lawyers want to use it to pry a key fact from the mind of an unwilling person?

October 21, 2015

Creepy: Peering into spiders' brains without exploding them

The jumping spider, famed for its excellent vision and pouncing skills, has long been an enigma to neurobiologists.