US Senator Mark Kelly said former President Donald Trump is an international joke at a time when global crises require respected and reliable leadership. During his five-minute speech Thursday at the Democratic National Convention, Kelly once again assumed his now familiar role as a sobering voice about the need for serious national security concerns. He […]
An antlion larva (Euroleon nostras) plays dead. Photo credit: Nigel R Franks, University of Bristol A study led by scientists at the University of Bristol shows what animals do after playing dead to avoid being killed by a predator and what the context of this behavior is. The work was published in PLoS ONE. Many […]
Image credit: CC0 Public Domain As the world population continues to grow, there will be increasing human-animal overlap on more than half of the Earth’s land area by 2070, according to a study from the University of Michigan. Greater human-wildlife overlap could lead to more human-wildlife conflict, the UM researchers say. But understanding where that […]
The United States could make its food production more efficient if half of its protein supply came from plant-based or alternative proteins instead of meat or dairy products, according to a new report. The analysis shows how switching to a plant-based diet brings major benefits to the environment and climate. In its latest report, the […]
A giant spider that can run half a metre per second is invading homes across Britain. The total leg span of this arachnid is on average up to 7.5 cm, which is about the size of a kiwi, but it can also grow up to 10 cm – the diameter of a grapefruit. According to […]
Infographic on the discovery of the Insight Lander – Source: Dr. Vashan Wright, UCSD. If you want to get excited about scientific advances from space, sometimes you have to accept that the most exciting things are often the ones that are least feasible. For example, a study just published by the University of California has […]
Archaeologists in Iowa have discovered the state’s first well-preserved mastodon. Radiocarbon dating suggests the prehistoric animal roamed the Midwest about 13,600 years ago. In a Facebook post, the University of Iowa’s Office of the State Archaeologist shared images of the mostly intact skull and a number of other bones from a 12-day excavation of an […]
Finding the intersection between science and fiction is a big part of what makes science fiction so enjoyable. Not knowing where reality ends and the author’s imagination begins is something I love to explore. I’ve seen so many times throughout history where an author could imagine or extrapolate fictional science and then – sometimes decades […]
A new, decades-long study has determined the exact age at which one is officially considered old. That’s right, now you know when to put on your anti-wrinkle cream, buy your walking stick, and resign yourself to spending your days watching shows about antiques. For the new study by the American Psychological Association, 14,056 German citizens […]
For the third day in a row, firefighters are battling a serious forest fire in the Turkish Aegean city of Izmir. Firefighters battled a severe forest fire in Turkey’s Aegean city of Izmir for the third day in a row on Saturday, AFP reporters said, a day after hundreds of people had to be evacuated […]
