Conventional wisdom says thatbacteria can't grow large enough to be seen. Scientists are wondering if the sulfur-rich mangrove habitat is what allows these single cells to reach the size of an eyelash.
The small toad's inner ears are too small to function as internal gyroscopes, which leads to poor jumping skills. The orange salamander somersaults through the air and lands on their backs.
The isolated polar bear population has adapted to survive without long-term access to sea ice by hunting from fallen chunks of glacier ice. As the climate changes, this skill can help them.
The strain of Yersinia pestis that caused the Black Death was found in the teeth of two 14th century women. The strain's genetic makeup was close to that of the disease.
The world's largest known organisms are thought to be the 77- square-mile seagrass bed. The hybrid of Poseidon's ribbon weed has grown to dominate the floor of Shark Bay on the country's western coast.
The chicken bones were reexamined and it was found that the fowl were probably domesticated in Thailand around 3,500 years ago. Birds may have been attracted to new paddies.
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