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Some Dinosaurs Grew New Teeth Every Couple of Months
Sauropods were the largest animals ever to live and their constantly replaced teeth helped them avoid wear from the greens they constantly munched on
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The CIA May Have Taken Cues From 1960s-Era James Bond
CIA director Allen Dulles admired James Bond creator Ian Fleming, and the two struck up a mutually beneficial relationship
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Newly Discovered Utah Dinosaur Looks Like a Cross Between a Triceratops and a Steer
Scientists have just described Nasutoceratops titusi, a new species of dinosaur whose Latin name means large-nosed horned face
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The Creator of the Computer Mouse Never Received Any Royalties
Though Engelbart revolutionized computing in 1967 with the invention of the mouse, he never received any royalties from his creation
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People Who Subconsciously Dwell on Death Write Funnier New Yorker Cartoon Captions
People who are deliberately thinking about death, on the other hand, produce the least funny cartoon captions
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Barbie Gets a Real-World Makeover
Artist Nickolay Lamm created a 3D doll-sized model of a healthy, average 19-year-old American woman, then made her up like Barbie
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Buttercup the One-Legged Duck No Longer Has to Hobble
Buttercup's adorable plight, which concluded on Sunday when engineers successfully outfitted the duck with a 3D printed duck foot
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Kids Will Eat Their Veggies If You Explain Why They Need To
Explaining to kids why veggies are good for them and making a show of just how tasty they can be are effective strategies for getting kids to eat greens
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Virus Hunters Are Testing Bats, Camels, Goats And Cats to Find a Deadly Illness’ Origin
Bats have been pinpointed as the most likely culprits behind MERS, though camels are a close second
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Obama Tackles Illegal Wildlife Trade
Obama's plan will specifically address poaching of elephants and rhinos, though he has also reportedly begun conversations with China about curbing demand
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A Museum in New York City Is Exhibiting Fragments of a Melting Glacier
After the exhibition concludes, the ice will be relinquished to its original fate - a melted puddle
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Invasive Lionfish Are Such Effective Predators They’re Becoming Obese
Unfortunately, so far local human populations haven't taken to eating the invasive, piggy lionfish out of existence
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Funding Biases Affect Wildlife Protection in the Developing World
Forty countries that receive low levels of aid for environmental conservation contain about one-third of the world's threatened species
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Killer Whales May Be Two Distinct Species
Researchers estimate that up to six or seven different species or sub-species of killer whales may live around the world
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These Beautiful Maps Show Where All Known Birds, Mammals And Amphibians Live
The maps include data on birds, mammals and amphibians, but not reptiles or fish since not enough is known about those organisms' distribution
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Smoke From More Than 800 Forest Fires in Indonesia Is Blanketing Southeast Asia
Most fires appear to be burning in palm oil plantations and land overseen by paper pulp companies, which are owned by Singaporean and Malaysian families
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700,000-Year-Old Horse Genome Is Oldest Ever Sequenced by a Factor of 10
The study authors say that the horse genome hints that it may be possible to sequence the genomes of organisms that lived up to 1 million years ago
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A Fungus-Like Disease Threatens Europe’s Supply of Gin
This is the first time the disease, which was discovered in Argentina around five years ago, has turned up in Europe
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A Slight Zap to the Brain Makes Everyone Appear More Attractive
After getting zapped, participants experienced a boost of dopamine - a chemical associated with how we judge people's attractiveness
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Live Closer to a Gas Well, And There’s Likely More Gas in Your Water
The team found low levels of methane in 115 of 141 Marcellus Formation shale gas wells they sampled
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