Natural Sciences feed

BBC Launches Facebook App "Meet Your Planet"

Jaymi Heimbuch — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:32:00 -0400

A new app from BBC allows you to explore content from their great nature documentaries.

Gay Penguin Pair Adopt an Egg to Raise as Their Own

Stephen Messenger — Tue, 22 May 2012 23:03:07 -0400

"They love each other as if they were male and female, courting each other the same," says one zoo staffer. "But what they want is what they lack: to raise a chick."

Incredible Video of Solar Eclipse Reveals Details of the Sun

Jaymi Heimbuch — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:38:54 -0400

A beautiful time-lapse video taken by a math instructor in Redding, California of yesterday's solar eclipse.

Chimp Finds Hidden Camera, Promptly Makes Out With It (Video)

Stephen Messenger — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:54:22 -0400

Chimpanzees may be native to the jungles of central Africa -- but there's certainly something in their bold smooching style that's undeniably French.

World's First Vegetarian Shark Prefers Heads of Lettuce

Stephen Messenger — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:57:19 -0400

For one nurse shark at an aquatic center in the UK, the taste of meat seems to have lost its luster.

Incredibly Detailed 121MP Photos of Earth With Colors Like You've Never Seen

Jaymi Heimbuch — Tue, 15 May 2012 11:55:00 -0400

A Russian satellite has taken some spectacularly amazing images of our planet. Check out the video.

Mississippi River's Flow Kept Gulf Spill Oil Off Shore More Than Expected

Mat McDermott — Fri, 11 May 2012 05:00:00 -0400

New research shows that spring flood waters rushing into the Gulf created mounds of water that, for a while, kept the oil offshore.

Bear Cubs Form an Adorable Conga Line (Video)

Stephen Messenger — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:04:41 -0400

Grooming plays a crucial role in the lives of social animals -- and when done properly, it can be downright heartwarming.

Parachuting Mice to Battle Invasive Snakes in Guam

Stephen Messenger — Wed, 09 May 2012 23:11:48 -0400

Faced with this unchecked threat, experts have teamed up with an unlikely ally in the battle against snakes -- scores of parachuting mice laced with a lethal payload.

Biodiversity and Language Diversity Hotspots Overlap & We're Losing Both

Mat McDermott — Wed, 09 May 2012 05:42:00 -0400

Thankfully, efforts to protect biodiversity can also protect linguistic diversity and vice versa.

Mysterious Animal Deaths Prompt Peru to Issue Health Alert

Stephen Messenger — Mon, 07 May 2012 23:21:57 -0400

Hundreds of dolphins and pelicans have been found dead on beaches in Peru since February, prompting the government to issue a public health warning.

Biodiversity Loss Could Hit Ecosystems as Hard as Climate Change

Mat McDermott — Fri, 04 May 2012 05:00:00 -0400

With intermediate levels of biodiversity loss, the effect on plant productivity could be as bad as climate change. At high levels, it could be worse.

Citizens Contribute Over 1 Million Observations to National Nature Database

Brian Merchant — Thu, 03 May 2012 18:40:56 -0400

The one millionth observation was registered on the US National Phenology Network today. What's phenology? So glad you asked ...

Amazing Macro Photographs of Insects Covered in Dew

Jerry James Stone — Thu, 03 May 2012 11:36:21 -0400

Creepy crawlies you'd usually steer clear of become jewel-like just after the rain.

Man Relocates 30,000 Bees Found Living in an Attic

Stephen Messenger — Tue, 01 May 2012 23:29:41 -0400

Up until recently, Victoria Clayton and her boyfriend were under the impression that they were the only ones sharing their charming home in Cape May, New Jersey -- but they couldn't bee more wrong.