California to Require All Schoolchildren to Have COVID-19 Vaccines
California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared that all students in the US state will be required to obtain COVID-19 immunizations in order to attend in-person…
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Worm Mothers Destroy Own Organs to Make Milk Which Flows From Their Vulva
A worm species kills its own internal organs to produce “yolk milk,” which is then transferred out of the vulva for consumption by its offspring.…
Volcano-Driven Climate Change Powered Dinosaurs’ Rise to Dominance
In the course of less than two million years, the Earth underwent four spurts of volcanic activity, beginning around 234 million years ago. The warming…
US Declares Ivory-Billed Woodpecker and 22 Other Species Extinct
When a species removed from the endangered species list, it might be a cause for celebration. In recent years, conservation initiatives have brought giant pandas…
Tomato in Japan Is First CRISPR-Edited Food in the World to Go On Sale
The first CRISPR gene-edited product, a tomato with a purported increase in nutritious content, has recently gone on sale in Japan. Sanatech Seed’s Sicilian Rouge…
Increased Reforestation may be able to save Coral Reefs from Catastrophe
According to a study performed by the University of Queensland, increasing reforestation efforts in coastal areas might significantly reduce the amount of sediment run-off reaching…
Silver Nitride – an Explosive Chemical Compound
Silver nitride, abbreviated Ag3N, is a highly explosive chemical compound. It is a black, metallic-looking solid formed when silver oxide or silver nitrate is dissolved…
Incredible Trilobite Fossil Reveals It Had Hundreds of Eyes
A 390 million-year-old trilobite has revealed some unsettling truths about the enormous marine arthropods, including the fact that they have eyes unlike any other animal…
Incredibly Rare Tardigrade Trapped In 16-Million-Year-Old Amber Is a New Species
A new tardigrade species has been discovered petrified in Dominican amber that dates back 16 million years. It is not only the fourth tardigrade fossil…
Keas Trained To Use Tongues to Engage With Touchscreens Have a Ball
Kea parrots cannot tell the difference between virtual and real-world surroundings, according to an intriguing study involving tongue-wagging birds, balls, and touchscreens. They put the…
Gorilla from Viral Selfie Dies in Arms of Ranger Who Raised Her
The gorilla that became famous after posing for a selfie died “in the loving arms” of the ranger who rescued her as an orphaned child.…
Cassowaries May Have Been Domesticated Before Chickens by Brave (Or Foolish) Human
Humans appear to have nurtured a distinct bird species long before chicken domestication – one capable of ripping a person apart with a single sweeping…
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