Tag Archives: Discoveries

(More recent) – They called it the “perfect nature versus nurture” experiment: Astronaut Scott Kelly was sent to the International Space Station for nearly a year, while his identical twin, astronaut and …

(More recent) – A new study finds that summers have gotten longer and hotter over the years, but it also suggests that we haven’t seen anything yet. Research in Geophysical Research Letters …

(More recent) – Swam slowly through the seas with a tail fin similar to that of modern sharks and side fins that extended outward like the wings of modern birds. It’s no …

(More recent) – Sherlock Holmes fans are probably familiar with something called the “loci method,” Live Science notes. It is a device used by the famous detective to remember things, also called …

(More recent) – Never underestimate barnacles. According to Australian researchers, they could help track down people lost at sea. Species of Lepas anserifera The barnacle genera are among the most common found …

(More recent) – Researchers have come across the oldest domestic dog remains found in the Americas, suggesting that man’s best friend may have accompanied the first humans to the “New World.” Mitochondrial …

(More recent) – A teenage girl with two rare diseases ended up in the hospital after fainting twice and leaving a huge lighter behind. Live Science reports on the case outside the …

(new) – This is a first for paleontology, and one that can produce a giggle. For the first time, scientists have described the cloaca of dinosaurs in detail. If you’re not familiar …

(new) – A new study reveals a big surprise about electric eels – they hunt in packs. Before the study published in Ecology and development, Scientists thought the creatures hunt on their …

(Newser) – A bird’s-eye view of American rivers shows that nearly 1 in 3 have changed colors in the last three decades. In particular, they have moved to shades of blue or …