Plants and Animals

For the First Time in More Than 250 Million Years, a Lizard Regenerates a Perfect Tail with the Help of Stem Cells

For the First Time in More Than 250 Million Years, a Lizard Regenerates a Perfect Tail with the Help of Stem Cells

Lizards can regrow their severed tails, making them the closest living relative to humans who can do so. The new structure, however, is an incomplete…
Monkeys Massacre 200 Puppies in Revenge After Dogs Allegedly Kill Infant Monkey

Monkeys Massacre 200 Puppies in Revenge After Dogs Allegedly Kill Infant Monkey

In the Indian town of Lavool, almost 200 pups were slaughtered in purported “revenge” killings after the dogs allegedly killed a newborn monkey. Two simians…
Giant Ancient Millipede Breaks Record For Largest Ever Arthropod

Giant Ancient Millipede Breaks Record For Largest Ever Arthropod

A gigantic ancient millipede has stolen the biggest millipede ever discovered. The fossil, which was discovered on a beach in Northern England, also holds another…
Intact Dinosaur Embryo Found Inside Fossilized Egg

Intact Dinosaur Embryo Found Inside Fossilized Egg

A completely articulated dinosaur embryo has discovered inside a fossilized egg that had been accumulating dust in a museum’s storage room for almost a decade.…
People in Florida Are Bleeding Uncontrollably After Smoking Contaminated Synthetic Cannabis

People in Florida Are Bleeding Uncontrollably After Smoking Contaminated Synthetic Cannabis

After smoking synthetic cannabis products that may have been laced with rat poison, more than 40 persons in the Tampa Bay region have been hospitalized…
If You See These Walnut-Sized Growths on Your Christmas tree, Do Not Bring It Indoors

If You See These Walnut-Sized Growths on Your Christmas tree, Do Not Bring It Indoors

It is that time of year when folks bring a tree inside and discover it full of praying mantis eggs. If you observe a peculiar…
Malta Becomes First European Country to Legalize Cannabis for Personal Use

Malta Becomes First European Country to Legalize Cannabis for Personal Use

Malta will become the first European country to legalize cannabis for personal use this week. According to the Guardian, the legislation will be adopted by…
Five Ways Reindeer Are Perfectly Evolved for Pulling Santa’s Sleigh

Five Ways Reindeer Are Perfectly Evolved for Pulling Santa’s Sleigh

We all know that without his magical reindeer, Father Christmas would have a difficult time delivering gifts to everyone on the planet. However, why they…
Say Hello to Midas, the Four-Eared Cat

Say Hello to Midas, the Four-Eared Cat

Midas, a four-eared kitten born in Turkey with a permanent mlem and a heart-shaped patch on her stomach, gave the world a major surprise lately.…
Parents’ Heat Warning Calls Change Zebra Finch Chicks’ Mitochondrial Function

Parents’ Heat Warning Calls Change Zebra Finch Chicks’ Mitochondrial Function

You would believe a chick’s life begins when it breaks out from its shell, but the study shows that newborn birds start working long before…
Aquatic Axolotls Can Spontaneously Turn Into Air-Breathing Axolotl Morphs

Aquatic Axolotls Can Spontaneously Turn Into Air-Breathing Axolotl Morphs

Axolotls as pets have grown in popularity and with so many on displays in tanks, a few people have had front-row seats to the transition…
Newly Discovered Dinosaur Had a Unique Weaponized Tail

Newly Discovered Dinosaur Had a Unique Weaponized Tail

A newly found ankylosaur species defended itself against predators using a tail weapon unlike anything seen before in the fossil record. Indeed, the greatest analog…
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