ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Great Apes at San Diego Zoo Are First Non-Humans to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 03.05.2021 02:47 AM

San Diego Zoo's great apes are the first non-humans to be given COVID-19 vaccine. Specifically, 4 orangutans and 5 bonobos got their first shot of the vaccine.

Iceland Earthquakes 2021: 18,000 Tremors Signals Volcanic Eruption? Mid-Atlantic Ridge Tectonic Plates Moving

03.04.2021 23:23 PM

Icelandic authorities warn the public that a volcanic eruption could be imminent after experiencing more than 18,000 earthquakes in the past week.

New Zealand Earthquake Tsunami Warning: How Long Do You Have to Evacuate? Here's How Tsunamis Happen

03.04.2021 22:07 PM

A magnitude 8 earthquake hit the northern coast of New Zealand, triggering tsunami warnings that prompted government officials to urge immediate evacuation of people to higher ground.

Predictive Wind Turbine Maintenance and Bird Death Prevention

03.04.2021 14:40 PM

The greatest mistake you can make in maintaining your wind farm is waiting until something breaks to fix it. While this might seem like the most intuitive chain of events at first glance, the truth is that countless dollars can be saved through proper upkeep and preventative measures rather than leaving the turbines to their business and letting them wear themselves out. Moreover, maintenance and upgrading of your equipment may help to reduce bird deaths in the turbines, saving both the local wildlife and money spent on collision repairs.

Can Personal Cleanliness Positively Affect Eco-Friendly Initiatives?

03.04.2021 11:31 AM

Eco-friendly initiatives have always been synonymous with cleanliness. Ambitions such as "Clean-Energy," "Clean-Economy," and "Clean-Living" are only a few examples of this correlation.

Insect Play Dead for an Hour to Protect Itself from Predators

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.

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