ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Insect Play Dead for an Hour to Protect Itself from Predators

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 03.04.2021 06:36 AM

Scientists observed an insect whose scheme is to fake its death for as long as 61 minutes to stay away from its predators and be eaten.

Tree of Heaven Fungus: Here's How to Eradicate Invasive Species

03.04.2021 06:31 AM

The tree of heaven was first introduced in the US more than 240 years ago and has now invaded almost all states, destroying endemic plant species and provides sanctuary to invasive insects such as the spotted lanternfly.

Australia: Capital of Mammal Extinction Announces 13 More Species Have Now Gone Extinct

03.04.2021 05:09 AM

Australia confirmed that 13 more species, including 12 mammals and the first reptile lost since European colonization, have gone extinct.

Neolithic Woman's Skull Rolls Away from Burial Site; Archeologists Discover Stone Age Funeral Practice

03.04.2021 04:51 AM

A Stone Age woman's skull took an unexpected journey when mud and water washed it away from her burial site 5,600 years ago.

Glow-in-the-Dark Shark Is Real: Bioluminescence Fish Photographed for the First Time Off New Zealand Coast

03.03.2021 22:09 PM

Researchers discovered a luminous shark that uses bioluminescence as camouflage to attack prey living in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of New Zealand.

Britain's Moth Population Declined by a Third in the Past 50 Years [Study]

03.03.2021 20:41 PM

A recent report on Britain's Large moth populations shows a steep decline due to increased nitrogen deposits, climate change, and pollution. Researchers now worry about its adverse implications on the ecosystem.

Anteosaurus: Prehistoric Killing Machine That Terrorized Earth Before the Dinosaurs

03.03.2021 19:45 PM

Despite previous assumptions that the dinocephalian Anteosaurus was a slow and heavy predator, recent 3D reconstruction of its skull revealed its specialized nervous systems that allowed the prehistoric killing machine to be an effective hunter long before the first dinosaurs.

Powerful Insecticides Harming Deer Population, Fawns Die Early in Minnesota

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.

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