The sun was setting over Brazil’s Cerrado, casting long shadows over a land that looked more like a business plan than nature. Row after row of monster eucalyptus stretched off into the distance, trunkless trunks rising like bone-white sentries before bursting out into a fat canopy. No undergrowth, no birdsong, just a cold stillness. This ...
Say No to Japan’s Commercial Whaling Programme – Image for illustrative purposes only (Image credits: Pexels) In early April 2026, Japanese vessels began the new commercial whaling season by taking minke whales in waters near Hokkaido. The operation continues a long-standing national program that operates outside the international moratorium on commercial whaling. Further targets include ...
Japan has set its commercial whaling quotas for 2026 at 412 whales in total. The allocations cover four species and reflect the country’s decision to continue the hunts for economic gain. International pressure to halt the practice has not altered the plan. Breakdown of the Approved Quotas The government has authorized the following catches for ...
Mpumalanga – In a recent development reported across South African mdeia including World Animal News, Joseph “Big Joe” Nyalungu was shot dead on May 16 in the town of Mkhuhlu. The location lies near the edge of Kruger National Park, a critical stronghold for Africa’s remaining rhinos. Authorities have long linked Nyalungu to the illegal ...
Watch a newly discovered, blue-whale-size asteroid fly super close to Earth on Monday – Image for illustrative purposes only (Image credits: Pixabay) May 18 brings a rare close encounter as astronomers monitor a newly identified asteroid designated 2026 JH2. The object, comparable in size to a blue whale, will sweep past Earth at a distance ...
Giant Tyrannosaur Fossil Found in New Mexico – Image for illustrative purposes only (Image credits: Pexels) A single, oversized shinbone unearthed decades ago in northwestern New Mexico has now been identified as belonging to one of the earliest known giant tyrannosaurs. The 96-centimeter-long tibia, recovered from the Hunter Wash Member of the Kirtland Formation, dates ...
Archaeologists Find Egyptian Mummy Buried With the ‘Iliad’ – Image for illustrative purposes only (Image credits: Pixabay) Archaeologists working at an Egyptian site have brought to light a mummy interred with a copy of the Iliad. The discovery stands out because it places one of the foundational texts of Greek literature directly in an ancient ...
In the deep ocean, a cuttlefish shifts its skin from pebble-gray to pulsing neon in a fraction of a second, matching the background so perfectly that even a hunting shark misses it. Far above, high-energy particles from distant galaxies slam into Earth’s atmosphere, sparking light our eyes can’t see and triggering tiny cascades of ...
Why does the universe look so orderly when, underneath, it seems governed by chaos and mystery? Astronomers can map distant galaxies and weigh black holes, yet some of the biggest questions about reality itself remain maddeningly open. Over the last few decades, powerful telescopes, gravitational-wave detectors, and particle colliders have turned cosmology into a ...
Space should be the ultimate triumph of physics and prediction, yet the deeper we look, the more it behaves like a cosmic riddle box. From stars that refuse to shine the way they “should” to eerie radio signals that switch on and off like broken lighthouses, astronomers keep stumbling across objects that do not ...
