One of the world’s largest rodents was imported for fur farming in North America; today it’s devastating wetlands and riverbanks across US |
Two hundred years ago, you wouldn’t have been able to find them outside of South…
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Dutch scientist created bacteria that repair cracked buildings by turning cracks into stone, making concrete heal itself and saving billions in repair costs |
Dutch microbiologist Professor Henk Jonkers holds a sample of self-healing concrete, an innovation that uses…
A piece of Europe 5 km down, heated to 240°C and later returned to the surface. How? Fossilised wood shows
How Fossilised wood shows the history of Europe Imagine you are holding a piece of…
In 1976, a scientist spent seven years dancing with a lonely whooping crane that refused to mate. The chick that followed helped save one of the world’s rarest birds |
In 1976, ornithologist George Archibald began an unusual daily ritual, dancing beside a whooping crane…
Quote of the day by Florence Nightingale: ”I attribute my success to this: I never gave…” |
Florence Nightingale is remembered as the founder of modern nursing, but her influence reached far…
Around 1200 BCE, major Mediterranean civilisations began collapsing; scientists have now reconstructed the climate conditions surrounding the crisis
Representative Image (AI-generated) Around 1200 BCE, several of the eastern Mediterranean’s most powerful civilisations, including…
Meet Emily Morrison: The marine biologist who sets a world record for ‘106 shark tattoos to raise awareness for shark conservation |
Image Credit: guinnessworldrecords.com Shark is a unique animal that has survived five mass extinctions and…
Nasa confirms the Sun has reversed its decades-long weakening trend after 2008; study finds |
For nearly three decades, the Sun seemed to be winding down. Sunspot counts fell, the…
Female African treefrogs mate with several males simultaneously; together they whip up a larger foam nest that protects hundreds of eggs from drying out
A female typically mates with five males simultaneously, although groups of 10 to 15 are…
Hummingbird hawkmoths may have their own version of being left-handed or right-handed, using one preferred eye and one side of their long proboscis together to search flowers
Credit: Erik Karits from Pexels Hummingbird hawkmoths may have their own version of being left-handed…