While most bees feed on pollen and nectar, some have developed a taste for rotting flesh, according to scientists. According to a study published last week in the journal mBio of the American Society of Microbiologists, a stingless tropical bee evolved to have an extra tooth for biting and a gut that resembles that of vultures in order to munch on meat. What's the reason? … [Read more...] about Rotting flesh may be sweeter than honey: According to the researchers, these bees evolved to eat meat
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Unicorns Lived Among Humans, Died Due To Climate Change: Australian Researchers
New research by Australian scientists shows that “unicorns” lived alongside humans and were only made extinct by climate change. The giant, shaggy Ice Age rhinoceros (Elasmotherium sibiricum), known as the Siberian unicorn because of its extraordinary large single horn, was thought to have become extinct some 200,000 years ago. That theory has been debunked by … [Read more...] about Unicorns Lived Among Humans, Died Due To Climate Change: Australian Researchers
Researchers Document The First Time a Wild Chimpanzee Uses a Human-Made Object As a Se xual Toy
In several ape species other than humans, m.asturbation has been observed. Even the usage of s.ex toys—masturbation tools—has been observed in the wild, including in male long-tailed macaques. Now, scientists claim to have seen a male chimpanzee in the wild utilizing a made-by-people item for m.asturbation for the first time. The incident was reported to have occurred in … [Read more...] about Researchers Document The First Time a Wild Chimpanzee Uses a Human-Made Object As a Se xual Toy
Colombian Researchers Find One Of The World’s Most elusive “Lost Birds”
This beautiful hummingbird has only been photographed in the wild once before. Conservationists now have reason to be hopeful that one of the most endangered species of "missing birds" on Earth may not be as doomed as previously believed. In the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains of Colombia, a local birdwatcher recently captured images of the Santa Marta sabrewing … [Read more...] about Colombian Researchers Find One Of The World’s Most elusive “Lost Birds”
Chinese Researchers Find a lush Forest Growing Within a 630-Foot Sinkhole
Imagine finding a gap in the ground and rappelling more than 600 feet to reveal a lush forest covered with plants as high as your shoulders. It sounds like something from a fantasy film, but a group of Chinese speleologists recently experienced just that. The team ventured on a fascinating adventure to the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of southern China, where they … [Read more...] about Chinese Researchers Find a lush Forest Growing Within a 630-Foot Sinkhole