17Jan/20

Ginkgo Trees Are Immortal

17th January 2020default condition, ginkgo biloba, ginkgo tree, immortality, ScienceCarol Duff

These trees have developed an army of molecular weapons to stay healthy in old age Source: VT

17Jan/20

Did Scorpions Move From the Ocean to Land?

17th January 2020arachnids, armored arthropods, paleontologists, Parioscorpio venator, Science, scorpion, SilurianCarol Duff

A pair of pristinely preserved fossils suggest scorpions have looked mostly the same since they first crawled onto land Source: VT

11Jan/20

We Lose Birds to Extinction: Serious Exploration Finds More

11th January 2020biodiversity discovery, Science, Taliabu island, ten-taxa haulCarol Duff

Previous bird-collecting expeditions never trekked inland, leaving a treasure trove of undiscovered warblers and leaftoilers Source: VT

28Dec/19

New Reasons for Aurora Borealis

28th December 2019aurora borealis, Science, solar explosionsCarol Duff

This motion is something that we’ve never seen before Source: VT

28Dec/19

Quantum Computers: Guard Dogs of World Information?

28th December 2019quantum computer, ScienceCarol Duff

Quantum computers are crucial technology for speeding up calculations Source: VT

11Nov/19

US Complicit in Bio Warfare? Oops, a dead pig on the shore…

11th November 2019ScienceGordon Duff

Oops, a dead pig on the shore. Now what? Vincent ter Beek Editor of Pig Progress / Topic: Pigs around the world African Swine Fever confronts national authorities with sensitive dilemmas. OfRead More…

06Nov/19

Social Networks Are Not Just For Mammals

6th November 2019Science, social networks, vulturine guineafowlCarol Duff

A new study finds that vulturine guineafowl live in complex societies previously found in primates, elephants and dolphins Source: VT

05Nov/19

Scientists Declare Climate Emergency

5th November 2019Climate Change, climate data, climate emergency, ScienceCarol Duff

More than 11,000 signatories to a new research paper argue that we need new ways to measure the impacts of a changing climate on human society Source: VT

19Oct/19

Post Menopausal Killer Whales Are Sage Girls

19th October 2019female killer whales, killer whales, orcas, ScienceCarol Duff

When their reproductive years are done, females take on new roles as wise survival guides Source: VT

18Oct/19

Microchimerism: Baby DNA Found in Mom

18th October 2019DNA, Life, microchimera, microchimerism, ScienceCarol Duff

Babies influence their moms’ DNA for years Source: VT