Wolf vs coyote: Size, behaviour, habitat and the surprising differences between them |
Wolves and coyotes, both canids, share North America but exhibit distinct survival strategies. Wolves hunt large prey in…
Research: Secondhand Smoke May Affect Tooth Mineralization
Exposure to secondhand cigarette smoke during the first days of life can cause changes in tooth enamel mineralization…
In a first, ‘super-Earth’ rocky exoplanet may have an atmosphere
Scientists say they have detected promising signs that a planet orbiting a star 49 light-years from Earth could…
IBM’s quantum computer cuts error rates 10x in 15-minute test
IBM and University of Chicago researchers have demonstrated a quantum computing system that they say can perform a…
Case seal-ed: Adventurous seal pup rescued by South Auckland police
A seal pup that found itself flopping around a South Auckland suburb was returned to its natural habitat…
Solar Storms Create a Risk for Mars Exploration Scientists Hadn’t Expected
It took seven months to confirm that NASA’s Opportunity rover was dead. The U.S. space agency’s little robotic…
‘Was this heatwave caused by climate change?’ – we’re asking the wrong question
As the UK has baked through extreme heatwaves this summer, the same question has echoed across television studios…
Elon Musk Says SpaceX Short-Sellers Have a “Very Low” Survival Probability. Is He Right?
As is often the case following an initial public offering, some investors are betting that the pre-IPO hype…
Astronomers Measure the Long Reach of a Quasar
There are a number of things in the Universe that could wipe out life as we know it,…
Meet the marine iguana: The world’s only sea-going lizard that sneezes salt and shrinks to survive |
PC: By RAF-YYC from Calgary, Canada Most reptiles never venture beyond the shore. The marine iguana built its…
First diagnostic X-rays taken in space
A study has confirmed that X-rays taken in orbit are diagnostically useful for understanding the health of the…
Tunisian wildfires expose failing infrastructure, community vulnerabilities | Agriculture
Sakiet Sidi Youssef, Tunisia – Smoke still lingers over the blackened hills surrounding the village of el-Gol near…