2022-08-21 Scientists Model an Ancient Shark Able to Eat Whales in a Few Bites
Scientists used the ancient remains of bones and teeth to recreate a big shark that lived in the oceans millions…
2022-08-20 Endangered South African Penguins Driven Away by Shipping Noise
Penguins in South Africa are being driven from their native environment because of noise from shipping activities. The African penguin…
2022-08-19 Robotic Hand Can Be Updated to Meet User’s Needs
A British company has developed a robotic hand that it says can be updated to perform new actions required by…
2022-08-18 Scientists: US Climate Law Likely to Reduce Warming
American President Joe Biden has signed into law a major bill on climate change and healthcare. The new law includes…
2022-08-17 Study: Half of Teens Say they Use Internet Nearly all the Time
New research suggests that nearly half of American teenagers say they use the internet “almost constantly.” The United States-based Pew…
2022-08-17 US States Will Get Less Water in Dry Weather
The American states of Arizona and Nevada will again face cuts in the amount of water they can draw from…
2022-08-16 African Wildlife Parks Face Climate, Infrastructure Threats
Africa’s national parks are home to thousands of wildlife species such as lions, elephants and buffaloes. The protected areas are…
2022-08-14 Study: Evolutionary Changes in Voice Box May Have Led to Human Speech
Scientists say changes in the voice box of nonhuman primates over time may have led to human speech. The researchers…
2022-08-14 Satellites Show Landfills Releasing Large Amount of Methane
Landfills are places where a large amount of waste and other refuse is buried in the ground. They are responsible…
2022-08-13 Researchers: World’s Largest Ice Sheet Risks Melting
International scientists warn that the world’s largest ice sheet in Antarctica is losing ice much more quickly than they had…
2022-08-10 Internet Users Question Colorful ‘Telescope’ Image
The American space agency NASA recently released the first images observed by its powerful James Webb Space Telescope. NASA officials…
2022-08-10 Recovery of Different Kinds of At-risk Animals Can Raise Conflicts
Wildlife experts in the United States are struggling with a problem: As some kinds of threatened animals increase in number,…
2022-08-09 Record Amount of Algae Threatens Economy, Wildlife on Caribbean Coasts
Near-record amounts of algae, or water plants, are covering Caribbean coasts from Puerto Rico to Barbados. The plants are killing…
2022-08-08 Study: World’s Wildlife More at Risk Than Realized
New research published last week in the publication Communications Biology suggests the world’s wildlife may be in more trouble than…
2022-08-07 Scientists Find Evidence of Oldest Dark Matter in Universe
Researchers say they have discovered evidence of the oldest dark matter ever observed in the universe. Dark matter remains mysterious.…