Beware of Falling Clams
/Two gulls chasing each other this morning, fighting over a quahog. First they almost collide with my head, then they drop the clam on me.
Relative size of giraffes
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Giraffes have a relative called Sivatherium giganteum, which happens to be extinct. It wasn't as tall but apparently it was massive. Wanting to know just how massive, researchers did a 3D skeletal reconstruction and calculated an estimate of its mass.
Read MoreMoths go with the flow
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Silver Y moths are named for a silvery squiggle that adorns each forewing, like a handwritten y. Twice a year these moths (and a lot of songbirds) migrate over Europe while researchers track them with radar. But how do they deal with the wind?
Read MoreRed Giant Flying Squirrels
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These are Red Giant Flying Squirrels, and guess what, breaking news! Researchers in the Indian Himalayan rainforest have been watching them glide. Yep, watching nocturnal squirrels glide, in the dark, with night vision binoculars. Why? you ask.
Read MoreDog truth
/Pine Point Beach, Maine (click to enlarge)
(I didn't really say it out loud.)