Orcas demonstrate they no longer need to hunt in packs to take down the great white shark
An orca (killer whale) has been observed, for the first-ever time, individually consuming a great white shark—and within just two minutes.
An orca (killer whale) has been observed, for the first-ever time, individually consuming a great white shark—and within just two minutes.
Plants & Animals
Mar 1, 2024
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Astronomers are closing in on a signal that has been travelling across the Universe for 12 billion years, bringing them nearer to understanding the life and death of the very earliest stars.
Astronomy
Sep 9, 2019
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Since the break-up of Gondwana, Australia's biodiversity has evolved mostly in isolation from the rest of the world. Many of our species are unique to Australia.
Ecology
Aug 11, 2023
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South Africa's government announced Friday that the country would increase its use of coal-fired energy, provoking outrage from climate groups.
Environment
Oct 18, 2019
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New research shows that a rapidly-growing environmental science field—which measures nature's effects on human well-being—has a diversity problem that threatens its ability to make universal scientific claims.
Social Sciences
May 6, 2022
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A new study from the Department of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University found that the extinction of large prey, upon which human nutrition had been based, compelled prehistoric humans to develop improved weapons for hunting ...
Archaeology
Sep 7, 2023
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A new study by scientists at the University of the Witwatersrand suggests that at about 58,000 years ago, Stone Age humans began to settle down, staying in one area for longer periods. The research also provides a potential ...
Archaeology
Oct 9, 2017
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A long-awaited, high-tech analysis of the upper body of famed fossil 'Little Foot' opens a window to a pivotal period when human ancestors diverged from apes, new USC research shows.
Evolution
Apr 20, 2021
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A new study by the University of Liverpool provides the first evidence that wandering albatrosses, one of the widest-ranging seabirds, may use infrasound to help them navigate long and featureless foraging trips covering ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 10, 2023
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A study of the effects of mowing on a common weed has found that what doesn't kill you can make you stronger.
Plants & Animals
Jun 4, 2024
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