October 21, 2015 Atlanta father shares what it’s like to perform C-section on a shark Atlanta-based money manager Ron Hughes certainly did not expect to perform an impromptu C-section on a shark – and saving three baby ‘pups’ in the process – when he decided to take an early evening beachside stroll during the Memorial Day weekend. Flash forward six months later and even more unexpected was the fact that a video of Hughes performing the spur-of-the-moment medical procedure would go viral, circulating across social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter.
October 21, 2015 Zookeepers, public outraged over baby gorilla's death at San Francisco Zoo Earlier this month, tragedy struck the San Francisco Zoo when Kabibe, a 16-month-old gorilla popular with visitors, was crushed to death by an electric door during a routine night transfer in the zoo’s gorilla enclosure. Following the Nov. 7 incident, the zoo has faced criticism from the public and even five of its own zookeepers who assert that the three decades-old enclosure is not only understaffed, but also has had long-standing problems with its doors and outdated layout, according to an article published by the San Francisco Chronicle.
October 21, 2015 Beetle-inspired ink may thwart counterfeiters Researchers at China’s Southeast University have developed a powerful new weapon in the war against counterfeiting: a color-changing ink that, unlike previous incarnations, is light-resistant, hard to copy, and inspired by a beetle.
October 21, 2015 New nocturnal gecko species discovered in Madagascar A new species of gecko has been found living among the crumbling remains of an old French fort in northern Madagascar.
October 21, 2015 Cute chick rover new way to keep an eye on shy penguins wary of scientists The newest tool for biologists is the baby penguin robotic spy.
October 21, 2015 Study: Sleeper sharks may kill Steller sea lions Scientists researching the severe decline in Alaska's Steller sea lion population have a fingered a new possible suspect for the drop: Pacific sleeper sharks, a species previously thought of as a scavenger and fish-eater.
October 21, 2015 Ancient sloths: 5-ton creatures grew monstrously fast An ancient sloth weighing some 5 tons and sporting claws that extended a foot (0.3 meters) is helping to reveal how the slow, furry creatures ballooned in size long ago at a startlingly fast rate, a new study finds
October 21, 2015 Zombie fungus enslaves only its favorite ant brains A parasitic fungus known to manipulate the brains of ants doesn't make slavelike "zombies" out of any old host
October 21, 2015 New baby orca spotted in Washington waters Whale researchers are celebrating a newborn orca in the waters off San Juan Island in Washington state.
