ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Powerful Insecticides Harming Deer Population, Fawns Die Early in Minnesota

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 03.03.2021 06:14 AM

Powerful insecticides have taken up in deer in nearly every place in Minnesota, raising concerns that this common chemical may be keeping fawns from surviving maturity or threatening the deer population.

Redwoods, World's Tallest Tree Could Be Even Bigger Than Previously Thought

03.02.2021 23:49 PM

Redwoods are known to be the world's tallest trees. But a novel laser technology reveals the true scale of their height, and it is bigger than previously thought.

Can Cuttlefish Exert Self-Control? Here's How It Performed in This Marshmallow Experiment

03.02.2021 22:41 PM

Cuttlefish can pass a fishy version of Stanford's marshmallow test. Those that can delay gratification the longest are the most intelligent.

First Ever Space Hurricane With 621-Mile Mass of Swirling Plasma Confirmed

03.02.2021 06:30 AM

A team of scientists made an unprecedented report on a "space hurricane" following satellite observations on the rain of electrons on the upper atmosphere, suggesting that other planets could host similar events.

Edited Image or Real? Black-Browed Babbler Discovered Indonesia for the First Time in 170 Years

03.02.2021 06:26 AM

For the first time in 170 years, scientists reported a black-browed babbler has been discovered in Indonesia. Detection bird reportedly solves what's described as Indonesian ornithology's great enigmas.

Neanderthals Could Hear? May Have Understood, Recognized Human Speech Like Modern-Day Man

03.02.2021 01:51 AM

Researchers used 3D models and algorithms to definitively say that Neanderthals -- man's closest ancient relative -- had the ability to perceive and recognize modern human speech because their ears were "in tune" with the necessary frequencies used in modern linguistics.

Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs Arrive in Britain, Here's How to Get Rid of These Invasive Insects

03.02.2021 00:02 AM

Scientists confirm that brown marmorated stink bugs have arrived in Britain, and they have possibly hitched a ride on packaging crates.

Oldest Known Pet Cemetery in Ancient Egyptian Port With 2,000-Year-Old Remains of Cats, Dogs

03.01.2021 23:24 PM

Since discovering the oldest known pet cemetery in 2011, archaeologists have unearthed almost 600 carefully laid individual graves, mostly for cats, some dogs, baboons, hippos, and falcons.

Great Oxygenation Event: What Was It And How Did It Affect Life?

03.01.2021 21:38 PM

There is a debate on whether organisms were able to access low levels of atmospheric oxygen before the Great Oxygenation Event or not.

How Climate Change Helped Dinosaurs Migrate from South America to Greenland

03.01.2021 20:55 PM

A study suggests that in the late Triassic period, roughly 252 million years ago, a dip in the atmospheric CO2 made Earth conditions milder, allowing Sauropodomorphs to migrate from South America to Greenland.

Huge Solar Flare Captured Erupting from Sun's Surface in New NASA Video

03.01.2021 05:24 AM

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured a huge solar flare bursting from the Sun's northwest hemisphere followed by a few shockwaves.

Prehistoric Alligator-Like Fish Washed Up Ashore in Singapore 10,000 Miles Away From Its Native Home

02.28.2021 22:37 PM

An alligator-like fish with huge jaws and sharp teeth was spotted on the banks of the MacRitchie Reservoir in Singapore, baffling many people.

Baarack the Sheep Finally Gets Much-Needed Hairdo; Shears Off 78 Lbs of Weight!

02.28.2021 21:45 PM

A sheep wandering around the Australian bushland for years received a much-needed trim after being rescued by an animal sanctuary.

Koala Bears Battle With Cancer and STD Due to Genome-Altering Virus

02.28.2021 19:23 PM

Analysis of 10 koala DNA samples shows that koalas have been infected by a retrovirus roughly 50,000 years ago that inserts themselves near genes that are closely linked with STDs and specific cancers.

Ornate Roman Chariot Near Pompeii Found: Ancient Equivalent of Lamborghini Still "Almost Intact"

02.28.2021 00:42 AM

Excavation efforts at the buried ancient city of Pompeii revealed an ornate Roman chariot in an "almost intact" condition on Saturday, February 27.

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