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Bracken Bat Cave, Home to World's Largest Bat Colony, Opens to Public Tours
The Bracken Bat Cave in Comal County, Texas, which has the world's largest bat colony, opens to public tours for the first time this summer. April 13, 2012
New High-Resolution Global Forest Heights Map Released
NASA's Earth Observatory reports that a refined global forest canopy height map has been released. April 13, 2012
Scientists Use Satellite Images to Take Emperor Penguin Census
A new study, reported here in PLoS ONE, used satellite mapping technology to reveal that there are twice as many emperor penguins in Antarctica than previously thought. April 13, 2012
Scientists Say Baboons Can Tell Difference Between Real Words and Nonsense Words
Researchers have found that baboons can tell the difference between real printed English words (such as KITE) and nonsense words (such as ZEVS). April 12, 2012
Ancient Egyptians Bred Kittens Specifically for Mummification Say Researchers
A radiographical study of a cat mummy from the Egyptian collection of the National Archaeological Museum in Parma, Italy was carried out in order to evaluate the content and to describe how cats were wrapped and mummified. April 12, 2012
Two Year Study Finds Dung Beetles Prefer Human and Chimpanzee Dung
Sean D. April 12, 2012
Video: The Secret Life of Plankton
Tierney Thys, a marine biologist and science educator, used footage from the Plankton Chronicles Project to create a beautiful film designed to ignite wonder and curiosity about the hidden world of plankton - dubbed "edible gold" in the film - that underpins our food chain. April 12, 2012
Intelligent Dinosaurs May Rule Other Planets Says Scientist
Columbia University scientist Ronald Breslow, Ph. April 11, 2012
Robotic Cat Disease Reported in Scotland
Vets in Scotland have been trying to explain strange symptoms in 21 cats that arrived at Strathbogie Veterinary Centre, Huntly, and Morven Veterinary practice, Alford, both in North-East Scotland, between 2001 and 2010. April 11, 2012
The Hottest Spot on Earth: The Lut Desert in Iran
The satellite image above shows a portion of the Lut Desert in Iran captured in July, 1999. April 11, 2012
Bats Conserve Energy During Flight by Drawing in Wings on Upstroke
A new Brown University study found that bats take advantage of their flexibility by folding in their wings on the upstroke to save inertial energy. April 11, 2012
Video: Animation of Tiny One Nanometer Weapon Viruses Use to Kill Bacteria
EPFL scientists have measured tiny one nanometer weapons viruses use to attack and kill bacteria. April 11, 2012
8.6 Magnitude Earthquake Reported off Indonesia's Northern Aceh Province
An earthquake of at least 8. April 11, 2012
DARPA to Hold Disaster-Response Robot Challenge With $2 Million Prize
DARPA announced plans plans to offer a $2 million prize to whomever can help push the state-of-the-art in robotics beyond today's capabilities in support of the DoD's disaster recovery mission. April 10, 2012
World's First 3D Chocolate Printer Goes on Sale
The world's first 3D chocolate printers are going on sale. April 10, 2012
Fossilized Eggs of Bird-like Dinosaur Discovered in Patagonia
A 70 million-year-old pocket of fossilized bones and eggs of Bonapartenykus, an enigmatic birdlike dinosaur, has been discovered in Patagonia. April 10, 2012
Electric Knifefish Uses Electric Field to Communicate, Navigate and Hunt
The electric eel can generate enough current to stun its prey, but there are also fish that generate weak amounts of electricity. April 9, 2012
Elephant on Mars Created by Flood of Lava
University of Arizona planetary geologist Alfred McEwen says the elephant on Mars (pictured above) is an example of pareidolia. April 9, 2012
March 2012 Warmest March on Record for Contiguous United States
NOAA says March was the warmest March on record for the contiguous United States. April 9, 2012
Genetic Study Finds Head Lice and Body Lice Likely Same Species
A new study, reported here in Insect Molecular Biology, offers genetic evidence that head and body lice are the same species. April 9, 2012