As science shows your cat knows exactly who you are by the scent of your armpits, ears, and even your toes, your cat may show indifference when you walk through the door. Using their strong sense of smell to identify familiar people, a ground-breaking study from Tokyo University of Agriculture has found that domestic cats ...
The distinctive spiky, egg-laying mammals called Echidnas can be found in the wild. They feed their babies without nipples, and then carry their babies in a slender “pseudo-pouch” that is created by muscle contractions. The mysteries of the microbial life that reside within this bizarre pocket of life are being revealed by cutting-edge research carried ...
Tropical diseases like dengue and West Nile virus were far-off hazards for decades, limited to warmer climates far from Britain’s temperate coastlines. But this week a startling revelation by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has disproved that presumption: fragments of West Nile virus (WNV) have been found in UK mosquitoes for the first time. ...
Every time you wince from savoring ice cream or feel the sting of hot coffee, you are living a legacy 460 million years in development. According to ground-breaking studies, human teeth started as sensory armor on ancient fish, guiding them across the dangerous waters of the Ordovician period rather than tools for chewing. A study ...
Deep under the waters of the Madura Strait, off Java’s coast, archaeologists have made a prehistoric discovery that would turn our knowledge of ancient human migration and survival upside down. Fossilized human remains of Homo erectus, along with bones from elephants, hippos, and even river sharks, tell the picture of a lost world: Sundaland, a ...
Orange cats have been mesmerizing humans for generations with their vibrant, fiery coats and huge, friendly personalities. From Garfield’s laid-back shenanigans to the suaveness of Morris, these orange kitties have made themselves a niche in popular culture. But have you ever wondered what makes them so unique? Scientists have finally cracked the mystery. It turns ...
First, scientists have found the record of an enormous tsunami that hit Japan when dinosaurs roamed the Earth stored not in rock but in amber. A new research shows that twisted pieces of ancient tree resin, 115 million years old, have the characteristic marks of a deadly oceanic wave. In a study published in Scientific ...
For decades, scientists have assumed that recursion, the capacity to nest meaningful structures in other structures, like a set of Russian dolls, was a characteristic specific to humans. This intellectual tool enables us to build infinitely complicated sentences from a finite number of rules, which is the core of human language. However, a new study ...
When the Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted in September 2021, it released a horror of molten lava and poisonous gases, devouring houses, farms, and highways in its wake. Satellite photographs recorded the apocalyptic view, a sea of fire cutting through the Canary Island’s terrain before falling into the Atlantic. But the next development surprised even scientists. ...
Below the frozen waters of Antarctica, there is a silent crisis brewing one that has the potential to radiate throughout the entire marine food chain. Antarctic krill, small shrimp-like animals no larger than a human finger, are the uncelebrated champions of the Southern Ocean. Antarctic krill supply food to whales, penguins, and seals, sustain entire ...
