Fish that Glow?
posted on 19 Apr 2012 by Katie Rasmussen
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As part of it’s new exhibition Creatures of Light: Nature’s Bioluminescence, researchers at AMNH have found some amazing images in the archives. These are models of a variety of anglerfish, loaned to AMNH from the British Museum back in 1933. The full slideshow of images is here—
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“Big” New Feathered Dino Find
posted on 10 Apr 2012 by Katie Rasmussen
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The New York Times is reporting that feathered dinosaurs might have been more prevalent – and larger – than previously thought. A 125-million year old fossil discovered in northern China shows all the signs of feathers that paleontologists have come to accept as common in dinosaur specie—
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Japanese Bees Can “Cook” Their Enemies to Death
posted on 30 Mar 2012 by Katie Rasmussen
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A recently published report about Japanese honeybees may have turned up an amazing genetic mutation that allows the honeybees to withstand the high heat they create when they surround and kill Asian giant hornets: In a battle with Asian giant hornets, Japanese honeybees turn up the heat—quite li—
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