Poisonous alkaloids in blue dart frogs' skin are absorbed from ants they eat in the wild. In captivity, the frogs eat mainly crickets and fruit flies and actually lose their toxicity.
Poisonous alkaloids in blue dart frogs' skin are absorbed from ants they eat in the wild. In captivity, the frogs eat mainly crickets and fruit flies and actually lose their toxicity.
While taxonomists—scientists who describe and name species—try to bestow names descriptive of the new organism, there is also ample evidence that they like to have fun with their task.
The organizers behind Earth Hour urge people to turn off lights in a symbolic show of support for action against climate change and for energy conservation.
Hammerhead sharks are consummate predators with mallet-shaped heads that improve their ability to find prey. Their wide heads house a wide array of specialized sensory organs.
Hammerhead sharks are consummate predators with mallet-shaped heads that improve their ability to find prey. Their wide heads house a wide array of specialized sensory organs.
Under extreme heat conditions, the body's organs begin to shut down. The brain, too, is affected by reduced blood flow. That's why people in the throes of heat illness begin to make poor, often life-threatening decisions.
Under extreme heat conditions, the body's organs begin to shut down. The brain, too, is affected by reduced blood flow. That's why people in the throes of heat illness begin to make poor, often life-threatening decisions.
Under extreme heat conditions, the body's organs begin to shut down. The brain, too, is affected by reduced blood flow. That's why people in the throes of heat illness begin to make poor, often life-threatening decisions.
Facebook is campaigning to boost organ donations by prompting people to post their organ donor status, and to direct friends and family to official registries. They hope that the social media technique will go viral.
The organizers of any huge sporting event have to anticipate trouble and try to stop it before it starts. Security officials at Tampa's Raymond james Stadium hoped to do so by using machines that recognize faces.
The organizers of any huge sporting event have to anticipate trouble and try to stop it before it starts. Security officials at Tampa's Raymond james Stadium hoped to do so by using machines that recognize faces.
Leading scientific organizations have announced plans for an annual Golden Goose Award to honor seemingly frivolous research that produced big dividends.
Leading scientific organizations have announced plans for an annual Golden Goose Award to honor seemingly frivolous research that produced big dividends.
Leading scientific organizations have announced plans for an annual Golden Goose Award to honor seemingly frivolous research that produced big dividends.
Facebook is campaigning to boost organ donations by prompting people to post their organ donor status, and to direct friends and family to official registries. They hope that the social media technique will go viral.
Facebook is campaigning to boost organ donations by prompting people to post their organ donor status, and to direct friends and family to official registries. They hope that the social media technique will go viral.
A Las Vegas cabbie enlists the help of a UFO expert to protect two siblings with paranormal powers from the clutches of an organization that wants to use the kids for their nefarious plans.
Apparent victories in eliminating one source or trafficking organization are negated almost instantly by the emergence of other sources and traffickers.
Surgery is used to detach conjoined twins into separate functional bodies unless a shared vital organ such as the brain, heart or liver makes it too difficult.
The UK's TV regulation organization says programs shouldn't "condone, encourage or glamorise" alcohol consumption before 9pm or when children are likely to be watching.
The UK's TV regulation organization says programs shouldn't "condone, encourage or glamorise" alcohol consumption before 9pm or when children are likely to be watching.