We’ve hit the Part of Lockdown Where People Have the Hot’s for a Hornet
Hi everyone, as a pastor, IFLScience has come here to ruin a fun internet post with a place of science. So many days ago we…
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Spitting Cobras May Have Evolved Unique Venom to Defend From Ancient Humans
Cobras are interesting and scary animals. These snakes are best known for their characteristic defenses called hooding while teaching the aspects of their necks in dramatic…
The LA Jetpack Joyrider Spotted Last Year May Be a Person-Shaped Drone
If you can think back to last summer, you might think that the jet pack tide rider was touched above Los Angeles Airport, flying over…
Unusual Stripes and Spots Could Spell Trouble for Zebras, Study Claims
Although minor inconsistencies in the appearance of wild animals are normal, nature sometimes causes unique and sometimes rare deviations from the norm. In 2020, two…
Ice Sparkles on the Sahara for Only the Fourth Time in 42 Years
The Sahara is famously warm, dry, and generally hospitable. Yes, it rains, and yes it is occasionally painted with green pepper trees but it is…
How the Climate Crisis Is Changing the World’s Largest Lakes
The 11 largest lakes on the planet contain more than 50 percent of the freshwater surface that millions of people and many other living things…
Hardy Marshmallow Frog Struggles to Catch Bugs Walking On Its Face
Wildlife documentaries have had a profound effect on our moods, even increasing our positivity in depressing situations like lockdowns. It’s easy to see through a…
Gigantic Dinosaur Unearthed In Argentina May Be the Largest Animal to Have Roamed the Earth
Patagonia was once home to the largest terrestrial animals, taller than blue whales and much heavier than giant sauropods on other continents. A specimen still under…
Naked Ammonite Fossil Found Without a Shell for the First Time
If you’ve ever caught a mid-danger dash from your birthday suit, bathroom to bedroom, you can sympathize with a fossil that was recently identified as…
50 Million-Year-Old Assassin Bug Has Its Unusually Well Preserved Bits on Show
It may sound like a publicly embarrassing chapter to you, but the discovery of a preserved insect specimen in the visible genitals is a cause…
Stop what you’re doing and Look at These Velvety Melanistic Seal Pups
With what appears to be a baby boom in the seal colony at Blakeney Point’s, England’s largest gray seal colony, rangers have identified several melanistic…
This AI Will Brutally Judge Your Art in a Hilarious Internet Competition
While many of us are not blessed by modern Picasso’s abstract skills, we can recreate no more sunlight countryside than keep the sky blue and…
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