Global warming causing animals to ‘shapeshift’: Study – ANI News

Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): Climate change is not only a human problem, animals have to adapt to it as well, says a recent study led by an international team of researchers.The findings of the study were published in the…

Italy is Protecting its Giant Trees Forever – Monumental Trees that Can Live for Centuries

Big old trees. Are there any living things that speak to us the same way as big old trees? Italy has ensured through law that every Italian and visitor to the country has the right of happening upon the oldest, gnarliest, and most storied trees in the nation, and thereby having that wonderful feeling of […]

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Rare Bronze Age Coffin Has Been Accidentally Discovered in a Golf Course Pond

An early Bronze Age log coffin containing the remains of a man buried with an axe thought to date from 4,000 years ago has been discovered accidentally on a golf course. The discovery of the coffin and its contents sparked a rescue mission funded by a £70,000 ($97,000) grant from Historic England and supported by […]

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Rerun of a supernova blast expected 2037

Astronomers expect to see a rerun of a supernova blast, whose light traveled 10 billion years to reach us, in about the year 2037.

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Workers Discover Stash of 239 Rare Gold Coins Hidden in Walls of French Mansion—And They Get to Share Half

Renovating an old home will always produce surprises—but sometimes the discovery is a treasure that could fund the entire project. Three stonemasons working on a centuries-old estate purchased by a couple in 2012 in Plozevet, Brittany, found a hidden metal box embedded in a wall. They were shocked to find it stuffed with rare gold […]

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A new coral reef atlas you can explore

A new coral reef atlas is the first global, high-resolution map of its kind. It presents details on the composition and structure of the ocean floor.

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Near-Complete Pterosaur Skeleton Obtained in Police Raid Reveals Stunning Details About the Species

A series of smuggled paleontological finds recovered in a 2013 police raid in Santos Harbor, Brazil, contain the most complete crested pterosaur skeleton ever found. Seized along with 3,000 other fossils destined for the illegal fossil trade, the skeleton opens a new world of understanding about these incredibly charismatic flying animals. Belonging to the species […]

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Small asteroid skimmed close to Earth, hours after discovery

A small asteroid skimmed close to Earth on September 7, 2021. Asteroid 2021 RS2 passed less than 10,000 miles (about 15,000 km) away.

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Star collision triggers supernova explosion

Star collision triggers supernova! Dramatic evidence that a black hole or neutron star spiraled its way into the core of a companion star and … boom!

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Clever Cockatoos Craft 3-Piece Tool Set to Extract Fruit – Becoming Only 4th Animal Species to Do So

Truly astonishing behavior has just been recorded in a pair of wild Goffin’s Cockatoos, who like expert bandits, manufactured an entire three-piece set of tools to burgle their way into the pit of a mango. Caught wild and held for a short time in a research aviary in Indonesia, it is the kind of behavior […]

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