Northern elephant seals are known for their impressive diving abilities, with the ability to stay submerged for over an hour and reach depths of up to 5,000 feet. But new research has revealed an even more impressive feat – these seals are capable of sleeping 1,200 feet deep under the Read more…
The sea cucumber is a fascinating creature that inhabits the ocean floor, and it has a unique defense mechanism that has recently been discovered by researchers. Just like a lizard detaching its tail when threatened this defense mechanism involves shooting sticky tubes out of its butt, and it has left Read more…
Coal Waste : Coal Mines are one of the most hazardous mines that devastate not just human health but everything around it, the coal waste produced while mining gets mixed with the regional waterbodies, making them acidic and toxic for life. Researchers concerned with its devastating results on Nature are Read more…
Dark Lightning : Dark Lightning, first reported in the year 1994, NASA described this invisible burst of energy as the most energetic radiation produced naturally on the planet. This intense burst of gamma radiation, known as terrestrial gamma-ray flashes or dark lightning takes birth in powerful lightning storms. According to Read more…
As 2022 ended with the deadly bone-chilling blizzard that killed more than 60 people the United States braced for the first winter storm of 2023 that blanketed the land with snow and sleet, threatening the country with tornado alerts according to reports by Reuters. This first winter storm system of Read more…
Homo Naledi : We cannot deny the fact that understanding how to use fire has been one of the most significant stepping stones for us, humans, to become so successful in the race of the survival of the fittest. All thanks to the brain, our ancestors accidentally discovered the uses Read more…
Clam : What happens when curiosity meets science? Well, it’s hard to say as it isn’t a one-time phenomenon. Oceans are hoards of secrets waiting to be discovered. And recently scientists have discovered a clam species that was thought to be extinct for more than 40,000 years. In 2018, off Read more…
Scientists have found a piece of the puzzle that could decipher Gibbons’s evolutionary track. They have got an answer from the pre-historic remains of the species (a partial upper jaw and seven isolated teeth) that were accidentally found in a village in southwestern China by a local villager. Paleoanthropologist Xueping Read more…
Reptile Evolution : 250 million years ago, mother nature decided to wipe her slate clean for the Triassic reptiles that ruled the era. The big mass extinction paved way for some lucky creatures that survived the global-scale catastrophe to accelerate their rate of evolution and create a whole new ecology. Read more…
James Webb Space Telescope : The most powerful eyes mankind has ever built have been damaged. Researchers revealed that the multi-billion dollar eyes in the sky – the James Webb Space Telescope in late May 2022 was hit by a micrometeoroid. This micrometeoroid impact is a worrying one compared to Read more…