ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Can A Planet Think On its Own? Planetary Intelligence May Tackle Climate Change

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 02.17.2022 10:00 AM

Astrophysicists combined scientific understanding of Earth and the possibility of a planet having a mind of its own in their "thought experiment" that raises new ideas in tackling global issues.

Untrained, ‘Unenculturated’ Orangutans Use Hammer, Sharp Stones to Access Food Reward; First Cutting Behavior Observed

02.17.2022 04:50 AM

Researchers recently tested a new tool used in two captive male orangutans also known as Pongo pygmaeus at Kristiansand Zoo in Norway to observe their behavior.

33ft-Long New Species of Dinosaur That Looked Like A Crocodile and Constantly Grew Teeth Discovered in Portugal

02.17.2022 03:14 AM

A reanalysis of fossils found in Portugal is believed to be a new species of spinosaurus that had a crocodile-like skull and spiny back that lived 130 million years ago.

Tonga Volcano Eruption Created Almost 590,000 Lightning Strikes For 3 Days That Nearly Swallowed Neighboring Islands in the Archipelago

02.16.2022 22:50 PM

The undersea volcanic eruption in Tonga caused almost 590,000 lightning strikes, which was "unlike anything on record."

Rare Ghost Shark Hatchling Discovered at A Depth of 1200M on Chatham Rise, New Zealand

02.16.2022 21:32 PM

Scientists in New Zealand collected the newly-hatched ghost shark, which usually lurks in the deepest parts of the ocean, off the east coast of South Island.

Male Humpback Whale Travels 6,000 Kilometers Between Mexico and Hawaii Chasing Single Females

02.16.2022 10:44 AM

Photographs recently revealed that some humpback whales are traveling thousands of kilometers between Hawaii and Mexico to look for a female whale or mate. Travel of the said whales takes place in one breeding season.

Ancient Winged Plant Fossil May Solve ‘Paleobotanic Mystery,' How Plants Were Dispersed 100 Million Years Ago

02.16.2022 10:43 AM

A new study published recently has the detailed discovery of ancient plant fossils, specifically two fossil winged fruits from the Ceratopetalum, formerly believed to be limited in range during the Cretaceous period to the Southern Hemisphere.

Hundreds of Migratory Birds Simultaneously Died Above the Sky of Mexico in a Mysterious Event

02.16.2022 10:00 AM

A CCTV footage showed a mysterious moment when suddenly a flock of migratory birds, specifically yellow-headed blackbirds, fell from the sky of Chihuahua, Mexico.

Current Mega-Drought in the US Exceeded the One That Occurred in the 1500s

02.16.2022 06:34 AM

The American West is experiencing mega-drought over the last two decades that is said to be the worst to hit the region in at least 1,200 years.

6 Mummified Peruvian Children Believed to be Sacrificial Escort to Dead Nobleman to the Underworld

02.16.2022 06:02 AM

Archaeologists report unearthing 6 mummified Peruvian children in the ancient mud-city of Cajamarquilla near the city of Lima. The children are believed to have been sacrifices to escort the deceased nobleman to the underworld.

300-Year-Old Linen Bedsheet Embroidered with Human Hair from a Severed Head Will Be Displayed in London

02.16.2022 02:50 AM

Museum of London set to exhibit a 300-year-old bed sheet embroidered with human hair possibly from a severed head will be put on display London Museum this October.

Armless But Skilled Dinosaur Captures Prey Using Head and Jaws, New Study Says

02.16.2022 00:03 AM

Scientists discovered fossils of an armless dinosaur that likely roamed Argentina 70 million years ago and is believed to belong to abelisaurs, a dinosaur with short front limbs.

Peruvian Skull with Strange Metal Implant Baffles Experts: Is It Real or Fake?

02.15.2022 22:34 PM

Experts were divided about the Peruvian skull embedded with a mysterious metallic object collected from the ancient Andean..

DNA Unveils Elephant Ivory Smuggling Tactics for Poaching, Shipment, Connectivity of Traffickers Exposed

02.15.2022 06:51 AM

The genetic links across shipments that have recently been uncovered reveal an even higher degree of organization among the networks of elephant ivory smuggling compared to previously known.

Ice Sheet Weight Change Caused Tilting of Earth's Landscape and Direction of Ancient Megafloods

02.15.2022 05:50 AM

Researchers from UC Santa Cruz suggests that the ebb and flow of the great Missoula megafloods was influenced by the tilting of the Earth's crust as a response to the melting of ice sheets during the end of the last Ice Age.

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