This show featured electric eels, modified mice, a massive monument, and a trio of stories about aquatic animals!
Modified Mice Could Help Nantucket with Lyme Disease!
To halt the spread of Lyme, Nantucket residents consider genetically engineered mice
Fighting Lyme Disease in the Genes of Nantucket’s Mice
Panel Endorses ‘Gene Drive’ Technology That Can Alter Entire Species
Dr. Kevin Esvelt — When Should we Engineer Wild Organisms?
Electric Eels Shock Targets Above the Waterline!
Electric eels leap from water in shock video
Leaping eels electrify threats, supporting Humboldt’s account of a battle with horses (Study)
The Surprising Power of an Electric Eel’s Shock
Electric eels use high-voltage to track fast-moving prey (Previous Study)
The shocking predatory strike of the electric eel (Previous Study)
Massive Monument Found in Petra!
Massive New Monument Found in Petra
Archeologists find massive monument in Petra, Jordan
Archaeologists discover massive Petra monument that could be 2,150 years old
H. Floresiensis “Hobbits” Shrunk Due to Island Environment!
Tiny hobbit-like humans were victims of island dwarfing
The “Hobbit” Lineage May Be Much Older Than Previously Thought
Homo floresiensis-like fossils from the early Middle Pleistocene of Flores (Study)
Age and context of the oldest known hominin fossils from Flores (Follow Up Study)
Archerfish Recognize Human Faces!
Fish can recognize human faces (and we know because they keep spitting at us)
Can your pet fish recognize your face? Why scientists say, yes. (Ignore the bad headlines)
Fish can recognise human faces, new research shows
Discrimination of human faces by archerfish (Toxotes chatareus) (Study)
Bioluminescent Fish All Over the Place!
Flash Mob! Glowing in Fishes More Widespread Than Thought
Surprise! Hundreds of trillions of fish are glowing right now
Surprising History of Glowing Fish
Repeated and Widespread Evolution of Bioluminescence in Marine Fishes (Study)
Narwhal Tusk’s Secrets Finally Revealed!
Unicorn-like narwhal studied for sensory use of tusks
Narwhal tusk – Scientists finally solve its real purpose