09Oct/19

Saturn Now Has the Most Moons: 20

9th October 2019Life, prograde moons, prograde orbits, Saturn, ScienceCarol Duff

The ringed planet now takes Jupiter’s title for the planet with the most moons Source: VT

08Oct/19

Some Fascinating Science Facts

8th October 2019Science, science factsCarol Duff

How many of these facts did you already know? Source: VT

01Oct/19

Bats Tell It Like It Is

1st October 2019bat speak, bat talk, bats, Egyptian fruit bat, Life, ScienceCarol Duff

A machine learning algorithm helped decode the squeaks Egyptian fruit bats make in their roost, revealing that they “speak” to one another as individuals Source: VT

10Sep/19

Cretaceous-Paleogene Mass Extinction Explained

10th September 2019Chicxulub crater, Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction, K-Pg mass extinction, Life, mass extinction, Science, Yucatan PenninsulaCarol Duff

Using rock cores from Chicxulub crater, geologists piece together a new timeline of the destruction that followed impact Source: VT

09Sep/19

India Finds Lost Lunar Lander

9th September 2019Chandrayaan-2 lunar orbiter, ISRO’s Bengaluru ground station, Life, Science, VikramCarol Duff

The Vikram spacecraft went offline minutes before it was scheduled to touch down near the south pole of the moon Source: VT

08Sep/19

Hummingbird and Hawk Connection

8th September 2019hawks, hummingbird feeders, hummingbirds, Life, Science, symbiosisCarol Duff

In Arizona, hummingbirds seem to deliberately seek out bodyguard hawks to shield them from nest-robbing jays Source: VT

17Aug/19

Black is the New Red or Gray

17th August 2019black squirrel, fox squirrels, gray squirrel, interspecies breeding, Life, melanism, ScienceCarol Duff

Color-changing mutation originated in fox squirrels but spread to eastern gray squirrels via mating Source: VT

16Aug/19

Cats Just Do Not Care: Duh!

16th August 2019ScienceCarol Duff

Cats’ impressive individuality makes it hard to study their smarts Source: VT

02Aug/19

Hello, Edward: Saving Northern White Rhinos from Extinction

2nd August 2019Life, northern white rhino, Science, southern white rhinoCarol Duff

Scientists are working to bring northern white rhinos back from the brink by using southern females as surrogate mothers Source: VT

28Jul/19

Dead Sea Facts

28th July 2019Dead Sea, high salinity, Life, ScienceCarol Duff

Why so many people drown in it Source: VT