Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 3 days agoWith their bladed paws, wielded by a rippling mass of pure muscle, sharp eyes, agile reflexes, and crushing fanged jaws, lions are “the biggest group-hunting land predator on the planet.” And yet,plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWith their bladed paws, wielded by a rippling mass of pure muscle, sharp eyes, agile reflexes, and crushing fanged jaws, lions are “the biggest group-hunting land predator on the planet.” And yet,plus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 4 days agoHow parrot plumage gets its dazzling reds and yellows.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareHow parrot plumage gets its dazzling reds and yellows.plus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 4 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 6 days agoWith Halloween here, we're reminded of the superstition that black cats are bad luck. 🎃plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWith Halloween here, we're reminded of the superstition that black cats are bad luck. 🎃plus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 6 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 8 days ago"There are real vampires in the world of bats. Out of over 1,400 currently described bat species, three are known to feed on blood exclusively."plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-square"There are real vampires in the world of bats. Out of over 1,400 currently described bat species, three are known to feed on blood exclusively."plus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 8 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Mongabay@mastodon.greencake · 11 days agoBangladesh is home to less than 500 Phayre’s langurs and 600 capped langurs in the rainforests in the country’s northeast.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareBangladesh is home to less than 500 Phayre’s langurs and 600 capped langurs in the rainforests in the country’s northeast.plus-squareMongabay@mastodon.greencake · 11 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 13 days agoHow a nearly extinct crocodile species returned from the brink in Cambodia.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareHow a nearly extinct crocodile species returned from the brink in Cambodia.plus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 13 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 14 days agoWhat it’s like to care for some of the most endangered animals on Earth, from @nprplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat it’s like to care for some of the most endangered animals on Earth, from @nprplus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 14 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 14 days agoScientists feared this huge "ghost" fish in Cambodia was extinct. It was just seen after almost 20 years.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareScientists feared this huge "ghost" fish in Cambodia was extinct. It was just seen after almost 20 years.plus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 14 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 15 days agoEnvironmental delegates gather in Colombia for a conference on dwindling global biodiversity.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareEnvironmental delegates gather in Colombia for a conference on dwindling global biodiversity.plus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 15 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 1 month agoAre you my baby? The clever ways that brood parasites trick other birds.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareAre you my baby? The clever ways that brood parasites trick other birds.plus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 1 month agomessage-square0fedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 1 month agoWhile exploring the Tonga Trench in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean, researchers captured extremely rare footage of a Magnapinna squid with arms several times the length of its body. And, yes, it wasplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhile exploring the Tonga Trench in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean, researchers captured extremely rare footage of a Magnapinna squid with arms several times the length of its body. And, yes, it wasplus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 1 month agomessage-square4fedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 1 month agoThis fish has legs — and it uses them for more than just walking.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareThis fish has legs — and it uses them for more than just walking.plus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 1 month agomessage-square1fedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 1 month agoThe more paleontologists dig, the more feathered dinosaurs they find. But why did these creatures develop feathers?plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareThe more paleontologists dig, the more feathered dinosaurs they find. But why did these creatures develop feathers?plus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 1 month agomessage-square0fedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 1 month ago"A rare polar bear that was spotted outside a cottage in a remote village in Iceland was shot by police after being considered a threat."plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-square"A rare polar bear that was spotted outside a cottage in a remote village in Iceland was shot by police after being considered a threat."plus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 1 month agomessage-square0fedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 2 months agoA 'golden age' of rat research may be here. What the often unwanted companions can teach us about us.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareA 'golden age' of rat research may be here. What the often unwanted companions can teach us about us.plus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 2 months agoScientists in South Africa say they have identified the first known outbreak of rabies in seals.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareScientists in South Africa say they have identified the first known outbreak of rabies in seals.plus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 2 months agoA "Shazam for whales" uses AI to track sounds heard in the Mariana Trench.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareA "Shazam for whales" uses AI to track sounds heard in the Mariana Trench.plus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 2 months agoAn incredible organism is evolving at lightning speed — faster than we ever imagined possible.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareAn incredible organism is evolving at lightning speed — faster than we ever imagined possible.plus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 2 months agomessage-square1fedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 2 months agoScientists who discovered mammals can breathe through their anuses receive Ig Nobel prize.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareScientists who discovered mammals can breathe through their anuses receive Ig Nobel prize.plus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 2 months agomessage-square1fedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 2 months agoThe Florida grasshopper sparrow was near extinction only a few years ago. Now, there’s rekindled optimism for North America’s most endangered bird after the release of the 1,000th captive-raisedplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareThe Florida grasshopper sparrow was near extinction only a few years ago. Now, there’s rekindled optimism for North America’s most endangered bird after the release of the 1,000th captive-raisedplus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
