Spray cucumbers (Ecballium elaterium) release their seeds in a powerful jet of liquid. (Photo credit: Left: MSchauer/Getty Images; Right: Dominic Vella) Spray cucumbers get their name from the unique way they eject their seeds in a powerful jet of liquid.…
Killer whales teach their young how to hunt – YouTube See more Amazing new footage has captured the moment adult killer whales carefully teach their calves how to hunt, showing them how to flush a seal off the ice before…
Talent Gono, 34, was stabbed multiple times in the head and chest while his pregnant wife Lillian, 33, watched in horror. The horrific event was so shocking that it caused her to go into premature labour and become a mother…
New research suggests that microscopic projections of cells called villi in the small intestine increase in size during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Examples of these villi are shown in the image above. (Image credit: © IMBA/Onji_Kulcsar) During pregnancy, breasts enlarge, resting…
Fossil of Othniophyton elongatum. (Photo courtesy of Florida Museum, photograph by Jeff Gage) Researchers have found that an “alien plant” discovered 55 years ago near an abandoned town in Utah does not appear to belong to any existing family or…
Egyptian Maus have spots. (Photo credit: Mordolff via Getty Images) Leopards, cheetahs and Egyptian maus – many cats have gorgeous spots. While others, like tigers, have stripes and lions have no discernible patterns. But how exactly do cats form their…