Researchers at Washington State University have predicted how and where the Asian giant hornet, an invasive newcomer to the Pacific Northwest, popularly dubbed the “murder hornet,” could spread and find ideal habitat, both in the United States and globally. Sharing their discoveries in a newly published article in […]
A little known, shy whale has surprised scientists by staying submerged for almost four hours. Cuvier’s beaked whales are known for their abilities to dive deep and they average around an hour under water. But researchers were astounded when they recorded one animal diving for three hours and […]
If humans continue emitting greenhouse gases at the current pace, global sea levels could rise more than 15 inches (38 centimeters) by 2100, scientists found in a new study. Greenhouse gases emitted by human activity, such as carbon dioxide, contribute significantly to climate change and warming temperatures on planet Earth, studies continue […]
Recently we shared the news that astronomers may have found signs of life on Venus. Phosphine gas detected in the clouds of Venus – a potential indicator of life or “biosignature.” Now some gases might be a false positive for biosignatures because they can be created by other […]
Many parts of the Earth’s climate system have been destabilised by warming, from ice sheets and ocean currents to the Amazon rainforest – and scientists believe that if one collapses others could follow The warning signs are flashing red. The California wildfires were surely made worse by the impacts of […]
A big chunk of ice has broken away from the Arctic’s largest remaining ice shelf – 79N, or Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden – in north-east Greenland. The ejected section covers about 110 square km; satellite imagery shows it to have shattered into many small pieces. The loss is further evidence say […]
Reindeer herders in a Russian Arctic archipelago have found an immaculately preserved carcass of an Ice Age cave bear, researchers said Monday. The find, revealed by the thawing permafrost, was discovered on the Lyakhovsky Islands with its teeth and even its nose intact. Previously scientists only had been […]
‘We can say that it might be associated with life,’ says researcher. Or, maybe it’s strange chemistry. Astronomers have detected a chemical signature in the atmosphere of Venus that may be associated with life. While the signature isn’t robust enough to definitively declare that there’s life on our […]
A new study has revealed the size of the legendary giant shark Megalodon, including fins that are as large as an adult human. To date only the length of the legendary giant shark Megalodon had been estimated. But now, a new study led by the University of Bristol […]
Thought lost to science, the Somali sengi elephant shrew has been rediscovered in the Horn of Africa. For about half a century, researchers had lost sight of the tiny Somali sengi, a mouse-sized elephant shrew. The speedy relative of an aardvark and an elephant had been lost to science […]
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