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Really Cool Dolphin Looks Like A Ying-Yang
Dolphins are amazing animals. They have recently been observed stampeding off the coast of Dana Point in Southern California, giving gifts of food to local people, and swimming through the water with...
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Humans Just Visited A Massive Penguin Colony For The First Time
The existence of a 9,000-strong colony of emperor penguins in East Antarctica has been confirmed by three people who visited it for the first time.Signs of the penguins were spotted by satellite, which...
View ArticleGuy Releases Mouse Into The Wild Only To See It Snatched By A Hawk
A well-intentioned guy trapped a mouse in a trash can and went out to release it into the wild. Within seconds of its release, though, a hawk swoops in and snatches the mouse away.Looking back at the...
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In Florida, You Can Get Cash For Killing Snakes
Burmese pythons have taken over the Florida Everglades.This is bad because the giant snake is eating all the native animals. Everything from birds to raccoons, possums, bobcats and white-tailed deer...
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Our Love Of Sushi Has Nearly Killed Off The Bluefin Tuna
Our obsession with spicy tuna rolls has led bluefin tuna to the breaking point. The bluefin fishery is on the verge of collapse, scientists said in a new report released this week, The New York Times...
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How To Capture A Python
Pretty much anyone with a gun and a distaste for giant snakes has been invited to participate in Florida's first "Python Challenge." It's a month-long competition that offers a bounty for capturing and...
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Extreme Explorer Crew Sailing To Antarctica Already Face Inhospitable Conditions
Sir Ranulph Fiennes and his team of explorers have been at sea for eight days. They left the South African port city of Cape Town last Monday aboard a polar ship called SA Agulhas. The crew aims to be...
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Everyone Needs To Accept The Facts About Climate Change
Unfortunately, climate change has become a political issue that is too often distilled down and divided into ideological camps.It is used to rally troops and discredit opposing parties, to further...
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A High School Student Invented A Bath-Substituting Lotion That Could Save...
Ludwick Marishane was still in high school when he thought of DryBath, a gel that does all the work of a bath without the need for water. Within six months, the teenager had devised the formula for the...
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More Than 3,500 US Weather Records Were Smashed In 2012
News reports in the past two weeks have noted that 2012 was the warmest year ever recorded in the U.S. Today we learn that 3,527 monthly weather records were broken in 2012, according to the Natural...
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We've Been Fighting Forest Fires Wrong For 100 Years
Australia is burning. Extreme heat and drought during the country's summer wildfire season have helped fierce winds spark about 100 bushfires across southeastern Australia.Sound familiar?2012 was...
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Wildfires Rage Through Australia [PHOTOS]
Australia is burning up. The country is in the grip of a record heatwave, which has made conditions ripe for wildfires. More than 150 fires continue to sweep across southeastern Australia, and in the...
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Even Tiny Changes In The Sun's Activity Impact The Earth's Climate
Even small changes in solar activity can impact Earth's climate in significant and surprisingly complex ways, researchers say.The sun is a constant star when compared with many others in the galaxy....
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Climate Change Is Making Flowers Bloom Earlier Than Ever
The warmest springs on record caused flowers to bloom at their earliest dates in decades at two historic sites, according to new research.The findings, published online today (Jan. 16) in the journal...
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This Old Picture Of Manhattan Smog Looks Just Like Beijing Today
China's pollution is notoriously bad.But the deadly smog that's seized Beijing and much of northern China over the past week is unprecedented. Or at least, the worst it's been since China began...
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Four Bald Eagles Were Shot To Death, No One Knows Why
Four bald eagles, America's national bird, were shot and killed last week in Washington state.Their bodies were found floating in a lake, The Seattle Times reports. The birds were probably hanging on...
View ArticleAdorable Penguins Are Lethal Hunters
Adélie penguins are incredibly efficient hunters. Two scientists from the National Institute of Polar Research in Tokyo strapped video cameras and acceleromaters to the heads and backs of 14 Adélie...
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3-D Sonar Scans Offer Unprecedented View Of Civil War Ship Sunk 150 Years Ago
One-hundred and fifty years ago, the USS Hatteras, a 210-foot, iron-hulled Navy ship, was sunk by a Confederate ship about 20 miles off the coast of Galveston, Texas. The Hatteras was the only Union...
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Asteroid Mining Company To Reveal Plans For Hammering Into Space Rocks
As Earth's precious resources run low, some companies are looking skyward to replenish our planet's supply of rare metals and other key elements. A new firm called Deep Space Industries just announced...
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Mining Company Will Use 3D Printer To Turn Raw Asteroids Into Valuable Metal...
Deep Space Industries, a newly formed company, announced plans today, Jan. 22, to launch the world's first fleet of asteroid-hunting spacecraft to search for space rocks that can be harvested for...
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