Spiders Use Motion-Based Visual Cues to Distinguish Living from Non-Living
According to a study published 15th July 2021 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Massimo De Agr of Harvard University in the United States,…
Plants and Animals
Why Does My Cat Wake Me Up So Early, and What Can I Do About It
Your cat wakes you up at 4 a.m., and you have an important meeting in the morning. Why? What can you do to prevent this…
Anthropologist Believes Ancient Human Species Could Still Be Alive In the Forests of Flores Island
Archaeologists searching for evidence of modern human migration from Asia to Australia discovered a tiny, relatively intact skeleton of an extinct human species known as…
First-Ever US Case of Harmful Plant-Pathogen Found In Common Weed in Florida
For the first time in North America, a dangerous plant disease has been discovered. It’s the first time this phytoplasma illness has been detected on…
Watch the First Komodo Dragons to Hatch in Australia in This Adorable Video
Until today, no Komodo dragons have ever been successfully hatched in Australia. In a first for Australia, the Australian Reptile Park recently announced the arrival…
Tardigrades Can Hitch Rides On Snails to Get Around Faster
Despite their death-defying powers, tardigrades are terrible at traveling long distances, according to recent research, though the podgy tiny moss piglets may be able to…
Teenage Gorilla Addicted To Smartphones, But Are All Electronics for Animals Bad
Teenagers being distracted by phones is a typical occurrence nowadays, but not when the youngster in issue is Amare, a 16-year-old 188-kilogram (415-pound) gorilla. Amare…
Stranded Dolphin Dies in Texas after People Allegedly Tried To Ride It
On the Texas Gulf Coast last week, a dolphin that had been stranded on a beach died after a group of people forced it back…
Squid Filmed Changing Color to Blend into Surroundings for the First Time
Squid have been witnessed adjusting their coloring to fit in with their environment for the first time in scientific history. You might be perplexed as…
Researchers Identified Over 5,500 New Viruses in the Ocean, Including a Missing Link in Viral Evolution
THE MAJOR CONCEPT, According to a new study published in the journal Science, an investigation of the genetic material in the ocean has uncovered thousands…
Palaeontologists Rejoice As Prehistoric Planet Presents a Realistic View of the Cretaceous
Documentaries on dinosaurs have always been difficult to make due to the fact that all of the creatures they focus on have been extinct for…
Monkeys Can Sense Their Own Heartbeats, an Ability Tied To Mental Health, Consciousness, and Memory in Humans
THE MAJOR CONCEPT, According to new research, Rhesus monkeys have a sensation of when their own hearts are beating. Interoception is the ability to detect…
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