What’s It Like to Travel Near the Speed of Light? Part 3: The Limited View
(This is Part 3 of a series on what it’s like to travel near the speed of light.…
Trunko: the sea monster that was rotting whale
On October 25, 1924, witnesses at Margate, South Africa reported watching a huge white creature battle two killer…
Coral Health Threatened by Human Activities
Human activities are fundamentally altering the chemical makeup of local coral reefs, according to a study led by…
Rescuers in China race to reach residents trapped by landslide that has killed 8 people
Hundreds of rescuers in southwestern China are racing against incoming thunderstorms to pull residents from the mud and…
‘The Starry Night’ in space: Dark Energy Camera channels a cosmic Van Gogh (video)
Reboots and remakes may be all the rage in Hollywood with mixed degrees of success (we don’t talk…
Chimpanzees climb hills, mongooses post guards and meerkats close ranks: Scientists reveal what animals do before going to war
Studies have shown that chimpanzee groups often rest on hilltops in places where conflicts with neighbouring groups are…
Scientists offer stark prediction for how global warming will redefine life by 2100
While we are just over a quarter of the way through this century, it can be hard to…
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Terraforming Mars may be more realistic than scientists once thought
Terraforming is the process of reshaping a planet or moon so it can support humans and other Earth-like…
Minister snubs legal adviser, advancing Ben Gvir’s plan to surround prisons with crocodiles
Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman, of Likud, reclassified the Nile crocodile as a “tended” wild animal this week,…
Gus the T. rex roars into the record books after securing unprecedented auction bid
One of the most complete and well-preserved specimens of T. rex ever found became the most expensive dinosaur…
Meet the Black Mambas: In one of South Africa’s regions hardest hit by poaching, 36 unarmed women patrol the frontline and protect endangered rhinos | World News
Across South Africa’s Greater Kruger landscape, a pioneering group of women is challenging conventional ideas about how endangered…