Sea otters are one of the few animals that use tools to access their food, and a new study has found that individual sea otters that use tools — most of whom are female — are able to eat larger prey and reduce tooth damage when their preferred prey becomes depleted. The study researchers and … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Water shortages are expanding across the Earth. This is particularly acute in desert areas of the Middle East that are subject to both drought and extreme conditions such as flooding. As a result of these uncertainties, there is an increasing reliance on shallow aquifers to mitigate these shortages. However, the characteristics … Read more
Floating on its back in the waters of California’s Monterey Bay, a sea otter takes a shelled animal and strikes it against a rock sitting on its chest to break open the prey. This behavior, documented in footage from researcher Chris Law, is seen in relatively few animals and allows the otter to access food … Read more
Justin Thomas says he is happy to watch the Leeds United game Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Leeds host Norwich in the Championship play-off semi-finals as the two teams prepare to clash in the second leg … Read more
After spinning for under two years, a wind farm can offset the carbon emissions generated across its entire 30-year lifespan, when compared to thermal power plants. That’s according to a new peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand — which also shows within six months a turbine can generate … Read more
Credit: University of Western Australia / Inkfish A rare deep-sea squid has been captured on video at a depth of more than a kilometer underwater, by scientists from The University of Western Australia and Kelpie Geosciences in the UK. A team from the Minderoo-UWA Deep Sea Research Centre and chief scientist Heather Stewart, from Kelpie … Read more
Scientists have discovered a long-buried branch of the Nile River that once flowed alongside more than 30 pyramids in Egypt, potentially solving the mystery of how ancient Egyptians transported the massive stone blocks to build the monuments. The 40-mile-long (64km) river branch, which ran by the Giza pyramid complex among other wonders, was hidden under … Read more
(NewsNation) — The Vatican will offer guidance Friday regarding supernatural phenomena and other apparitions, presenting new provisions of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. As described in the Encyclopedia of the Bible, an “apparition” refers to the appearance of a spiritual or supernatural visitor, most likely with instances involving a divine entity such as … Read more
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email A husband says his wife collapsed after drinking water feared to be contaminated with a parasite, as residents in the affected area are warned to boil their mains supplies for at least … Read more
In a groundbreaking study, an international team led by scientists from the University of Liège has investigated the evolutionary patterns behind the development of sabre teeth, with some unexpected results along the way. A study that enriches our understanding of the Earth’s past, but also documents the mechanisms leading to evolutionary convergence. Sabre teeth, those … Read more
