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Astronomy Jun 10, 2024

Astrophysicists calculate the likelihood that Earth was exposed to cold harsh interstellar clouds 2 million years ago

Around two million years ago, Earth was a very different place, with our early human ancestors living alongside saber-toothed tigers, mastodons, and enormous rodents. And, depending on where they were, they may have been ...

Plants & Animals Jun 6, 2024

Tiger shark vomits echidna, shocking Australian scientists

A tiger shark has surprised Australian scientists on an ocean research trip by regurgitating a spiky land-loving echidna in front of them.

Plants & Animals Jun 4, 2024

Apex sharks are becoming smaller, scarcer, and it's changing our ecosystems

New research from the University of the Sunshine Coast has found a decline in the number, size and diversity of Queensland's apex sharks, marking a "significant shift" in our coastal ecosystems.

Plants & Animals Jun 3, 2024

How sharks survived a major spike in Earth's temperature

The sharks we know today as the open ocean's top predators evolved from stubby bottom dwellers during a dramatic episode of global warming millions of years ago.

Astrobiology May 31, 2024

Cryovolcanism: Why study it? What can it teach us about finding life beyond Earth?

Universe Today has had the privilege of spending the last several months venturing into a multitude of scientific disciplines, including impact craters, planetary surfaces, exoplanets, astrobiology, solar physics, comets, ...

Evolution May 31, 2024

Novel technique uncovers clues to disappearance of North America's large mammals 50,000 years ago

50,000 years ago, North America was ruled by megafauna. Lumbering mammoths roamed the tundra, while forests were home to towering mastodons, fierce saber-toothed tigers and enormous wolves. Bison and extraordinarily tall ...

Social Sciences May 29, 2024

Pronatalism is the latest Silicon Valley trend. What is it—and why is it disturbing?

For Malcolm and Simone Collins, declining birth rates across many developed countries are an existential threat. The solution is to have "tons of kids," and to use a hyperrational, data-driven approach to guide everything ...

Environment May 28, 2024

Key tiger habitat swamped by deadly Bangladesh cyclone

Bangladesh forest experts warned Tuesday a key tiger habitat hit by a deadly cyclone had been submerged by seawater deeper and longer than ever before, raising fears for endangered wildlife.

Astronomy May 23, 2024

Birth of universe's earliest galaxies observed for first time

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, University of Copenhagen researchers have become the first to see the formation of three of the earliest galaxies in the universe, more than 13 billion years ago. The sensational discovery ...

Plants & Animals May 17, 2024

Major declines reported in South Korean big cat trade

Considerable progress has been made in curbing the trade of big cat-derived products in South Korea, but some illegal trade remains, reports a new study led by a UCL researcher.

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