‘We humans are inept at taking care of baby animals’: why well-fed orphan bears die in the wild | Animals
The orphaned grizzly bear cubs were bulked up with a generous diet of roadkill, watermelon, dog food and…
Dolphins Use Seashells to Scoop Up Fish and Eat Them in Rare Hunting Behavior
Some bottlenose dolphins have learned to use tools to help them catch fish, a clever technique that may…
Rising Temperatures Are Turning Antarctica Into a ‘Hotspot’ for This Toxic Pollutant
When it comes to hotspots of toxic heavy metal pollution, Antarctica probably doesn’t come to mind. This remote…
Forbes Daily: SpaceX Rallies As Institutional Investors Reveal Stakes
Elizabeth Stein went from selling muffin mix out of her apartment to closing one of the largest recent…
Light Reveals the Hidden Quantum Motion Inside an Exotic Crystal
Researchers used light to reveal the collective motion of electrons forming a Wigner crystal. Credit: Enrique Sahagún, Scixel…
Finches use the same rulebook as human babies to pick up language, study finds
Human language, with its grammar and predictability, has long been assumed to be unique. But an international team…
Astronomers Detect a Cosmic Source Firing Changing Gamma Rays
Astronomers have long suspected that some of the universe’s most powerful particle accelerators lurk in binary star systems.…
Why Chinese Tourists Are Paying For ‘Disaster Experiences’ In The Name Of Dark Tourism
A unique trend of “dark tourism” is gaining popularity in China, where young adventurers pay to experience extreme, simulated…
What Can We Actually Find on an Exoplanet? Part 2: A Machine to Find Another Earth
(This is Part 2 of a series on what we can actually find on an exoplanet. Read Part…
7 common non-venomous snakes found around the world
For every venomous species that grabs headlines and horror-movie cameos, there are dozens of snake species quietly going…
A rare baby sighting could reveal where life begins for world’s largest sharks
Although many mysteries remain in the reproductive lives of whale sharks, we are getting closer to answers, says…
Canada’s Most Powerful Icebreaker Reaches North Pole
Canada’s largest and most powerful icebreaker has reached the North Pole as part of a multi-year effort to…