The First Real Monkey is Born ‘Glowing’ With Two Sets of DNA
A team of scientists took seven-day-old monkey embryo stem cells and injected them into an unrelated four-to-five-day embryo from the same species, which was then…
Plants and Animals
For Millions Of Years, Crabs Have Escaped From Oceans To Land And Back Again
Crabs are the sea’s 20-somethings, always mutating to seek out the new and find their place. This often entails traveling away from the water and…
Orcas Sink a Yacht in 45 Minutes of “Attack”
An orca pod launched a continuous attack on a Polish vessel in the Strait of Gibraltar on October 31, 2023. The incident lasted 45 minutes…
North Texas has Uncovered a New ‘Little Tiny’ Dinosaur
Scientists at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science have named a new species of plant-eating dinosaur, implying that the animal roamed eastern North America…
When a Scientist Reconnected With the Whale That Had Saved Her From a Tiger Shark
“I knew there was a chance I could easily be killed by this whale,” whale scientist Nan Hauser says in a BBC Earth interview from…
A Giant Dragonfly-Like Bug Was The Biggest Insect To Ever Creep The Earth
Long before birds dominated the skies, a massive dragonfly-like beast held the record for the largest known insect of all time. This extinct beetle, known…
Nurse Plants
Nurse plants are plants that assist seedlings establish themselves and protect young plants from harsh conditions in the environment. Nurse trees and nurse shrubs are…
Mycorrhizal Networks
Mycorrhizal networks are an intriguing aspect of the symbiotic interaction that exists between fungi and plant roots. A common mycorrhizal network (CMN) is an underground…
Off The Galápagos Islands, two Deep-Sea Coral Reefs Have Been Discovered
Two pristine coral reefs were discovered deep underwater off the Galápagos Islands by Schmidt Ocean Institute scientists driving the SuBastian remote-operated vehicle (ROV). The finding…
Guinness World Records Has Named Pepper X the World’s Hottest Chili
“Pepper X” has been named the world’s hottest chili pepper, with a tongue-burning 2,693,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU). It dethrones the notorious Carolina Reaper chili,…
Key Components of Animal Welfare
Animal welfare refers to the well-being of non-human animals. Formal animal welfare standards vary depending on circumstances but are mostly disputed by animal welfare organizations,…
People Still Don’t Know What Paprika is Made Of
Paprika and its superior twin smoked paprika, can be found in anything from paella to paprika tea, so you’d think most people know what it…
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