A bizarre incident occurred following the death of a giraffe reopened an old debate: animals mourn their dead relatives or not? Zoologists have recently seen a giraffe who refuses to abandon his death baby body , having examined it for a long time, is the third incident of its kind made by specialists. Other animals have [...]
A group of cavers and biologists made an important discovery for science: a new taxonomic family of spiders, identified in a cave in Oregon. From 1990 to date, only two new families of spiders were discovered. So far, the new family of spiders consists of one species, the American researchers recently discovered. Species scientific name [...]
As prices increase with global temperatures, unprecedented drought that hit the United States this year to unprecedented increased food prices, and the phenomenon will continue in the future. Consequently, the food crisis could lead to numerous riots and other unrest throughout the world, as experts warn. According to the latest information submitted by the Climate [...]
We used to believe that spotted hyenas are fierce animals rather than intelligent and, by their ferocity, sometimes fail to intimidate even the lions. But a recent profile study shows that dreaded carnivores can demonstrate unexpectedly high level of intelligence. Researchers from Michigan State University have studied in their natural environment, in a game reserve [...]
Scientists have drilled deep from the edge of the Antarctic continent and found evidence that in that area there were once tropical palms and other trees. Analysis of pollen, spores and remains of small creatures helps create a climate of images from the early Eocene, ie from about 53 million years. The study suggests that [...]
Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature Study (BEST), a study led by Richard Muller, a researcher who looked with skepticism the theory that mankind is the main cause of global warming, has reached an unexpected conclusion. In an editorial published in the New York Times, Richard Muller announced the results of his study which was funded by [...]
Humpback whale is a massive animal that weighs about 36,000 pounds and measuring about 13-15 meters (and there are copies that reach 17-18 meters in length). Every year, humpback whales travel up to 26.00 miles, summer feeding on krill in polar waters, the winter migrate to tropical and subtropical waters to spawn. During this period, [...]
Despite their status as protected areas, biodiversity of many tropical forests is in continuous decline, as demonstrated by a recent study by specialists James Cook University in Australia. The authors warn that its results show that the situation is particularly serious because the role of protected areas were true refuges for endangered species. Habitat destruction, [...]
A species of termites has chosen to defend their colonies by a method really extreme. Adult specimens are sacrificed “exploding” near invaders and thereby covering toxic substances. In many species of this group, the termites as they age, get to meet increasingly difficult duty members of the colony, however, increase the toxicity of chemicals in [...]
Two stone statues representing lions in size were discovered near the village Karakiz in Turkey. Each statue weighs about 5 tons, and archaeologists have not yet managed to find their role and significance. The statues are about 3200 years old and dates from the period when much of Asia Minor was Hittite Empire conquered. Lions [...]