Archive for 'Environment'

“Zombie” Ants Found With New Mind-Control Fungi

“Zombie” Ants Found With New Mind-Control Fungi

Zombie Infection Spreads During later stages of Ophiocordyceps camponoti-rufipedis infection, the fungus rapidly consumes the nutrients inside a zombie ant and begins to colonize the outside of the ant’s body, as pictured. The fungus stalk growing [...]

Trees Cocooned in Spider Webs

Trees Cocooned in Spider Webs

Spider Refuge Trees shrouded in ghostly cocoons line the edges of a submerged farm field in the Pakistani village of Sindh, where 2010′s massive floods drove millions of spiders into the trees to spin their webs.Beginning [...]

Twin polar bear cubs make zoo debut

Twin polar bear cubs make zoo debut

The twins, who were born at the zoo in southern Germany on December 2, appeared carefree as they made their public bow in the spring sunshine. The cubs outing comes soon after the unexpected death of [...]

Adopted Striped Hyena Babies

Adopted Striped Hyena Babies

Caregivers tend a trio of Striped Hyena cubs at the Kenya Wildlife Service headquarters in Nairobi. The cubs have lived at the center since they were rescued a month ago. The striped Hyaena is [...]

Magnificent Reflections

Magnificent Reflections

Beartooth Lake Wyoming’s Beartooth Lake doubles the grandeur of a grassy butte. Lakeside Reflection A still lake reflects sky and trees in Canada. Kunming Lake Bare trees cast lacy likenesses on Kunming Lake in Beijing, China [...]

Totaly Different Views of The Sun

Totaly Different Views of The Sun

On October 7, 2010, the new moon passed between the SDO and the sun. It created a partial eclipse of the sun. The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) was launched into orbit in February of 2011. The [...]