The oldest known wild bird in the United States has given birth once again at the golden age of at…
Month: March 2011
How Broccoli Fights Cancer
When your mom told you to eat your broccoli, she may have been giving you good advice on how to…
Lifelike “Wet Mummy” Found
With eyebrows, hair, and skin still intact after more than 600 years, a remarkably preserved Chinese “wet mummy” remains bundled…
Zombie” Ants Found With New Mind-Control Fungi
A stalk of the newfound fungus species Ophiocordyceps camponoti-balzani, grows out of a “zombie” ant’s head in a Brazilian rain…
Earth-Size “Lone Wolf” Planets May Host Life
Across the galaxy, countless “rogue” Earths may have been ejected from their planetary neighborhoods and are now zipping alone through…
Ferrari Developing Mind-Reading Car?
Stepping into a Ferrari’s sleek cockpit is enough to set anyone’s pulse racing. But what if that was a bad…
Odd Stingless Stingrays Discovered in Amazon
An x-ray of an H. gomesi reveals the hundred-plus strands of cartilage that extend out in all directions from the…