The cowboy style is currently trending in human fashion, but did you know it’s become a trend with a certain sea resident as well? Starting as a fun experiment by an aquarium enthusiast, this new-found fashion of sea urchins wearing hats has been adopted by various aquariums around the world. Although fashionable, this especially designed ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
In a quest to learn more about the history of our planet’s extinct creatures, a group of international scientists set out on a mission to find ancient DNA which was still intact. Their mission led them to a well-preserved freeze-dried Woolly Mammoth skin sample, excavated in northeastern Siberbia in 2018. An incredible finding that allowed ...
