Increasing Muscle Mass in Fish with Gene Editing
There may be concerns with genetically modified organisms (GMO), but the effectiveness of gene editing in developing more productive plants…
Category: Zoology
A new transitional bird fossil has been found
In 1870, parts of a fossilized bird were found in Kansas and then described by the American paleontologist Othniel Marsh. This new bird,…
Cave Bears Probably Did Eat Their Vegetables
Modern bears, while typically thought of as carnivores, actually have a wide variety of dietary preferences. Some eat only meat while others…
Food or Foul? Aquaculture Pests May Actually be a Valuable Resource.
Many marine organisms have a planktonic form. This means that they drift in the ocean for part of their life until they can find something…
Why Could Tyrannosaurus rex Bite So Hard?
Be grateful you didn't live at the same time as a T-rex, because it's superior biting strength could really mess you up. Scientists at…
Farmed Fish Need More Exercise to Out-Swim Wild Fish
Many people believe that farmed fish wouldn’t do very well in the wild, but do direct experiments comparing farm-raised to wild fish…
Do Nice Apes Finish Last? It’s Complicated.
Bonobo apes are among our closest genetic relatives. Like humans, they are very social and are known to cooperate to find food. However, new…
Skulls of dinosaurs give clues about their diets
The term “Darwin’s finches” was first used in 1936 to describe a group of birds from the Galápagos Islands. One of the key…
Dinosaur Brain Anatomy Helps to Clarify Evolutionary History
A paper authored by Mario Bronzanti, Oliver Rauhut, Jonathas Bittencourt, and Max Langer in September of this year traced the evolution of…
Saving Sushi: Groundbreaking Progress in Bluefin Tuna Farming
Do you love tuna sushi? Did you know that the number of tuna in the ocean has gone down drastically due to overfishing? The law of supply…