AvatarRaeAvatarAvatarNew Study Says Ancient Humans Hunted Big Mammals To Extinctionverified_publisherNPR - Christopher JoyceOver the past 125,000 years, the average size of mammals on the Earth has shrunk. And humans are to blame. That's the conclusion of a new study of the fossil record by paleo-biologist Felisa Smith of the University of New Mexico. Smith studied fossils going back 65 million years, when dinosaurs died …
AvatarRaeAvatarAvatarSea Turtles Use Magnetic Fields to Find Their Birthplace Beach (Published 2018)verified_publisherThe New York Times - Karen WeintraubSea turtles use the earth’s magnetic fields to navigate back to the area where they were born decades earlier, according to a new study that used loggerhead genetics to investigate their travels. After swimming for years in a giant loop from nesting grounds in North Carolina and Florida to North …
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AvatarRaeFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAmazon Discoveriesbbc.co.ukThe new species found where few scientists have gone before By Elaine Jung 6 April 2018 Almost perpetually shrouded in clouds, Brazil’s highest mountain Pico da Neblina meaning 'peak of mist', towers 2,995m above the Amazon rainforest. Stretching into dense jungle, the National Park has been closed to …
AvatarRaeAvatarAvatarFive of 150 whales saved on Australian beachverified_publisherDW English - Deutsche WelleAll but five of more than 150 whales that were stranded on a beach in Western Australia have died. Volunteers spent a day trying to push the …
AvatarRaeAvatarAvatarThe EPA made a surprise move that could protect the world’s largest salmon fisheryverified_publisherCNNCNN — In a surprise reversal, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it is withdrawing its plan to suspend environmental protections for an area of Alaska that is home to the world’s most valuable wild salmon fishery. The EPA proposed last year to “reverse clean water safeguards” for the …
AvatarRaeAvatarAvatarHidden Treasure: The unveiling of ancient underwater forest off Alabama coastNBC News - By Matthew Vann and Kerry SandersDeep beneath the surface, off the coast of Alabama lies a hidden treasure not known to man for thousands of years: an ancient underwater forest. ORANGE BEACH, Ala. — Deep beneath the surface, off the coast of Alabama, lies a hidden treasure not known to man for thousands of years: an ancient …
AvatarRaeAvatarAvatarNerve implant 'restores consciousness' to man in persistent vegetative stateverified_publisherThe Guardian - Hannah DevlinStimulation of the vagus nerve allows patient who has been in a vegetative state for 15 years to track objects with his eyes and respond to simple requests
AvatarRaeAvatarAvatarOctlantis is a just-discovered underwater city engineered by octopusesverified_publisherQuartz - Ephrat LivniGloomy octopuses—also known as common Sydney octopuses, or octopus tetricus—have long had a reputation for being loners. Marine biologists once thought they inhabited the subtropical waters off eastern Australia and northern New Zealand in solitude, meeting only to mate, once a year. But now there’s …
AvatarRaeAvatarAvatarExxon Misled the Public on Climate Change, Study Says (Published 2017)verified_publisherThe New York Times - John SchwartzAs Exxon Mobil responded to news reports in 2015 that said that the company had spread doubt about the risks of climate change despite its own extensive research in the field, it urged the public to “read the documents” for themselves. Now two Harvard researchers have done just that, reviewing …
AvatarRaeFive amazing natural phenomena that are harder to see than a total eclipseverified_publisherPopular Science - Rachel FeltmanStart planning your next trip. That’s a wrap on another total solar eclipse. And while the coincidental geometry and views of the phenomenon are certainly awe-inspiring, it’s worth noting it’s not that hard to see a total eclipse. Yes, it’s a rare scenario—the last time the path of totality swept …
AvatarRaeAvatarAvatarInside NASA's $3B plan to drill into a volcano and save the United Statesverified_publisherTNW - Bryan ClarkIf the Yellowstone Caldera ever erupted, the consequences would be devastating. Having last erupted over 70,000 years ago, the Caldera, a bowl-shaped structure formed by previous evacuation of lava, could be a ticking time bomb. “Ticking,” in this case, is relative. We have no way of knowing when …