Dinosaurs have been breaking the minds of paleontologists and curious minds worldwide for decades. What did they eat, did they live in groups, were all of them cold-blooded like reptiles? And over the years, what we know of these prehistoric giants has come a long way since the first fossils were discovered. Let’s take a ...
A nurse shark was spotted swimming around with a large piece of plastic stuck around her body. This heartbreaking video acts as a harsh reminder of what plastic pollution is doing to the animals in our oceans. Sad Sight The female Grey Nurse Shark appears to have a plastic ring tangled around her body, and ...
Around 400 million years ago, Earth’s oceans were dominated by massive sea scorpions. Scorpions, as we know them today, are already pretty terrifying — now imagine them being larger than basketball players! These prehistoric predators, known as eurypterids, were among the largest arthropods to ever exist – let’s get to know these imposing creatures a ...
We’re all familiar with the most iconic dinosaur, the T-Rex. However, its close cousin, who reigned in Asia at the same time, is far less known even though it was almost just as bloodthirsty. We’re talking about the colossal predator Tarbosaurus. What Is the Tarbosaurus? The Tarbosaurus, which means “alarming lizard,” was a massive theropod ...
If you, like me, were shocked to learn that some chameleons give live birth – this is the article for you! Let’s take a look at four really cool ovoviviparous chameleons, and what being ovoviviparous actually means. What does ovoviviparous mean? Ovoviviparous chameleons do not lay eggs like oviparous reptiles. These chameleons give birth to ...
The disaster of Chernobyl is one of the worst disasters in nuclear power ever, and also a major and pivotal moment in human history. As awful as it was though, there just might be something good that has come from it – a pack of mutant wolves living in Chernobyl today are seemingly cancer-resistant. Will ...
Have you ever wondered how new species come into existence? Well, buckle up, because we’re about to dive into a moth-tivating story of evolution that might just blow your mind! A recent study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences has uncovered a unique form of moth speciation, and it’s all ...
For the longest time, it has been assumed that Elapoidea snakes originated from Africa, based on the discovery of a 25 million-year-old fossil. Recent genetic research tells us something quite different, though – it tells us that this group of snakes, in fact, originated in Asia 35 million years ago. Initially, the gap between 25 ...
In this post, you’ll meet the invisible frog that may cause breakthroughs in medical research – as if its transparency wasn’t already fascinating enough! Extraordinary Amphibian The glass frog is a small and unassuming amphibian with an extraordinary ability to blend seamlessly into its surroundings. You could say that it almost possesses a superpower – ...
In the world of bats, we thought we’d seen it all. But nature always has a way of surprising us, doesn’t it? Just when scientists thought they knew these nocturnal creatures inside and out, along comes a discovery that’s literally lighting up the research world. Hold onto your hats, folks, because we’re about to dive ...
Gargi Chakravorty
