ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Mistaken Bird Fossils Is Actually a Mysterious Small Lizard; Is This the World's Smallest Dinosaur?

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 06.15.2021 07:52 AM

A re-analysis of the fossils once touted as the world's smallest dinosaur trapped in amber in Myanmar showed that the remains belonged to a mystery small lizard and not of a bird.

Oceanic Microbes Consume Methane 50 Times Faster, Regulating Earth's Temperature

06.15.2021 05:20 AM

Researchers found that oceanic microbes dwelling in carbonate chimney rocks consume methane 50 times faster than those that live in sediment, effectively regulating the Earth's temperature.

Kissing Bugs Found Nebraska, Blood-Sucking Insects May Cause Chagas Disease

06.15.2021 05:00 AM

Entomologists from the Nebraska Department of Agriculture and University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Entomology identified, for the first time in the state, as species of kissing bug.

Ozone Pollution Decline Observed During Pandemic Lockdown as Global Emissions Dropped by 15%

06.15.2021 04:17 AM

The pandemic that started last year not just saved even more people from developing COVID-19, but contributed to the ozone population decline, as well.

Lint-Microfibers Found in Clothes Dryers Can be Converted Into Energy Using Pyrolysis Treatment

06.15.2021 01:08 AM

Scientists use pyrolysis treatment and mathematical models to convert lint-microfibers generated in clothes dryers into a sustainable source of renewable energy.

New Bacteria Study Tracks Early Human Migration From Siberia Into the Americas

06.14.2021 23:31 PM

Early migrations of humans to the Americas from Siberia around 12,000 years ago have been traced using the bacteria they carried.

Dog Ejected From Car Went Missing for Days, Was Later Found Herding Sheep

06.14.2021 04:55 AM

Tilly was a family dog who has been missing since she was thrown off the rear window following a car accident. After searching for two whole days, his family found him on a farm herding flocks of sheep.

White Rhino Born in ZooTampa, Species Still Considered Nearly Extinct; Will It Recover Soon?

06.14.2021 03:00 AM

ZooTampa welcomes its new member as a female southern white rhino calf who was born on June 6. This marks the eighth southern white rhino calf born in the zoo.

Bird Tracker: Scientists Develop Electronic Device That Can Track Songbirds’ Movement

06.14.2021 02:50 AM

Scientists recently developed a bird tracker, an electronic device known as a "tag on his back" that can track the movement of birds.

Alpha Males in Animal Kingdom: Can Humans Exhibit "Alpha Male" Behavior?

06.13.2021 09:00 AM

Contrary to popular belief, wolves do not have alpha male dynamics in the pack. However, alpha male behavior is very real in many species in the animal kingdom including in Capuchin monkeys and Bonobo apes.

Ice Shelf Protecting Antarctica’s Largest Glacier Is Breaking Quickly to Pieces [WATCH]

06.13.2021 08:50 AM

The Pine Island Glacier’s ice shelf in Antarctica acts like a cork in a bottle preventing melting ice mass from flowing into the ocean.

Australotitan Cooperenses: Largest Dinosaur Species Bigger Than Antarctic Blue Whale Discovered

06.13.2021 07:45 AM

A new species of supergiant dinosaur has been discovered in Australia, and it is bigger than Earth's largest living blue whale.

Chocolate Covered Cicadas Selling Fast in Maryland, Are These Edible and Safe for Consumption?

06.13.2021 06:58 AM

With the trillions of cicadas emerging from their brood, Sarah Dwyer has discovered that the loud insects could actually be turned into tasty chocolate-covered cicadas. Many experts stating that insects are low in calories and high in protein.

Modern Day Jonas: Man Finds Himself Inside a Whale and Survived, Why is This Possible?

06.12.2021 23:22 PM

A lobster diver from Provincetown, Massachusetts became a modern-day Jonas as he found himself inside the mouth of a humpback whale - before being spit shortly after.

Godzilla is Going Postal: 7-Foot Alligator Sneaks Into Florida Post Office

06.11.2021 06:34 AM

A seven-foot alligator was spotted by a customer inside a post office in Florida. It was immediately removed the alligator from the lobby in accordance with Florida law.

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