Topic: NATURE - on February 4, 2009 at 12:38:00 PM CET
Taking Traffic Control Lessons — From Ants
If humans took their cues from ants, they might spend less time in traffic.
When opposing streams of leafcutter ants share a narrow path, they instinctively alternate flows in the most efficient way possible. Studying how ants manage this could provide the basis for a system of driverless cars running on ant traffic algorithms.
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Topic: NATURE - on January 16, 2009 at 4:18:00 PM CET
Something Big Comes Ashore During Family Picnic
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Topic: NATURE - on December 24, 2008 at 1:41:58 PM CET
Scientists find diesel growing on trees
A tree fungus could be used to power diesel cars after it was found to contain many similar properties to that of regular diesel fuel.
It is found in the Patagonian rainforest and is remarkably similar to the fuel in its natural state, meaning that it could be used directly in a modern diesel engine with virtually no modification.
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Topic: NATURE - on December 19, 2008 at 12:08:07 PM CET
3 1/2 Inches Shut Down Vegas
Las Vegas shut down the schools when a freak 3.5 inches of snow pampered the area. This is the most snowfall in 30 years in the area.
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Topic: NATURE - on October 15, 2008 at 2:00:00 PM CEST
Sea otters sleep holding hands
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Topic: NATURE - on September 16, 2008 at 12:55:00 PM CEST
" Ameisen vom Mars " im Amazonas entdeckt
Forscher haben im Amazonas blinde Ameisen unter der Erde gefunden. Wahrscheinlich ist diese Spezies ein direkter Nachfahre der ersten Ameisen in der Evolutionsgeschichte.
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Topic: NATURE - on September 12, 2008 at 10:51:00 AM CEST
Giant ice penis - is climate change to blame?
If there was any doubt about the terrible threat that global warming poses to humanity, then it can now be dismissed - as this shocking photograph proves that climate change is turning icebergs into giant penises.
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Topic: NATURE - on September 2, 2008 at 1:52:00 PM CEST
75 Million-Year-Old Fossilised Pregnant Turtle Unveiled [video]
Nine years after its discovery in the badlands of southeastern Alberta, the 75-million-year-old fossil of a pregnant turtle finally made its public debut Wednesday.
At 40 centimetres long, its turtle shape is still evident and most of its skeleton is complete but its shell is crushed. The pregnant fossil was found in 1999. Six years later, a fossilized nest of eggs was found from the same species about 50 kilometres away.
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Topic: NATURE - on August 20, 2008 at 3:02:00 PM CEST
Wild dolphins tail-walk on water
A wild dolphin is apparently teaching other members of her group to walk on their tails, a behaviour usually seen only after training in captivity.
The tail-walking group lives along the south Australian coast near Adelaide.
One of them spent a short time after illness in a dolphinarium 20 years ago and may have picked up the trick there.
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Topic: NATURE - on August 17, 2008 at 2:48:00 PM CEST
Camera spots rare clouded leopard
Automatic cameras have captured images of a clouded leopard in Borneo's Sebangua National Park, an area where the cats have not been recorded before.
Researchers say confirmation of the leopards' presence highlights the need to protect the region's habitat.
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Topic: NATURE - on August 6, 2008 at 10:35:00 AM CEST
Conjoined Twins Abby & Brittany Hensel ( Video )
Abby Hensel and Brittany Hensel born March 7, 1990 in Carver County, Minnesota. They are conjoined twins, and just turned 16. See the Abby and Brittany Hensel conjoined twins video after the bump. So interesting!
They are two well-adjusted, vigorous and even athletic people whose complicated but high-functioning anatomy precludes separation. Abby and Brittany have a strong sense of self, with a balanced blend of being individuals, but work together.
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Topic: NATURE - on August 6, 2008 at 9:25:00 AM CEST
The 6th Douglas Adams Memorial Lecture
The 6th Annual Douglas Adams Memorial Lecture took place on Wednesday 12th March 2008 at the Royal Geographical Society in London.
Professor Steven Pinker gave a stimulating and witty lecture on "The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature" This was followed by a raffle and auction which raised a considerable amount of money for both Save the Rhino and the EIA, two charities supported by Douglas.
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