October 20, 2015 Shark skin-like surfaces may ward off hospital superbugs A material that mimics shark skin, covered with tiny ridges and groves, may help reduce the spread of bacteria in hospitals, a new study suggests
October 20, 2015 Zombie fungus makes 'sniper's alley' around ant colonies A fungus that turns worker ants into zombie henchmen has a surprisingly clever strategy to recruit new hosts
October 20, 2015 Poachers killed more than 100,000 elephants in 3 years This story was updated at 10:32 am ET on Aug
October 20, 2015 Fukushima monkeys' blood shows signs of radiation exposure Wild monkeys living in forests of Fukushima the Japanese city that was the site of a nuclear power plant meltdown in 2011 have lower blood cell counts than monkeys from northern Japan, and carry detectable levels of cesium in their bodies, researchers have found
October 20, 2015 Huge US salamander is disappearing from Eastern rivers, worrying scientists With a long, slimy body and beady eyes, North America's largest salamander wouldn't top any cutest animal lists. The hellbender's alien appearance and mysterious ways have earned the big amphibi...
October 20, 2015 Chomping invaders! Alien trap-jaw ants spread along Gulf Coast An aggressive type of trap-jaw ant with a mighty bite is gaining ground in the U.S.
October 20, 2015 Humans killed off passenger pigeons but may try to bring them back It was the moment that humanity learned we had the awesome power to erase an entire species off the face of the Earth in the scientific equivalent of a blink of an eye: The passenger pigeon went...
October 20, 2015 At zoo, donkey pals calm restless rhino Animals in the zoo in Georgia's capital are not allowed to be lonely, even if it means they end up with rather unusual companions.
October 20, 2015 Mad Science: How to build a gamma-ray laser with antimatter Building gamma-ray lasers powered by an exotic hybrid of matter and antimatter may sound like science fiction, but scientists are now a step closer to doing it
October 20, 2015 Bear in Israel undergoes surgery to repair herniated disc Surgery can be a real bear. Even for a bear.
