The team wasn’t expecting to see a shipwreck … or a squid. Scientists mapping the seafloor in the Gulf of Aqaba, the “right antenna” part of the northern Red Sea, recently made two remarkable sightings almost simultaneously: a sunken shipwreck and a mysterious big squid zipping around it, according toContinue Reading
The human heart is an organ that pumps blood throughout the body via the circulatory system. The human heart is an organ that pumps blood throughout the body via the vessels of the circulatory system, supplying oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and removing carbon dioxide and other wastes. “TheContinue Reading
It’s hanging out underwater near Madagascar. In 2018, the largest active underwater eruption ever recorded birthed a giant “baby”: a skyscraper-size underwater volcano, a new study finds. Scientists discovered the 2,690-foot-tall (820 meters) volcano in the western Indian Ocean, off Madagascar, following a puzzling spate of earthquakes that struck nearContinue Reading
The sea scorpion was the apex predator of its time. A 3.3 foot-long (1 meter) sea scorpion prowled the seas of what is now China some 435 million years ago, using its giant, spiny arms to ensnare prey. Palaeontologists recently discovered the remains of this scorpion (Terropterus xiushanensis), which wasContinue Reading
My, what big feet you have. A dinosaur that lived in Australia 220 million years ago left behind footprints that hinted that it was a fierce predator. But a new analysis of the tracks suggests that the animal wasn’t a hefty meat eater, as scientists thought when they first analyzedContinue Reading
The 90-year-old “Star Trek” actor is now the oldest person to fly in space. VAN HORN, Texas: William Shatner has boldly gone where no 90-year-old has ever gone before. The famed “Star Trek” actor and three other private crewmembers launched into space today (Oct. 13) on a Blue Origin New ShepardContinue Reading
Florida plays the unfortunate host to many invasive critters, from lionfish to Burmese pythons, but last week, officials announced that they had successfully eliminated a particularly slimy invader from the state: the formidable giant African land snail. The kicker is, giant African land snails (Lissachatina fulica) invaded Florida onceContinue Reading
The island-dwelling dinosaur may have been a dwarf. All hail “chief dragon”: The oldest meat-eating dinosaur ever discovered in the United Kingdom may sound monstrous, but the clawed predator was actually a pip-squeak, a new study finds. The chicken-size dinosaur lived in what is now Wales between 215 million andContinue Reading
Murder hornets are the largest hornets in the world. Murder hornets, also known as Asian giant hornets (Vespa mandarinia), are the world’s largest wasps. These hornets naturally occur in Asia, but humans have accidentally introduced them into North America where they pose a threat to native wildlife, as they killContinue Reading
Thawing permafrost driven by climate change could free trapped microbes and radioactive material. As climate change warms the Arctic, melting ice could release hazardous chemicals and radioactive material dating to the Cold War. Vanishing permafrost could also free viruses and bacteria that have slumbered beneath Arctic ice for tens ofContinue Reading