Scientists have discovered a new species of ctenophore, or comb jelly, near Puerto Rico.
Scientists have taken the first ever picture of a glow-in-the-dark shark
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Scientists have taken the first ever photos of a glow-in-the-dark shark producing its own light. The kitefin shark, Dalatias licha, is the world's largest known bioluminescent vertebrate, growing to nearly six feet ...
Kangaroo painted over 17,000 years ago is Australia’s oldest known rock art, wetenskaplikes sê
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A painting of a kangaroo in Western Australia is the oldest known rock art in the country, according to scientists, who say radiocarbon-dating analysis shows it was created more than 17,000 jare terug. The kangaroo d...
Animal cruelty cases are surging in freezing Texas
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On a normal day, the Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals gets 25-30 calls reporting animal cruelty. But since winter storms have pummeled Texas with power and water outages, that number has spik...
Meet Elizabeth Ann the ferret: The first endangered American animal to be cloned
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London Scientists have cloned an endangered US animal for the first time, creating a black-footed ferret named Elizabeth Ann from the frozen cells of an ancestor in a landmark achievement that boosts conservation eff...
Duisende skilpaaie is uit die ysige waters in Texas gered
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Aangesien die diepvries van Texas verwoesting op die land veroorsaak, seediere ly ook in sy ysige waters. Hierdie week, Seeskilpad, Inc., 'n niewinsorganisasie in Suid-Padre-eiland, gered meer as 2,500 gevaarlike skilpaaie uit nabygeleë waters. Dit is ...
Misteries van massiewe gate wat in Siberiese permafrost gevorm word, word deur wetenskaplikes ontsluit
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The massive crater appeared violently and explosively in the Siberian tundra last year -- a powerful blowout of methane gas throwing ice and rock hundreds of feet away and leaving a gaping circular scar in the empty...
Kondoreiers in Kalifornië wat in die Oregon-dieretuin gelê is, verhoog die herstel vir die bedreigde spesie
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Eerste, Kaliforniese kondore het amper van stropery uitgesterf, loodvergiftiging en vernietiging van habitatte. Toe het die Kaliforniese veldbrande verlede somer gedreig om hul herstellende wilde bevolking te vernietig. Nou, hoop is ...
Antarktiese sponse wat onder die ysrak ontdek is, is wetenskaplikes verbaas
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Die toevallige ontdekking van vreemde lewensvorme op 'n rotsblok onder die ysrak van die Antarktika het wetenskaplikes in die war gebring.. Navorsers het deurgedring 900 meter ys in die Filchner-Ronne-ysrak, s ...
Archaeologists discover ancient beer factory in Egypt
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CairoArchaeologists have discovered a massive 5,000-year-old brewery in the ancient Egyptian city of Abydos, according to Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. The brewery was located in Egypt's Sohag Governor...
An Alabama animal shelter is using speed dating to get longtime residents adopted for Valentine’s Day
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An animal shelter in Auburn, Alabama, is spicing up Valentine's Day for its animals by matching them with potential owners in a unique way. The Lee County Humane Society launched a two-day event on Saturday called ...
Neanderdal-gene kan groepe van menslike breinweefsel verander, vind wetenskaplikes
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Breine word nie in die fossielverslag bewaar nie, maak dit onmoontlik om te weet hoe moderne menslike breine verskil van ons voorouders wat lank reeds uitgesterf het, die Neanderdalmense. Van versteende skedels weet ons dat hul breine tweemaal ...
In geval van moontlike verkeerde mummie-identiteit, wetenskaplikes ontdek leidrade
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U weet hoe klerewinkels winkelpoppe in vensters opsteek, pronk met die modieuse goedere wat hulle bied? Dit kan die verklaring wees agter 'n geval van verkeerde mummie-identiteit. Tydens 'n reis na Egipte in die ...