ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Isolated Tiger Snake Populations More Prone to Inbreeding Due to Urbanization; May Lose Ability to Adapt

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 11.01.2021 22:01 PM

Curtin University researchers found that Perth tiger snake populations were more geographically isolated and lacks genetic diversity that could result in them losing the ability to adapt to ever-changing environments.

Australia Culling 10,000 Feral Horses to Control Their Rapidly Growing Population Threatening Endangered Species, Habitats

11.01.2021 05:30 AM

An aerial survey earlier this year showed that the number of feral horses in Australia's largest alpine national park has fallen but it remained too large to be environmentally sustainable and now they need to be culled.

UN COP26: Hottest Temperature Recorded in the Last 7 Years; 2021 Pivotal for Climate Change

11.01.2021 05:07 AM

The World Meteorological Organization expressed their concern over the hottest temperatures recorded throughout 2015 to 2021 at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (UN COP26).

Spanish Island La Palma Turned Into Tourist Attraction This Holiday Even With the Continuous Volcanic Eruption

11.01.2021 03:50 AM

Volcanic ash blankets Spanish island La Palma as volcanic eruptions in Canary Island continue, spewing greater quantities of ash on Sunday, a day before the Catholic festivity All Saints' day.

WMO Says Extreme Weather Conditions, Rises In Sea Level Are The 'New Normal'

10.31.2021 22:08 PM

A Climate Change impact, the World Meteorological Organization or WMO recently said extreme weather conditions like devastating floods and powerful heat waves are currently the new normal.

Pumpkin Spiders Are Your Jack O’ Lanterns With Eight Legs; Is Their Increase This Halloween All Just A Coincidence?

10.30.2021 23:48 PM

Pumpkin spiders are out in full force this Halloween season with their vibrant orange abdomen that makes it look like a jack o' lantern but with eight legs. But spooky as they are, these spiders are harmless.

Virgin Births Confirmed: Two Male California Condors Hatched From Unfertilized Eggs

10.30.2021 01:05 AM

First of its kind, researchers are able to confirm that two male California condors have been hatched asexually via virgin briths, a phenomenon recorded for the first time on the species.

Gene Sequencing Type ‘Transcriptomics’ Determines When Dragonflies, Damselflies First Emerged

10.29.2021 20:51 PM

Researchers, which include a University of Tsukuba member, have applied in a recently published research a gene sequencing type called transcriptomics to reconstruct the insect order Odana's phylogeny.

White Shark Attacks Caused By Natural Handicap and Mistaken Identity, Study Says

10.29.2021 06:26 AM

A new study suggests that the shark attacks were product of a mistaken identity and a natural handicap.

Inner Core Found Mushy and Liquid; Not Pure Metallic Ball Than First Thought

10.29.2021 04:00 AM

A new study suggests that Earth's inner core is not entirely a solid ball, which contradicts the first idea of the sphere's physical structure.

Rare 'Penis Plant' Blooms for the First Time in the Netherlands, The First in Europe After 20 Years

10.29.2021 03:16 AM

A penis plant in the Leiden Hortus Botanicus in the Netherlands has flowered for the first time since 1997. It now stands taller than a human and reeks of decomposing flesh that looks like a phallus.

Ancient Human Species Identified: Study Introduces Homo Bodoensis, Who Lived in Africa 500,000 Years Ago

10.28.2021 23:50 PM

A new ancient human species called Homo Bodoenis has been discovered recently in Africa and now, researchers are hoping this new find will bring some clarity to this period, during which the evolution of humans is poorly understood.

The Singing Lemur: Mammal Has Common Musical Characteristics Similar to Humans

10.28.2021 20:48 PM

A new study recently revealed that the singing lemur, which they described as songbirds, shares the human sense of rhythm.

Bryozoan Evolution from the Depths of the Ocean Solved; Study Says

10.28.2021 06:14 AM

Recent study solves the mystery behind the evolutionary blanks in the bryozoan lifespan dating back 35 million years earlier than initially known.

Pee-Powered Renewable Energy Perfected; Scientists Show How Urine Can Help Purify Wastewater

10.28.2021 04:30 AM

Using a common organic molecule in fertilizer and a standard component of human urine, South Korean scientists were able to recently achieve perfect renewable energy.

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