ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Shoebill Bird Stays Silent When Hunting But Can Make Loud Terrifying Machine Gun Sound

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 03.30.2021 07:42 AM

The shoebill is called many names, but this five-foot-tall bird is commonly known as the most terrifying bird that hunts like a boss and sounds like a machine gun.

Mummified Parrots and Mucaws With Beaks Open, Tongues Out Puzzles Anthropologists

03.30.2021 07:24 AM

Mummified birds found in the Andes region in South America remain a mystery to anthropologists. Ancient Americans brought exotic birds to the Andes and mummified them with their mouths open, anthropologists in Chile revealed.

Pesticides Place 31% of Global Agricultural Land at Risk, Study Says

03.30.2021 06:01 AM

Some 31 percent of global agricultural areas are 'high risk,' including 60 percent of farmland in Europe.

Dinosaur Death Theories: Did Carbon Dioxide from Volcanic Major Eruptions Killed Them?

03.30.2021 03:44 AM

Scientists are looking into the amount and timing of carbon dioxide outgassing to understand the contribution of volcanic eruptions to the extinction of dinosaurs.

Black Bear with Encephalitis Seemingly Asks for Help in El Dorado

03.30.2021 03:28 AM

In February there had been calls about a small black bear exhibiting similarly friendlier behavior, not to mention fearless around humans, which was reported to have shown up in Pollock Pines in El Dorado County.

Mother of Pearl: Using Non-Destructive Optical Technique to Discover Hidden Structure of Nacre

03.30.2021 02:20 AM

Scientists have admired the mother of pearl or nacre not only for its beauty but also for its exceptional toughness. Using the new optical technique, they hope to uncover the mystery structure of the nacre.

Researchers Discover Natural Law That Explains Sharp Structures in Animals

03.30.2021 02:16 AM

Apparently, a universal model could describe how teeth, horns, claws, beaks, thorns, and other sharp structures in plants and animals are developed - and researchers have identified what it is.

Australia’s ‘Wild Dog’ Problem: 99 Percent Comprises Dingoes

03.30.2021 02:03 AM

New research proposes that the vast majority of Australia's animals considered as 'wild dogs' are actually dingoes or canines, mostly in terms of their genetic composition.

Scientists Fabricate Artificial Cell With Life-Like Bahavior

03.30.2021 00:12 AM

In a breakthrough in genetic engineering, researchers have successfully fabricated an artificial single-cell organism that can grow and divide like a normal, natural cell.

10 Strange Animals in the World With Weird and Unusual Features

03.29.2021 09:15 AM

With millions of animals that live on Earth, whether on land, air, or water, not all of them are known to humans. Here is a list of the ten bizarre animals that you should know.

Caffeine Boost: Researchers Propose Coffee Pulp to Speed Up Forest Recovery

03.29.2021 08:21 AM

Coffee pulp, the waste product from the production of coffee, can be used for boosting tropical forest recovery for post-agricultural land, according to a new study.

Ancient Genomes Examination Offer Insight on the Rise and Fall of Scythians

03.29.2021 01:38 AM

A new study on ancient genomes reveals insights on the genetic events that signaled the rise, peak, and decline of the Scythians - an ancient civilization known as fearsome warriors on horseback that dominated the Eurasian steppes.

A212 Autonomous Robot Cleans Underwater Nuclear Waste

03.29.2021 01:23 AM

The A212 autonomous robot recently exhibited its capabilities in hazardous environments in a 1.2-million-liter tank facility at Forth in Maryport.

Octopus Twitches and Changes Color; Is It Dreaming?

03.29.2021 00:12 AM

Research suggests that octopuses are able to experience different sleep states similar to humans, where they twitch in technicolor, signaling the possibility of dream experiences.

488-Million-Year-Old Fossil Discovered by 6-Year-Old Boy While Digging in Their Garden

03.28.2021 23:50 PM

A six-year-old boy discovered a fossil believe to have dated back around 488 million years in their garden after he received a fossil-hunting kit as a Christmas gift.

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