ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Polar Bear Populations See 10-Percent Loss in Genetic Diversity; Study Cites Rapid Arctic Ice Melting as Primary Driver for the Decline

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 09.10.2021 01:08 AM

The level of inbreeding among polar bears is low as of today, although as groups turn more isolated due to their melting habitat, inbreeding may increase later on.

Kakapo Parrot, New Zealand's Flightless Bird Genome Sequenced for the First Time Revealing a Healthier than Expected Gene Pool

09.10.2021 00:32 AM

A team of international researchers have, for the first time, successfully sequenced the Kakapo's genomes revealing that the small poulation and 10,000 years of inbreeding have eradicated devestating mutations.

Large Land Birds Fly Over the Open Ocean Without Taking A Break or Rest: Here's How They Do It

09.09.2021 23:35 PM

Researchers used GPS tracking technology to monitor the global migration of five species of land birds to understand how they travel nonstop for hundreds of miles across the open ocean.

Milkweed Butterflies Discovered Feeding on Their Own Species’ Young; Scientists Suggest This Behavior Demonstrates an Offering for ‘Wedding Gifts’

09.09.2021 21:07 PM

A new study recently showed milkweed butterflies feeding on caterpillars, their own species’ live young as a behavior demonstrating offering for a “wedding gift” during courtship.

Solar Power May Be Used in 40 Percent of the United States by 2035 Solving 'Code Red' Climate Change

09.09.2021 06:44 AM

A new study released by the US energy department suggests that solar energy could power 40 percent of the electricity in the United States by 2035.

Giant Panda Twins Born in a Madrid Zoo Look Like Screaming Pink Jelly Beans: Here's Why They Are So Tiny at Birth

09.09.2021 06:33 AM

Zoo Aquarium Madrid welcomed giant panda twins six decades after the historic live birth in captivity of a giant panda in 1963 in Beijing Zoo. They are so tiny that they looked like screaming jelly beans.

Carcharodontosaurus Dinosaur with 'Shark-Tooth' Unearthed in Uzbekistan Known As First Apex Predator Before T.Rex

09.09.2021 04:15 AM

A new dinosaur that belongs to the theropod group carcharodontosaurus was unearthed in Uzbekistan. The shark-toothed dinosaur was theorized as the first apex predator before T.rex.

Fossil-Fuel Reserves Should Be Kept Unexploited in the Ground for Half-a-Chance of Hitting Less Than 1.5 °C Goal for Global Warming

09.09.2021 03:26 AM

Modeling on fossil-fuel reserves recently showed nearly 90 percent of economically sustainable coil reserves should stay untapped to hit 1.5 degrees Celsius warming goals.

Frog Foam Potential Treatment for Skin Cancer; Study Claims It Could be an Effective Substitute to Existing Prescriptions

09.09.2021 01:27 AM

A new study recently showed a potential treatment for skin cancer in frog foam. It may also serve as a substitute for the existing treatments currently being prescribed by doctors.

World's Oldest Fossil Forest Found in Ancient Ecosystem in New York Quarry With Giant Tree from 20 Million Years Ago

09.09.2021 01:20 AM

Researchers share a snapshot of the traces of roots from the oldest fossil forest in the world that existed during the Middle Devonian Period, around 385 million years ago, in New York.

Classic Tabby Cat Stripes: Where Does It Come From?

09.08.2021 23:41 PM

New research revealed how tabby cats got their stripe feature, as well as the distinctive genetic process that may be the same as the mechanism that yields spots and stripes in wild felines.

Prehistoric Marsupial's Junk RNA Contains Antivirus Found Effective Against Novel Variants

09.08.2021 23:09 PM

A new study discovered that ancient marsupial fossils contained viral sequence in their DNA structure that could fight other variants of the same virus.

Warm-Blooded Creatures Evolve as the Earth Gets Hotter; Study Reveals How Climate Change Causes Animals to Shift Shape, Size

09.08.2021 08:02 AM

Warm-blooded creatures are found to experience shapeshift and researchers of a new study believe, such a shift is brought by climate change.

Half Meter Crab-Like Fossil From 500 Million Years Ago With Teeth, Claws, and Flaps for Swimming Found in Canada

09.08.2021 07:53 AM

Paleontologists found a fossil of huge species from the Cambrian era 500 million years ago, the biggest one ever found from that time that measures half a meter.

Increased Carbon Dioxide Levels in Earth's Atmosphere Shrink Dung Beetles, Forecast Shows Insects Will Be 14 Percent Smaller in Decades

09.07.2021 23:35 PM

Researchers said the notion to examine the impacts of elevated levels of CO2 on dung beetles was an outcome of the so-called serendipitous science.

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