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Stoeckle and Thaler
Stoeckle and Thaler's findings would be stupendous—if it were not for the fact that their assumptions are probably erroneous. Read more…
A bird-fish hybrid?
A fisherman was surprised to net a fish with a bird's head recently in southern China. Read more…
A russian bear-dog
A bear-dog hybrid has been discovered in Russia. Read more…
Winged cats?
Many news reports and YouTube videos have pictured cats with wings. What are these strange creatures? Read more…
Some news stories by Rebecca McCarthy…
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Will a wild pig uproot the Tree of Life?
A recent story in the Los Angeles Review of Books by longtime science journalist Greg Critser examines the hybrid theory of human origins. Read more…
Not just a girl's best friend?
Australian researchers are using diamonds to get clear images of early-stage malignant tumors. Read more…
Human waste: Brown treasure?
U.N. study says don't dismiss the value of that poo you do. Read more…
Green Sea Turtles making a huge comeback
Nesting data from the Florida coast shows green sea turtles are back — in a big way! Read more …
Pigs and primates: A genetic connection
A hidden evolutionary relationship between pigs and primates has been revealed by genome-wide study of transposable elements. Read more …
New study: 10-fold increase in renewables feasible
A new Harvard study says the nation's supply of wind and solar power could be increased tenfold without additional storage. Read more…
Bottled water
Think before you drink! Read more…
Don't want a cold? Keep sleeping!
New study shows that getting enough sleep does prevent colds. Read more…
Galapagos Tortoise Hatchlings
Baby tortoises found on Galapagos island for first time in 100 years! Read more …
Pig-human hybrids
Perhaps the strangest hybrid of them all? Read more…
Teen contracts plague
Bitten by infected fleas at Yosemite. Read more…
A new predator expanding its range
The coywolf is more aggressive than a coyote and more adaptable than a wolf. Now it's moving into big eastern cities like Toronto and New York. Read more …
Sheep + Pig: A weird, weird animal
Strange animals being bred at English zoo. Read more...
Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey, dead at 101
Biologist Frances Kelsey, "America’s most admired civil servant," died yesterday (Aug. 7, 2015). Read more …
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and human origins
Analysis of mtDNA-related data suggests humans are derived from an ancient cross involving a female chimpanzee. Read more …
Jaggermeryx
New anthracothere commemorates a rock star's lips. Read more …
Remarkable University of Pittsburgh study
Pig extract used to regenerate human muscle. Read more …
A dog-cow hybrid?
That's impossible. Right? No? Maybe? Read more …
Human origins
Are humans hybrids? Many facts suggest the answer is yes. Read more …
Biology Current Events for kids:
What do elephants eat?
Read about the foods elephants eat. Read more …
Giraffe habitat — Where giraffes live. Read more …
About zebras — Zebra habitat and distribution. Read more …
Where lions live — Lion habitat and distribution. Read more …
The foods kangaroos eat — About kangaroo diet. Read more …
Snake food — What snakes eat and how they eat it. Read more …
Cheetahs — About the fastest land animal.Where they live >>
What they eat >>
Deer diet — About the things deer eat. Read more …
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Golden Poison Frog
The most poisonous vertebrate known. Read more …
Widow spiders: Most fatalities worldwide
Widow spiders are so widespread that they kill more people than do spiders of any other kind.
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