Archives: December2009

• Sucker-Footed Bat Hangs Upright Via Sweat, Not Suction

  Despite its name, the sucker-footed bat of Madagascar—one of the few bats known to roost upright—actually uses “modified sweat” to cling to surfaces, a new study says. With video.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Spectacular Sea Eruption Filmed — Deepest Ever

  See the recent “underwater Fourth of July” scientists believe is the deepest volcanic eruption ever seen—with three-foot-wide lava bubbles and flows creeping over the seafloor.Video

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• 1,200-Plus Venomous Catfish Species Uncovered

  About half of all known catfish species—many more than expected—bear spines that, when agitated, can rip open venom glands and stymie predators, a new study says.