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Projectile Poop: Why Some Caterpillars Go Ballistic(ally)

Projectile Poop: Why Some Caterpillars Go Ballistic(ally)

Scientists answer the age-old question: Why do certain species of caterpillar fling their poop far and wide?
by Meera Lee Sethi
17 August 2010
The Carnal Carnival is a new science-blog carnival that collects “posts covering, mostly from a scientific perspective, a variety of bodily functions, fluids and excretions that are usually not discussed in…

Lessons from the Sea Squirt
Lessons from the Sea Squirt
Still trying to "find yourself"? If the sea squirt can do it, so can you.
by Meera Lee Sethi
09 January 2010
Slippery Negotiations in a Banana Republic
Slippery Negotiations in a Banana Republic
Apes do negotiate—just not, apparently, with Ronald Reagan.
by Dan Strain
18 December 2009
The Secret Life of Bed Bugs
The Secret Life of Bed Bugs
Think Sex in the City is wicked? It doesn't hold a candle to the kinky things bed bugs get up to.
by Meera Lee Sethi
18 November 2009
‘Slow and Steady’ Does Not Win the Date
‘Slow and Steady’ Does Not Win the Date
Conservation biologists turn to DNA tests in hopes of tickling a tortoise's fancy
by James Griffiths
30 July 2007
When the Pursuit of Science Endangers Species
When the Pursuit of Science Endangers Species
What happens when our thirst for knowledge drains some animal populations dry?
by Katie Law
28 May 2007
Calamari colossus
Calamari colossus
We love all things Inky: If they have 10 arms and wrestle whales to the death, so much the better
by Valory Thatcher
18 April 2007
The World’s Top Five Pygmy Animals
The World’s Top Five Pygmy Animals
It’s not their size that matters but what they do with it
by Anne Casselman
12 April 2007
An Intelligent Designer on the Cow
An Intelligent Designer on the Cow
Our Creator's stream of consciousness while fabricating the cow
by Dave Ng
21 March 2007
Beak-er is Better: Anatomists find erectile tissue in Flamingo beaks.
Beak-er is Better: Anatomists find erectile tissue in Flamingo beaks.
It's not the size, but what flamingos do with them that matters.
by Kurt Wong
31 January 2007
Baby Pandas Face a Hard Road Ahead
Baby Pandas Face a Hard Road Ahead
Zoos are awash in birth announcements and cutesy videos. But is the giant panda's future any more secure?
by Anna Gosline
17 January 2007