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09/22/2023
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By Zoey Sky
Study: Asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs allowed flowers to grow on the planet
According to a study, the giant asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous period about 145 million to 66 million years ago left flowers relatively unharmed. In the aftermath, ancient flowers bloomed on a post-apocalyptic Earth. Details of the study were published in the journal Biology Letters. After an asteroid struck […]
08/03/2023
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By Kevin Hughes
Scientists discover 12 new sponge species that look like polar bears, unicorns and aliens
Scientists recently discovered 12 new sponge species, some of which resemble polar bears and the mythical unicorn. Others even look like extraterrestrials. Their discovery was announced in a recent study by Thomas Turner, an associate professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) specializing in marine biology, along with research ecologist Steve Lonhart. They found the […]
07/14/2023
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By Laura Harris
STUDY: Chicken bones are proof that human activities and appetites can rapidly transform the natural world
A recent study suggests that chicken bones symbolize the abrupt transformation caused by human activity and appetites, which tipped the planet into a new geological epoch known as the Anthropocene, or the “era of humans.” Originating from the jungles of Southeast Asia, the red junglefowl became one of the first domesticated chicken species after humans domesticated it about […]
06/29/2023
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By Ethan Huff
Study finds that chlorine dioxide destroys gender-bender herbicide atrazine in water
The peer-reviewed journal Water Research is publishing a bombshell study in its July 1, Volume 239 issue about a novel form of “solar-activated” chlorine dioxide that is powerful enough to degrade and neutralize toxic atrazine in drinking water, rendering it safe for human and animal consumption. Chinese researchers from numerous prominent universities looked at solar-activated […]
06/14/2023
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By Laura Harris
VIRGIN BIRTH: American crocodile isolated in reptile park for 16 years lays clutch of eggs
Scientists have confirmed a virgin birth in crocodiles for the first time in history. A female American crocodile that had been isolated for 16 years in a reptile park was recently discovered to have laid a clutch of eggs. The crocodile was placed in captivity at Parque Reptilandia in Costa Rica in 2002 at the […]
05/09/2023
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By Zoey Sky
Study: 360M-year-old fossil from Ireland proves plants are capable of self-defense
Trees produce fruit and provide shade. According to a study, trees are also capable of self-defense. Researchers have discovered the oldest evidence of plant self-defense in wood from a 360-million-year-old fossil from Ireland. The study involved an international team of researchers and was co-led by Dr. Carla J. Harper, assistant professor in Botany in the School of Natural […]
04/27/2023
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By Kevin Hughes
Researchers discover bizarre holes on ocean floor that spit fluids like a fire hose
Holes spitting warm fluids from the border between tectonic plates have been found at the bottom of the ocean off the coast of Oregon. Scientists believe this strange, never-before-seen phenomenon, known as Pythia’s Oasis after an ancient Greek priestess, could give a better understanding of earthquake risk along the hazardous fault. The Cascadia subduction zone […]
04/06/2023
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By Zoey Sky
Research reveals moths are more efficient night pollinators than bees
Experts have expressed concerns about the decline of wild pollinating insects like bees and butterflies, which are important for the environment and the production of food and plant-based industrial products. But according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Sussex, moths are more efficient night pollinators compared to other day-flying pollinators like bees. […]
03/22/2023
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By Kevin Hughes
Giant flying insect discovered at Arkansas Walmart actually from the Jurassic era
A large winged insect first discovered by an entomologist at a Walmart in Arkansas was actually from the Jurassic era. Michael Skvarla, the current director of Pennsylvania State University‘s (Penn State) Insect Identification Lab, first spotted the insect at the side of a Walmart building in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He initially misidentified it as an average […]
03/15/2023
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By Zoey Sky
Research reveals how plants evolved to colonize land more than 500 million years ago
In a study, researchers from the University of Bristol and the University of Essex examined one of the largest genomic datasets of plants. Using the data, the research team was able to confirm how the first plants on Earth evolved the mechanisms used to control water and “breathe” on land hundreds of millions of years ago. The study […]
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