Bronze Age Town Found Preserved in Silt in Britain

Must Farm is shedding light on Britain’s bronze age. Above image is of the reconstructed Bronze Age roundhouse at [[Flag Fen]] in [[Cambridgeshire]], Eastern England. Photographed ... Continue Reading →

VIDEO: Watch wood ants spray formic acid.

If you have read about the yellow crazy ants’ use of formic acid to blind their prey in a mass attack, and wondered how this is done, here’s your chance to see how that ... Continue Reading →

Yellow crazy ant sets the bar for dangerously invasive species.

* Supercolonizing ant with fascinating behavior destroys ecological balance. “Yellow crazy ant,” the common name of the species Anoplolepis gracilipes–seems a whimsical ... Continue Reading →

Pre-dinosaur native of New Zealand hatched in England’s Chester Zoo.

Dinosaur lovers can thank Isolde McGeorge, an animal caretaker at the Chester Zoo, in Chester County, United Kingdom, for overseeing care of two pre-dinosaur eggs until hatching. The ... Continue Reading →

Who is threatening the red crabs of Christmas Island?

Ian Usher, author and public speaker, traveled to Christmas Island, Indonesia, just to watch red crabs exit en masse from underground burrows, during monsoon rains. But the experience ... Continue Reading →

Are incandescent light bulbs coming back?

VIDEO: Here’s what we gave up for energy efficiency Compare the incandescent bulb to the light emitting diode on the efficiency scale: Halogen light bulbs, the compact fluorescent ... Continue Reading →

Do trees freeze in winter?

Did you know you can ask a science-related question on Reddit and receive a serious and knowledgeable answer? Go to the link below and ask any question you might think of; or go to ... Continue Reading →

How scientists fought global warming with rock music

It’s no surprise that major artists such as the Police and Madonna joined the July, 2007, Live Earth concerts to focus on global warming, but what about the small band that formed ... Continue Reading →

Which ancient hominid is more famous: Ardi or Lucy?

Images from Wikimedia Commons: Ardi skeleton and large map By Chartep (Own work) Small map inset by Dr. Blofeld and User:NordNordWest; Labeling by Science15.com. The above map pinpoints ... Continue Reading →

See a male White’s seahorse giving birth

VIDEO: The seahorse’s pouch is easy to spot in the above image of a White’s seahorse (also known as a New Holland seahorse). This species is endemic to coastal waters of ... Continue Reading →