Aug 01 2011

Up Close and Personal With Elusive Shark

Tag: Animal Behavior,Animals,Fish,Marine Life,Oceans,Photography,Sharks,VideoJennifer Viegas @ 11:24 am
Underwater photographer Francis Perez captured detailed images of the rarely seen enigmatic smalltooth sandtiger shark.

Jul 19 2011

Gulls Smell Sex

Seabirds can smell out good partners and choose to mate with genetically dissimilar partners.

Jul 15 2011

Cell Phone Images Foil Tiger Poachers

Two tiger poachers were arrested after cell phone images of them hovering over the dead animals was picked up by authorities.

Jul 06 2011

Cookiecutter Shark ‘Scooped’ Out Swimmer’s Flesh

The first documented cookiecutter shark attack on a live human resulted in crater-like wounds.

Jun 29 2011

Twenty-five-foot-long Giant Squid Found off Florida’s Coast

Recreational fishermen on Monday found a rare 25-foot-long giant squid floating off the Florida coast, according to a University of Florida press release.

Jun 27 2011

Over 1000 New Species Found in New Guinea

The new animals include 580 invertebrates, 134 amphibians, two birds, 71 fish , 43 reptiles and 12 mammals.

Jun 17 2011

Mars Moon Phobos Sails by Jupiter

Tag: Astronomy,Mars,Moons,PhotographyIrene Klotz @ 7:47 pm
Think the lunar eclipse was cool? Well, check out the view from Europe's Mars Express, which is the only known witness to a recent eclipse of Jupiter by the Martian moon Phobos.

Jun 07 2011

Dogs at Radioactive Site in Japan Caught on Video

Webcams at the earthquake-damaged Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant in Japan have captured footage of at least two dogs.

May 31 2011

Largest Movie Memorabilia Collection to be Auctioned

The collection includes some of the most iconic items in movie history, such as costumes and props from"Gone With the Wind" and "My Fair Lady."

May 31 2011

A Gender-bender Colored Cardinal

Tag: Animals,Photography,Wild BirdsTim Wall @ 11:47 am
An extremely rare bilateral gynandromorph cardinal makes a surprise visit to a backyard feeder in Texas.

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