May 2, 2016 Giant whales' mouths have unique nerves: They stretch Newly discovered nerves in the mouths of massive whales can unfold, nearly doubling in length, and recoil like a bungee cord.
May 2, 2016 'Mom of the year?' Mother spider feeds self to babies The insect world may have found its ‘Mom of the Year’ in the female Stegodyphus lineatus, a desert spider that feeds herself to her young shortly after they’re hatched. This practice, which is known as matriphagy, has been recorded in spiders before, according to Mor Salomon of the Israel Cohen Institute for Biological Control in Yehud-Monosson, Israel.
May 2, 2016 Big butts can lie: Bootylicious baboons may not be most fertile The swollen red bottom of a female baboon has long been thought to be an irresistible come-hither signal for males.
May 2, 2016 Abandoned baby tiger triplets thrive with zoo's aid Three male Amur tiger cubs were born Tuesday (April 21) at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Powell, Ohio
May 2, 2016 Voices of rare 'talking' turtles may prevent their extinction Camila Ferrara is an aquatic turtle specialist with the Brazil Program of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). This article is the second in a series celebrating the contributions of women to the practice of conservation. Ferrara contributed this article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Years ago, in the Brazilian Amazon, I was exposed to a prevalent philosophy for how animals relate to humans, one I did not expect.
May 2, 2016 True to their name, vampire squid may have long lives No one has ever seen vampire squid mate in the wild.
May 2, 2016 Newly discovered Costa Rican glass frog species is a Kermit look-alike Kermit -- everyone's favorite singing and dancing frog might be real. Or, at least a frog that looks like Jim Henson's popular Muppet. The Costa Rican Amphibian Research Center just announced the discovery of a new glass frog species.
May 2, 2016 Here be dragons: 3 spiky lizard species found in Andes Colorful, spiky and only a few inches long, three new lizard species discovered in the Andes may be the cutest dragon stand-ins on Earth
May 2, 2016 Super species: Animals with extreme powers invade museum The astonishing tardigrade — a microscopic animal that looks like a cross between a bear and a cushy pillow — can survive for 10 years without water, endure boiling temperatures and withstand the radiation, weightlessness and iciness of space
May 2, 2016 Termite ‘superswarm’ threatens South Florida Two of the world’s most destructive termite species are swarming South Florida, and the fact that they are mating has scientists sweating.
