ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Newly Discovered Green Pit Viper Snakes Named After Harry Potter's Salazar Slytherin

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 04.22.2020 05:34 AM

Check this out! Scientists from India have discovered a new species of pit vipers and guess which Harry Potter character they name it after. You got that right, none other than the master parseltongue himself, Salazar Slytherin. Click the link above to read the whole story.

[PHOTOS] See How Extinct Crocodiles Thalattosuchians Evolved Into Sea Creatures 170 Million Years Ago As Study Reveals Change in Their Inner Ear

04.22.2020 04:06 AM

Scottish researchers have discovered that ancient crocodiles called thalattosuchians evolved from being land-dwellers into deep-sea swimmers about 170 million years ago. Scientists believe that the creatures adapted part of their inner ear to aid them in their transition. Interested to learn more? Click the link above.

[VIDEO] "Depressed Tiger" in a Chinese Zoo Walking in Circles, Chasing its Tail After Being in Captivity for so Long

04.22.2020 00:50 AM

A white Bengal tiger at the Beijing Zoo looks depressed after being in captivity for so long, according to the zoo. Meanwhile, another zoo in China has people up in arms after a viral video showed people feeding tigers using fishing rods.

Amani Alshehhi: The World of Reading

04.21.2020 17:12 PM

Physically reading is important to help learn and understand Today, we live in an era of instant gratification. The pace of technological advance has become so great that too many people are turning to innovative devices to do everything for them.

‘World’s Loneliest Dolphin’ Honey Dies After Being Abandoned in a Japanese Aquarium Pool for Two Years

04.21.2020 05:24 AM

Honey, the 'World's Loneliest Dolphin' has died on March 29 after being abandoned in the same pool for two years in the shutdown aquarium, Marine Park Aquarium, in Choshi, Japan. 46 penguins and hundreds of fish and reptiles were left abandoned in the facility, with its owners left untraceable. To learn more about the story, click the link above.

Sierra Nevada's Red Fox Spotted for the First Time Since 2011 at Yosemite National Park

04.21.2020 04:10 AM

One of the rarest species of fox in Northern America has appeared giving hope to scientists that the animal has somehow managed to claw its way back from extinction.

Watch: A Video Captured of a Humpback Whale Nursing Her Calf in Hawaii

04.20.2020 21:16 PM

Watch an adorable mother whale-baby whale bonding as the mother whale nurses its calf. As a part of their research, marine biologists from Hawaii have secured this amazing and rare footage to observe humpback whale's behavior in their breeding ground. To watch the video, click the link above.

Destined to Die: Roundworm Has a Self-destruct Program to Lower Its Colony’s Demand for Food

04.20.2020 20:33 PM

The roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) will sacrifice itself for the colony so that it may have more food to eat. It also shares the same ancestor with humans, who lived almost 600 million years ago.

Medical Sniffing Dogs Could Be Trained to Smell Out the Coronavirus According to Researchers by Detecting Up to 750 Infected in an Hour!

04.20.2020 09:15 AM

Researchers currently believe that the use of coronavirus-sniffing dogs could be the answer to a faster and more efficient detection by smelling up to 750 infected people per hour!

NASA’s NeMO-Net Game Allows Player to Help Map Endangered Coral Reefs; A Fun Approach in Fighting Against Global Warming

04.20.2020 04:29 AM

NASA has developed a game that allows you-- yes, you!-- to map endangered coral reefs in an attempt to fight global warming. Are you interested in contributing to NASA's efforts? Click the link above to find out how.

Twin Pandas Born During the Time of COVID-19 Named 'Safe' and 'Sound'

04.18.2020 05:37 AM

Over in China, a pair of twin pandas were brought into this world and given the names "Ping Ping" and "An An". These names translate to "Safe" and "Sound."

Sharks, Whales, Polar Bears, and Other Large Marine Animals At-Risk of Extinction by 2120 Due to Climate Change,Scientists Say

04.18.2020 00:45 AM

Scientists say that the megafaunas are most at risk from climate change and 18 percent of large marine animals may go extinct in the next 100 years

Brave Scuba Diver Shares Stunning Photos of Mazes of Underwater Caves Beneath Riviera Maya in Mexico

04.17.2020 22:59 PM

Check out these breathtaking underwater photos taken by photographer, Martin Broen. These photos were taken depths below the Riviera Maya in Mexico. Broen braved the deep and captured the underwater 'magical' cave system. You don't want to miss this. Click the link to view his magnificent photos.

99-Year-Old War Veteran Who Pledges to Walk 100 Laps Around His Garden Raised $24M For Frontliners

04.17.2020 21:48 PM

99-year-old war veteran Captain Tom Moore's walked around his garden 100 times to raise $1,250 for the National Health Service. Weeks later, it has skyrocketed to almost $24M, and it's still going up.

In Sync: Dog and Horse Share a Common Language During Play

04.17.2020 08:48 AM

A study discovered that dogs and horses, although predators and prey, could exist together because of an animal behavior originally limited to the same species.

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