Constipation’s Effect on Scorpion Sex Garners Biology Ig Nobel
Constipation’s Effect on Scorpion Sex Garners Biology Ig Nobel
Other winners of this year’s prizes include research on the physics of ducklings and the therapeutic potential of ice cream.
Other winners of this year’s prizes include research on the physics of ducklings and the therapeutic potential of ice cream.
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Talking Duck Stuns Animal Behavior Researcher
Christie Wilcox, PhD | Sep 5, 2021 | 7 min read
Leiden University’s Carel ten Cate tracked down 34-year-old duck recordings—and the man who made them—to verify that musk ducks are capable of vocal learning, an ability that hadn’t been thought to exist in waterfowl.
Image of the Day: Wonderchicken
Amy Schleunes | Mar 20, 2020 | 1 min read
A newly discovered fossilized skull is between 66.8 million and 66.7 million years old and bears similarities to modern-day chickens and ducks.
Diseased Duck
The Scientist | Feb 28, 2019 | 1 min read
Watch the video, which shows a duck infected with H5N1 and showing signs of Parkinson's disease, that inspired Thomas Jefferson University researcher Richard Smeyne to explore the connection between viral infection and neurodegeneration.
Duck, Duck, Goose!
Patricia L.R. Brennan | Jun 30, 2014 | 1 min read
Check out the remarkable explosive eversion of the duck penis.