AvatarScienceAlertAvatarAvatar5 hours agoScientists Put Tardigrade Proteins Into Human Cells. Here's What Happened.verified_publisherScienceAlert - David NieldFreeze 'em, heat 'em, blast them into empty space; with survival skills unlike any other organism on the planet, those hardy critters known as …
AvatarScienceAlertAvatarAvatar1 day agoMelting Polar Ice Is Having a Concerning Impact on The Length of Our Yearverified_publisherScienceAlert - Michelle StarrA warming world is going to change in all sorts of ways, but there's one shift that probably wasn't on the bingo cards of many. A new study has found …
AvatarScienceAlertAvatarAvatar2 days agoSperm Whales Have Been Seen Using Their Ultimate Weapon Against Attacking Orcasverified_publisherScienceAlert - Carly CassellaFew animals in the sea are up to taking on the mighty orca. Like a pack of wolves, a pod of these black-and-white dolphins can team up and tear down …
AvatarScienceAlertAvatarAvatar2 days agoThe Moon Has a Curious Effect on The Sounds Emanating From Coral Reefsverified_publisherScienceAlert - David NieldThe Moon influences life here on Earth more than you might realize – and that includes shifting the sounds coming from coral reefs, which indicates …
AvatarScienceAlertAvatarAvatar3 days agoBeing in Nature Has a Profound Effect on How You Experience Timeverified_publisherScienceAlert - Ruth Ogden & Jessica ThompsonDo you ever get that feeling that there aren't enough hours in the day? That time is somehow racing away from you, and it is impossible to fit …
AvatarScienceAlertAvatarAvatar5 days agoTurns Out Nature Didn't 'Heal' While Humans Were in Lockdownverified_publisherScienceAlert - Tessa KoumoundourosAs our streets emptied of humans during the COVID-19 lockdowns, people began reporting more sightings of animals that usually wouldn't dare step foot …
AvatarScienceAlertAvatarAvatar5 days agoEvolutionary Origins of Hair Identified in The Most Unlikely of Animalsverified_publisherScienceAlert - Tessa KoumoundourosStrange as it might seem for a hairless creature, frogs have provided us with some critical clues on the origins of our luscious locks – a defining …
AvatarScienceAlertAvatarAvatar6 days agoThere Was Once a Different Kind of Dolphin in The Amazon, And It Was a Giantverified_publisherScienceAlert - Michelle StarrA dolphin that swam the waters of the Amazon basin 16 million years ago is a contender for the largest freshwater toothed whale the world has ever …
AvatarScienceAlertAvatarAvatarStunning Tool Lets You Digitally 'Dissect' Museum Animals With X-Ray Visionverified_publisherScienceAlert - Jess CockerillIn the past it was difficult for scientists, let alone the public, to get a full picture of each animal's inner workings, but with rapid advances in …
AvatarScienceAlertAvatarAvatarOrcas Have Learned Brutal New Hunting Techniques to Feed in The Open Seaverified_publisherScienceAlert - Michelle StarrA population of orcas hanging out far off the coast of California have worked out the best methods for hunting their prey in open waters. With a diet …
AvatarScienceAlertAvatarAvatarWorm-Like Amphibians Leak Milk For Their Hatchlings And It's Kind of Cuteverified_publisherScienceAlert - Tessa KoumoundourosSquirming, pink, and worm-like, hatchling caecilians mewl in high-pitched clicks as they wriggle towards their mother's behind. There, they cluster …
AvatarScienceAlertAvatarAvatarScientists Thought Only Two Animals Lived in The Great Salt Lake. They Were Wrong.verified_publisherScienceAlert - Carly CassellaFor decades, the Great Salt Lake in the United States was thought to officially house just two animals bigger than a cell: brine shrimp and brine …