80-million-year-old snake fossil sheds light on why lizards lost their limbs and started slithering
Snakes are everywhere in our legends and mythology. Yet for most of us, our blood runs cold whenever…
After two years of banning bee-harming pesticides, France allows their return, facing backlash from environmentalists | World News
France has approved the temporary return of two controversial pesticides that had been banned nationally for the past…
SpaceX’s great unlocking begins with a $116-billion share release
SpaceX has set the stage for one of the largest share unlocks in capital markets history, with as…
Meet the capybara: Why the world’s largest rodent is friends with almost every animal and where to spot it
Capybara standing on green grass (Image Credit: Canva) The capybara has earned a special place in the hearts…
Diver in shock after orcas use incredible tactic to ‘explode’ 2,000kg prey animal
Amazing underwater footage shows an orca smashing into a sunfish so hard that it explodes. During the 44-second…
Climate crisis-driven heat ‘sucking soils dry’ as extreme drought hits Europe | Drought
Extreme heat supercharged by the climate crisis is sucking Europe dry in summer and intensifying the drought hitting…
Something we’ve never seen before is coming out of a solar system in our galaxy, astronomers say
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Why the next computing revolution will be hybrid, human and slightly unpredictable
There is something poetic about quantum computing. For decades, it has lived in the realm of possibility, whispered…
Orcas filmed ramming sunfish so hard it explodes in cloud of scraps
When a killer whale butchers a fish it needs to use its head, preferably as a ram and…
How Surf Cams Are Helping Solve Oregon Fog Mysteries
How can surfing webcams be used to monitor local climates? This is what a recent study published in…
Opinion | Should the U.S. punish Canada for its wildfire smoke?
I am deeply concerned about the thick smoke from Canadian fires last week that adversely affected many Americans’…
Something we’ve never seen before is coming out of a solar system in our galaxy, astronomers say
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