Ecology & Zoology

We know bugs adapt to resist drugs. How do they do it? We help them, really. Incomplete dose regimen, self prescription and indiscriminate disposals let them develop resistance. One of the ways by…

The United States is home to some 40 different species of bat. Thanks to stories of blood-sucking vampire bats, they've somewhat developed the reputation of a fearsome pest, but in fact…

A non-mythological unicorn?   So it seems.   Unicorns have been mentioned throughout history, in mythology and in the works of The Bible and Pliny the Elder's Natural History.  …

First of all, yes, I know not to expect any better of the Express. But it's coming up on a year since Squid Says: What's for Dinner? Probably Not You, so it must be time for another rant. I just can'…

If the freezing point of fish blood is -0.9 ° Celsius, how are Antarctic fish able to keep moving at a temperature like -1.8 ° C? You're not the only one to ask, researchers have wondered for 50…

'Zombies', most famous from Haitian folklore, have actually been witnessed in nature and a new fossil study has them extending back 48 million years. This sort of zombie control happens when a…

Growing up in the Midwest of the United States, and taking several trips over my lifetime to an Atlantic or Gulf of Mexico beach, I recall the vague consideration of the floating jellyfish. Maybe it'…

I probably first heard of the McMahon Line in 1962, when there was a brief war between China and India for control of the Himalayan border between them.   My chief memory of this is a Giles…

One way to understand how life similar to that on Earth could exist on other planets is to travel to one of the coldest places on Earth and find the planet's coolest creatures. Professor Liane…