Secrets of Marine Biology: How Four Genes Turned Whales Into Giants of the Sea
New research reveals the genes that likely allowed whales to grow to giant sizes compared to their ancestors, reports a study published today (January 19)…
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Could Diplodocid Dinosaurs Whip Their Long Tails Fast Enough To Create a Supersonic Boom?
Diplodocids – large herbivorous dinosaurs with long necks and tails – may have been able to move their tails like bullwhips at speeds of up…
Major Asteroid Impact May Have Caused Mars Megatsunami
Mars Megatsunami May Have Been Caused by Chicxulub-Like Asteroid Impact A Martian megatsunami may have been caused by an asteroid collision similar to the Chicxulub…
Cat & Dog Owners: Feeding Pets Dry Food Reduces Their Environmental Impact
Dog and cat owners could significantly reduce the environmental impact of their pets’ diets by feeding them dry food (consisting of kibble or biscuits) rather…
Co-Existence of Modern Humans and Neanderthals in France and Northern Spain
For between 1,400 and 2,900 years before Neanderthals disappeared, modern humans may have co-existed with Neanderthals in France and northern Spain. This is according to…
Bitcoin Is As Costly to Environment As Beef Production
Taken as a share of the market price, the environmental costs of mining the digital cryptocurrency Bitcoin are more comparable to the climate damages of…
“Big John” Triceratops Specimen Has Skull Injuries That May Have Come From Combat With Another Dinosaur
The fossilized remains of the triceratops specimen known as ‘Big John’ display injuries to the skull that may have occurred during combat with another triceratops,…
Use of Psychedelic Drug Psilocybin (Magic Mushrooms) Associated With Lower Risk of Opioid Addiction
Adults who have at some time in their life used psilocybin – a psychedelic substance produced by some types of mushrooms – are 30% less…
Fish Doing Math? Scientists Teach Zebra mbuna Fish and Stingrays To Add and Subtract
Zebra mbuna (a species of cichlid fish) and stingrays can add and subtract one from the numbers one to five, according to a study published…
Scientists Uncover First Evidence of Respiratory Infection in a Dinosaur
The fossilized remains of a young diplodocid – a large, long-necked herbivorous sauropod – may provide the first evidence of a respiratory infection in a…
First True Millipede Discovered – New Species With More Than 1,000 Legs Found Deep Underground in Australia
The discovery of the first millipede with more than 1,000 legs is reported in Scientific Reports this week. Prior to this, no millipede had been…
COVID-19 Outbreak May Pose Threat to Wild Mountain Gorillas in Volcanoes National Park
A COVID-19 outbreak among wild mountain gorillas in the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda, could lead to the collapse of the population, according to a modeling…
Fossil Treasure Trove: Earliest Evidence of Complex Social Behavior in Dinosaurs
Fossilized remains of sauropodomorphs – large, long-necked herbivores that lived during the Mesozoic Era – may provide the earliest evidence of herd living in dinosaurs,…
Up to 95% of Ocean Surface Climates May Disappear by 2100 Due to Climate Change
Between 35.6% and 95% of 20th century ocean surface climates — defined by surface water temperature, pH, and the concentration of the mineral aragonite —…
Deforestation Threatens One of the World’s Largest Eagles
Harpy eagles (Harpia harpyja) — which are among the world’s largest eagle species — struggle to feed offspring in heavily deforested areas of the Amazon,…
Newly Discovered Prehistoric Armored Dinosaur May Have Been Able to Dig
Newly excavated skeletal remains of an ankylosaurid — a large armored herbivore that lived during the Cretaceous Period — may indicate that members of this…
