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…

Remember the octopus that stole a diver's camera and filmed itself swimming away? Ha ha ha, very nice--but it's only a few minutes of footage of only one octopus. Can you top that, Humboldt squid?…

A blob-like creature that lived in the ocean approximately 425 million years ago was revealed in research published today. The scientists developed a detailed 3D model of the only known fossilized…

A new corticosteroid hormone in the sea lamprey, an eel-like fish and one of the earliest vertebrates dating back 500 million years, may shed light on the evolution of steroid hormones. Principal…

Tadarida brasiliensis mexicana, or the Mexican Free-Tailed Bat to you and I, is a superlative species.  Not only do they form the largest congregations of mammals in the world, but…

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology--a premier citizen science research and support organization--is launching an exciting new program in the Fall of 2010. The Lab focuses most of its energy on…

Having just recently returned from our first Walt Disney World family vacation, we were thoroughly impressed with the incredible organization and overall pure dedication of all…

Part of the enjoyment in birding includes directly experiencing nature, taking your time, breathing, listening, watching each rustle in the trees, and listening some more. Part of the limitations,…