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more about #evolution Roklimber: Chimps use cleavers and anvils as tools to chop food [news.bbc.co.uk] #tips more » MIster_C: OMG! worst money shot EVER more » gd01skorpius: On the radiolab podcast "Why so many sperm" they also mention that duck vaginas (the last thing I would have expected to type) have several false pass... more » Bilby: Vagina dentata, what a wonderful phrase vagina dentata, ain't no passin' craze it means no weiner, for the rest of your daaaaays It's a penis-free Gir... more » Dresan: Eh, I'll pass on the video and take your word for it. No really, I'm ok! more » Bigdamnhero: Wow. Imagine how much scarier it would have been if Hitchcock had just done "The Ducks". more » GreyHammer: well male ducks have a penis lasso so its pretty much a genital arms race. for all these defenses there are still tons of ducks out there. so the rap... more » AmishJohn: "...it appears the two sexes are involved in an arms race over their genitalia..." I'm pretty sure this has it's own shelf in the hentai aisle. more » ♠ Final ♠: This is why we talk about the Birds and the Bees. Ducks and Fruit Flies are rapey perverts. more » Mr.Gawn: this makes me.... quail away.. but my friend goes to Davis... TONS of ducks... but ducks LITERALLY (Ive seen it with my own eye) Gang Rape other duc... more » beetlemier: Well, you know what they say... If it looks like a duck and if it walks like a duck, then it must have a corkscrew penis. more » ThisDudeRufus: "So you see, little Donny, when a daddy duck loves a mommy duck, he forces so much blood into his mutant space penis that it shoots out with dangerous... more » acrobatic rabbit: hm. leave it to io9 to make me want to scrub my retinas and optical nerves with lye and an SOS pad. more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Well that's just ducky.. more » crosis101: So if it weighs the same as a duck...it's made of wood? more » AldoraGreel: Someone has a new topic of discussion for family Christmas! Last year it was elephant penis, this year it'll be duck. Thank you, kindly. (No, I'm n... more » Agent355: I knew I shouldn't have watched that! Now I feel violated. more » OCEntertainment: "Ducks are known for their bizarre penises" ....It's time for me to stop reading blogs for today, I think. more » smirkette: I'll never be able to look at the ducks in Golden Gate Park the same way again. Ugh. more » LittleDragon: Thank you for that. I must now go scrub my brain with a wire brush and acid. more » -
#evolution
Female Ducks Have Evolved A Vagina Dentata
Duck sex is far more interesting than it has any right to be, due to the twisted nature of the birds' genitals. Male and female ducks have corkscrew-shaped sex organs which spiral in different directions. Now we know why. More » -
#evolution
Chimps Demonstrate Sophisticated Understanding Of Fire
The line between human and monkey has been crossed again - this time by chimps. Based on new research, scientists say chimps understand how fire will behave, and move to avoid it "expertly" in the wild. More » -
#paleobiology
Vanished Precambrian Life Forms Were Like Nothing Before or Since
For a brief span of time, about 542 million years ago, the world belonged to the Ediacarans, a group of life forms so physiologically unique that biologists have considered giving them their own taxonomic kingdom. More » -
#decadeinreview
Ten Science Stories That Changed Our Decade
There is no doubt that science has become more like science fiction in the past decade, with amazing innovations and discoveries that increased our understanding of the universe. We list ten of the biggest science stories from the past decade. More » -
#evolution
The Evolutionary Cost of Being Extremely Sexy
It's a classic tale of how mediocrity is maintained. Evolutionary biologists in California have discovered that when males shower attractive females with attention, it actually undermines those females' fitness as mothers. That means fit females don't pass their genes on.
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#madscience
Charting the Possible Evolution of Same-Sex Liaisons
Same-sex sexual behavior has evolved multiple times in various animals, including mammals, birds, fish, and even insects. Researchers are increasingly finding that the reasons such behaviors evolved are as varied as the animals themselves. More » -
#evolution
Why Aggressive Men Finish Last
Among the tiny insects known as water striders, males who aggressively attempt to mate with females don't wind up with as many offspring as their more gentlemanly counterparts. How can aggressive mating ever be a losing strategy?
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#madscience
Why Do Humans Kiss? To Share Our Germs
It doesn't matter how many times you got the cootie shot on the playground; when you kiss another person, you're going mouth-to-mouth with their germs. And according to researchers, those kissing germs are extremely important to human reproduction. More » -
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#maps
During the Ice Ages, An Arctic Paradise Bloomed
This incredible map shows "Beringa," a region that existed millions of years ago during the Ice Ages. What it reveals is that, oddly, far northern regions like the Yukon and Siberia were hotbeds of ice-free life. More » -
#evolution
In France, Brown Bears Desperately Need Women
The brown bear population has been declining in parts of France for decades, but now a group of scientists say they have an unorthodox solution. Just bring in more female bears. But not for the reasons you might think. More » -
#evolution
"Dead Zone" Microbes Survive Without Oxygen - And Could Live In Space
Researchers have mapped the genome of a microbe that thrives in oxygen-deprived areas of the ocean known as "dead zones." These creatures are increasing, and their ability to live without oxygen might make them perfect space-dwellers. More » -
#evolution
Scientists Discover the Largest Orbweaving Spider in the World
Yesterday researchers announced the discovery of the largest web-spinning spider in the world. Nephila komaci, which spins meter-wide webs, is 40 mm long. But males of the species (pictured clinging to the underside of the female) are only 9 mm. More » -
#naturalselection
America's Next Top Model Will Be Shorter, Rounder
Sorry, fashion industry: The shape of things to come for women will be shorter and plumper, and it's all thanks to natural selection. Or, at least, that's what some scientists are claiming. More » -
#evolutionfail
Evolution Has Made Us Worse, Claims Anthropologist
Modern man is slower, weaker and just generally worse off than his ancestors, according to Australian athropologist Peter McAllister, whose book Manthropology: The Science of The Inadequate Modern Male argues that evolution has really let us down. More » -
#evolution
Chimpanzees Are Altruistic - But Only If You Ask Nicely
Chimps may be one of our closest relatives, but they've shown a remarkably different approach altruism: They'll lend each other a hand, but need to be asked. More » -
#madscience
New Fossil Discovery is the Closest We've Come to the Missing Link
Humanity has a new older sister. A fossilized skeleton of Ardipithecus ramidus or "Ardi" predates Lucy by over a million years. The discovery has led to new insights about human evolution, suggesting previously unknown relationships to our chimpanzee brethren.
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#dinosaurs
Meet T-Rex's Diminutive Ancestor
In the days before Tyrannosaurus Rex roamed the Earth, prehistoric animals lived in fear of its ancestor, the Raptorex. But this petit progenitor of the Tyrannosauri would have been a mere mouthful for the mighty T-Rex. More » -
#evolution
"Death Stench" Is Universal Among Animals And Insects
Insects avoid their dead instinctively, repelled by a "death stench." Now scientists have discovered that nearly all animals emit the same stench when they die, and have been for over 400 million years. More » -
#evolution
The Cradle Of Human Life May Not Be Where You Thought
Is everything we know about the evolution and history of humanity wrong? Scientists have discovered ancient human skulls that suggest that we might've been wrong about the birthplace of modern humans all along. More » -
#vehicularart
Burning Man's Evolutionary Mutant Vehicles
At Burning Man, the annual arts festival, mutant vehicles plod across Nevada's Black Rock Desert. And this year's art cars include a fully-functional spider walker, a remote-controlled trilobite, and a mobile mammoth skeleton. More »
