Solved: How flying insects evolved from hawk-sized to tiny
June 6, 2012, at 12:09 PMGiant flying bugs once boasted massive wingspans nearing 30 inches. But 150 million years ago, they began shrinking, and now scientists think they know why
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How zoos decide which endangered species to save
May 29, 2012, at 5:25 PMWith limited resources and a growing number of disappearing breeds, zoos are having to choose which animals to rescue, and which to let disappear
Could humans one day communicate with dolphins?
May 29, 2012, at 7:35 AMA new device mimics the sounds of the ocean's smartest creatures, and could one day allow human-dolphin dialogue
The 10 weirdest new species of 2012
May 24, 2012, at 3:22 PMA mushroom named after SpongeBob, a sneezing monkey, and a blue tarantula top this year's list of Earth's most bizarre residents
Discovered: The ancient turtle as big as a car
May 21, 2012, at 12:23 PMThe giant freshwater reptile had a head the size of a football and likely chowed down on small crocodiles
Has mankind outgrown Earth?
May 17, 2012, at 7:43 AMHumans are using up the planet's resources at a frighteningly unsustainable rate, according to a new report from the World Wildlife Fund
The violent sex life of the 'dagger penis' bug
May 14, 2012, at 12:16 PMRather than mate through traditional means, Xylocoris flavipes uses its razor-sharp private parts to brutally impregnate females
The chimp who learned to trick humans... and pelt them with stones
May 14, 2012, at 7:54 AMMeet Santino, a supersmart, rock-slinging ape who devises elaborate plans to annoy spectators at Sweden's Furuvik Zoo
The Pacific Ocean's growing plastic problem
May 11, 2012, at 8:00 AMAbout 1 in 10 fish in the Pacific are found to have bits of plastic in their stomachs, and the pollution predicament is only getting worse
The dolphins that overdosed on heroin... at a rave
May 9, 2012, at 3:08 PMDrugged-out revellers. A party on the grounds of a Swiss zoo. Result: The death of two dolphins named Shadow and Chelmers. Here's the unsettling story
Did farting kill the dinosaurs?
May 7, 2012, at 6:36 PMGassy vegetarians like the Brontosaurus may have produced so much methane that they triggered global warming, possibly hastening their extinction
Heartland's ballsy attack on climate-change theory: The fallout
May 7, 2012, at 2:43 PMA conservative think tank drafts the Unabomber for a short-lived ad attempting to chip away at the scientific consensus on man-made climate change
Do wind farms actually cause climate change?
April 30, 2012, at 2:00 PMA new study suggests that green-energy-creating windmills make the air they're stirring significantly warmer
The tiny shark that glows in the dark
April 27, 2012, at 12:40 PMScientists have long been fascinated by the bioluminescent undersides of the hand-sized pygmy shark, and now they've confirmed the creature's secret
Are jellyfish taking over the oceans?
April 23, 2012, at 7:30 AMWatch out, surfers: Populations of the translucent invertebrates — along with their nasty stings — are exploding all over the world
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