ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Domesticated Cats Have Smaller Brain Size Compared to Ancient Ancestors

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 01.27.2022 22:43 PM

A new study found that the brain size and cranial capacity of the house cats became smaller over time.

Early Holocene Cemetery Gives New Insights How Ancient People Dealt With Climate Change

01.27.2022 22:13 PM

Radiocarbon dating shows that the prehistoric cemetery in Northern Russia shows how the global cooling event 8,200 years ago caused human stress that led to unusual social systems.

Methane Coming from Our Gas Stove Contributes to Global Warming, Scientists Tell Us How It Happens

01.27.2022 12:43 PM

A new study by Stanford University recently revealed the methane that leaks from natural-gas burning stoves within the United States homes has a climate impact compared to the carbon dioxide released from approximately 500,000 gasoline-powered vehicles.

How Can Common Plastics Make People Fat? 11 Chemicals in Plastic Products Contribute to Weight Gain

01.27.2022 12:39 PM

Scientists found that plastics used in shampoo, yogurt, drink, and kitchen sponges contain chemicals that interfere with metabolism, contributing to weight gain.

Fossil Research Shows Promising Applications of AI Technologies in Exploring Dinosaur Remains Further

01.27.2022 12:38 PM

AI is known for its promising applications in identifying tumors from medical imagery with high resolution and now, paleontologists want to know if the same techniques can be used to help them with fossil research and specifically analyze more quickly, similar scans of dinosaur fossils.

Bats’ Ear Bone Disappearance Turn Them Into Superb Echolocators for Easier Night Hunting

01.27.2022 04:30 AM

A new study explained how bats became natural users of sound to hunt food and navigate. Bats are known to have a unique ability, called echolocation, to find their next meal and to navigate around their habitats.

Fishing Cat's Hunting Strategy Underwater Revealed for the First Time

01.26.2022 11:04 AM

Little is known about fishing cats (Prionailurus viverrinus) and how they live in the wild. In a new study, wildlife experts were able to capture how the felines hunt preys for the first time.

Earth Tectonic Activity Explained: New Study Reveals Gravitational Forces of the Planet, Moon, and Sun Affect Such Movement

01.26.2022 10:58 AM

A newly published study looks to the skies in the quest for an explanation for the tectonic activity on Earth, specifically the source of such a movement.

People in Pennsylvania Warned Not to Go Near Escapee Monkeys Who Are Part of a 'Mysterious Experiment'

01.26.2022 10:56 AM

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spokesperson recently announced via email that the three lab monkeys that escaped in Pennsylvania after that truck that carried them crashed were recaptured on Saturday evening and later killed.

Meet 190-Year-Old Jonathan the Oldest Living Tortoise and Other Old Land Animals on the Planet

01.26.2022 10:17 AM

The Guinness World Records recently announced 190-year-old Jonathan as the oldest living tortoise ever who was born even before Queen Victoria ascended to the throne.

Otters in England Contaminated With Toxic 'Forever Chemicals' of Pollutants in the River

01.26.2022 06:40 AM

Forever chemicals are contaminants that pose health risks to both humans and animals and now they are being detected in the otters in England, which suggests an abundance of chemical pollutants in the area.

Climate Change Could Be Delayed? Mechanical Trees Could Absorb Carbon Dioxide Tell Us How

01.26.2022 04:34 AM

Scientists recently said that forests of mechanical trees which have layers of discs designed intentionally to absorb carbon dioxide could be erected to delay climate change.

New Squatina Species Discovered In Panama; The First-Ever Angel Shark Recorded in Central American Caribbean

01.26.2022 02:50 AM

Squatina mapama is a new species discovered in Panama, and the first angel shark to ever exist on the Caribbean seas.

High Heat and Humidity Are Silent Killers When Combined; Heatwave Can Cause Death Through Heatstroke, Heart Failure

01.26.2022 02:35 AM

Summer in Australia this year has come in force with record-breaking heat and La Niña-induced humidity. Due to this, experts expect that morbidity and mortality rates will increase.

New Tiny Non-Stinging Wasps Discovered; Researchers Name the Insect Species 'Neuroterus Valhalla'

01.25.2022 10:34 AM

Science reports recently described the newly discovered insect called the Neuroterus Valhalla as not having the noteworthy distinction of being the first-ever species of its kind to be defined alongside its completely sequenced genome.

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