ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Did Experts Just See This Underwater Volcano Near Christmas Island That Look Like the Eye of Sauron?

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 07.23.2021 06:50 AM

The Eye of Sauron is not just a famous Lord of the Rings symbol. It's now also the name of an underwater volcano discovered in Australia's Indian Ocean Territories.

Baby Pterosaurs Able to Fly Right After Hatching from Eggs

07.23.2021 06:20 AM

A new evidence suggests that the prehistoric flying reptiles, pterosaurs, have the ability to fly right after they hatch.

Deadly Snakes Are Friendly? Man Traps Himself With 72 Serpents, Gets New Guinness World Record for Surviving 72 Hours

07.23.2021 04:30 AM

Challenging Ophidiophobia, one man from India believed that deadly snakes are actually quiet creatures that will only attack seriously when they are provoked.

Cockatoos Learned Through Social Learning to Open Trash Bins to Access Leftover Food

07.23.2021 03:00 AM

Clever cockatoos in Australia learned to open trash bins to access leftover food by copying others. This unique bin-opening behavior is an example of social learning.

18th Century British Cave Dwelling Identified as Refuge for Exiled 'Anglo-Saxon King', Archaeologists Say

07.22.2021 23:55 PM

Archaeologists have reported recently, an 18th-century British cave dwelling has been identified as the shelter for an exiled Anglo-Saxon King.

African Dust: How Do Its Emission and Transport Alter the Climate?

07.22.2021 22:50 PM

Scientists have long explored how African dust emissions can alter the planet's climate. Now, a recently published paper chronicles its discovery, emission, and transport that can sometimes reach the poles.

Life on Mars, Moon? Mystery Viruses Detected in 15,000-Year-Old China Glacier

07.22.2021 22:10 PM

A new study recently showed the mystery viruses recently detected in ancient China glaciers that could possibly help scientists in their exploration initiatives in extreme climates like the ones detected on Mars or the moon

Science 'Facts' You Might Have Learned in School That Are No Longer True – For Now

07.22.2021 07:00 AM

Science is an ongoing process, which means new discoveries often upend old theories. Here are some science "facts" you may have learned in school that aren't true.

CBP Seizes 15 Giant Land Snails at Houston Airport, Saying These Could Cause a Rare Form of Meningitis

07.22.2021 05:40 AM

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized 15 live giant land snails at Houston Airport from an airline passenger's luggage earlier this month.

Xerces Blue Butterfly Wiped-Out Due to Urban Development; First Distinct Insect Species Extinct by Human Activity

07.22.2021 04:20 AM

Xerces blue butterfly has been the first insects that was pushed to extinction by human activities. With the butterfly gone, researchers identified whether the insects were just a group swarming in San Francisco Bay, or a species of their own.

Chimpanzees Involve in 'Lethal Attacks' Against Gorillas, Seen for the First Time

07.22.2021 03:30 AM

Lethal attacks by groups of chimpanzees on gorillas have been observed for the first time in the Loango National Park, Gabon. Researchers are investigating what triggered the fight between the two great ape species that killed some of the gorillas.

Dubai Uses Cloud Seeding Technology to Produce Rain and Combat Sweltering 122ºF Heat

07.22.2021 03:20 AM

The artificial rain in Dubai, UAE is created using drone technology that unleashes electrical charges into clouds in order for them to clump together and form precipitation.

Mangled Trilobite Discovered in Czechia, Possibly Attacked by Giant Sea Scorpion 450 Million Years Ago

07.22.2021 03:04 AM

A mangled trilobite, found fossilized in Czechia, looks like it narrowly escaped becoming lunch more than 450 million years ago.

'World Serpent': 308 Million-Year-Old Microsaur Fossil Found by Paleontologists, Named After Thor's Nemesis

07.22.2021 02:53 AM

A new microsaur species was found at the Mazon Creek in Illinois. The microsaur, named after Thor's nemesis 'World Serpent,' may contribute new revelations about the adaptive characteristics of prehistoric reptiles.

Ships Exceeding Speed, 'Injure' and 'Kill' Atlantic Right Whales [Study]

07.21.2021 23:40 PM

A new report recently said most ships are going beyond limits in sites designated to shield critically endangered North Atlantic right whales, of which just roughly 360 have remained.

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