ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Cutting Edge Tech Reveals Bronze Age Migration Routes of Livestock Herders

TECH & INNOVATION 11.05.2020 07:30 AM

Archaeologists have reconstructed a seasonal migration route herders used in Bronze Age Xinjiang, in China, using an innovative technique.

Leafcutter Bees Using Plastic Might Not Be As Good as Previously Thought

11.05.2020 06:00 AM

With the mounting problem of plastics getting everywhere in the environment, people have been quick to jump at any possible solution - including the use of leafcutter bees.

Rare Yellow Turtle Discovered In India

11.04.2020 18:00 PM

The Indian Forest Service has announced that a yellow turtle was rescued from a pond in Burdwan. In July, a yellow turtle was spotted in Odisha's Balasore district and was rescued before it was handed over to the forest department.

New Lizard Species Has "Perplexing" Possible Positions in the Evolutionary Tree

11.04.2020 12:00 PM

A graduate student browsing the specimen drawers at Yale's Peabody Museum of Natural History has found a skull of a small lizard - leading to the discovery of a new species.

Scientists Reveal Rare Burial Practice of A Dismembered Child 8,000 Years Ago

11.04.2020 09:00 AM

Scientists from the Australian National University found the rare burial practice of a child without arms and legs from 8,000 years ago in Indonesia.

Voeltzkow's Chameleon Reappears After a Century of Being Labeled as Extinct

11.04.2020 08:30 AM

For more than 100 years, the Voeltzkow's chameleon was thought to be extinct. Two years ago, a team of German researchers rediscovered the species, including the first female.

Humpback Whale Tipped Over Kayakers, Almost Swallowing Them

11.04.2020 06:30 AM

Video footage from onlookers showed two kayakers in California was tipped over by a humpback whale, almost swallowing them.

Data Science and Network Theory Uncovers Why "Game Of Thrones" Was Such a Hit

11.03.2020 19:00 PM

Researchers from five universities teamed up to use data science and network theory in unraveling the secrets behind the cultural phenomenon "Game of Thrones."

Bats Predict Where Their Food Is Going, New Study Suggests

11.03.2020 18:00 PM

A new study suggests that bats do not only locate their food through sounds but also track and predict where their prey is headed.

Transparent Solar Cells Will Soon Make On-Site Energy Generation Possible

11.03.2020 14:00 PM

Scientists have designed transparent solar cells that will soon give the world personalized energy, making on-site energy generation possible.

Outlandish Snake Found in Virginia Is Actually An Invasive Worm

11.03.2020 11:00 AM

A bizarre-looking snake was found in Virginia with a half-moon head, which baffled many. Later, it was found out that it was a large invasive species of an Asian worm.

Researchers Find a 5-Million-Year Old Animal Related to the Honey Badger

11.03.2020 06:00 AM

About five million years ago, the West Coast of South Africa saw its share of dangerous mammals - wolverines, bears, saber-tooth tigers - and now, a small carnivore related to the modern honey badger.

Female Anglerfish Absorbs Males During Mating

11.02.2020 22:00 PM

Deep beneath the ocean's dark parts, a horrible way of mating happens between the female and male anglerfish.

Drones Save Lives By Diving Into Volcanoes - For Science

11.02.2020 21:00 PM

Aerial strategies using remote-controlled drones reduce the risks of ground-based measurements of volcanic emissions, maintaining real-time data transmission in these potentially dangerous environments.

Do Mammals Have Biofluorescent Fur?

11.02.2020 10:00 AM

Questions have been raised if biocfluorescence is an ancient mammalian trait or not. Biofluorescence occurs when fluorescent proteins in organisms reflect absorbed light.

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