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When researchers studied the skulls of 450 shaggy soft-haired mice (Abrothrix hirta) they thought those from the western side were so much bigger that they probably represented different species. Instead, what they found was a likely new biological law. Carl Bergmann came up with the observation that animals at higher latitudes are larger than those in […]

This is not a false alarm: Twitter has officially announced it will start testing an “edit button” this month, an update that they describe as their “most requested feature to date.” Tweets will be able to be edited a few times in the 30 minutes after they’re posted, as per the company’s announcement.  Once a […]

The oldest dinosaur ever found in Africa was discovered by a graduate student from the Virginia Tech Department of Geosciences. Incredibly, the ancient animal was mostly intact, enabling a team of paleontologists to identify it as a new-to-science species. The ancient dinosaur walked on two legs, weighed between 9 to 29 kilograms (20 to 65 […]

Astronomers report the first image of an exoplanet captured by JWST, and it’s a very weird world. The ground-breaking telescope is said to have exceeded expected performances by a factor of 10. It’s already demonstrated that it can study exoplanets’ atmospheres as they pass in front of their stars, and now it’s shown it can […]

A single exposure to ethanol produces lasting alterations to neurons of both mice and fruit flies, resulting in synaptic remodeling within the reward circuit of the brain, new research reveals. In the journal PNAS, the study suggests that just one alcoholic drink may prime the brain to become addicted to booze further down the line. […]

Hornsea 2, a wind farm off the coast of the UK, is now fully operational and ready to help power around 1.3 million U.K. homes. With 165 turbines covering an area of 462 square kilometers (roughly 178 square miles), it is officially the biggest offshore wind farm on the planet. “The UK is one of […]

Mars doesn’t have a magnetic field like Earth so its aurorae are quite unique. They are known as proton aurorae and they are caused by the protons in the solar wind stealing electrons in the bowshock region of the planet and penetrating deeper, releasing ultraviolet light as they slow down. Now, researchers have discovered that […]

The highest-quality footage of the Titanic has been released, showing the infamous sunken wreck in an “astonishing level of detail” like never seen before. The 8K video comes from OceanGate Expeditions, who captured the shots during their 2022 Titanic Expedition. During an 8-day mission, the team trawled deep into the North Atlantic on board a […]

Before there was Darwin, evolution had Lamarck, who proposed traits developed during an individual’s lifetime could be passed onto their offspring. Although intuitively appealing, the idea failed many experiments and has been widely rejected since the late 19th century. However, something resembling Lamarckian inheritance has now been described in corals, and they may not be […]

As a teenager in the mid-70s, photographer Marc Schlossman volunteered at the Field Museum in Chicago labeling mink skulls in the mammals department. Decades later, he returned to the museum in search of inspiration for a photobook to document “Earth’s sixth mass extinction” through photos of the museum’s collections. His recent release, Extinction, aims to […]

So here we are again. Another tanker got stuck in the Suez Canal. Almost 18 months after the infamous Ever Given, the Affinity V – a 64,000-ton oil tanker – ran aground at the 141-kilometer (88-mile) mark of the canal. This is close to the Ever Given’s 151-kilometer (94-mile) mark. But unlike the original that […]

Americans, as everybody knows, are obsessed with having bright white smiles. This is a shame, since the natural color of teeth – even very well-cared-for ones – is probably closer to butter than bleach, but nevertheless, something like one in 10 Americans go in for artificial whitening treatments each year in the pursuit of that […]

The benefits of quality animations are numerous. From deepening visual understanding to omitting unnecessary words to communicate ideas quickly to turning abstract concepts and processes into tangible and relatable ideas, animation is your key to strategic communication. If you are a novice or even a professional animator, you need the right tools to make your […]

The Natural History Museum, London’s Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Competition 2022 is on the horizon, and boy, do we have a treat for you. Now in its 58th year, the competition has released some of the highly commended images to feature in this year’s exhibition, and there are some beauties, let us tell you. […]

A person’s blood type appears to be linked to their risk of having a stroke before the age of 60, according to a huge meta-analysis by the University of Maryland School of Medicine. The new study indicates that type people who suffered from an early stroke were more slightly likely to have blood type A […]

A few months ago, NASA announced that it had successfully produced oxygen on Mars for the first time. Now, detailed results from the experiment reveal that the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE) can produce oxygen reliably, having been tested seven times in different conditions, night and day, and across two Martian seasons. As […]

The death of four Galápagos tortoises has sparked an investigation by Ecuadorian authorities who suspect the gentle giants may have been poached for their meat.  A special division specializing in crimes against the environment and wildlife has launched a preliminary investigation into the alleged “hunting and slaughter” of the four giant tortoises found in the […]