Dragonflies Can See A Color Humans Cannot And It Could Change How Doctors Treat Disease
Dragonflies have been darting through the sky for hundreds of millions of years, and scientists just discovered they have been doing it while seeing a color that no other insect on earth can detect, and that finding could have remarkable implications for medicine. Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University in Japan found that dragonflies possess a […]
The Dodo Bird May Be Coming Back And It Could Happen In…
One of the most famous symbols of extinction may be slowly inching its way back to life, and the scientists working on it believe a living dodo-like bird could realistically exist within the next five to seven years. Colossal Biosciences, a Texas-based company dedicated to reversing extinction, has announced a significant breakthrough in its dodo […]
Your Cat May Be The Secret Weapon Against Breast Cancer
Scientists have long known that cats share their homes, their routines, and their daily environmental exposure with their owners, but a landmark new study has revealed they may also share something far more surprising: a potential key to fighting breast cancer. An international research team conducted the world’s first large-scale genetic analysis of cancer in […]
A Pill That Extends Dogs’ Lives Is Close To FDA Approval
Every dog owner knows the deal they make when they bring a puppy home. The years go by too fast, and eventually the dog that raced through the yard starts to slow down and grey at the muzzle. A San Francisco biotech company called Loyal has spent six years trying to change that timeline, and […]
This Insect Just Became The First To Show A Sense Of Rhythm
A bumblebee’s brain is roughly the size of a sesame seed, which makes the latest findings from a team of neuroscientists at Macquarie University all the more remarkable. Published in the journal Science, the study found that bumblebees have a genuine sense of rhythm, making them the first small-brained insect ever shown to possess this […]
40 Species Including Cheetahs And Snowy Owls Just Got Global Protection
Representatives from 132 countries and the European Union gathered in Brazil for one of the world’s most important wildlife meetings and left with a significant win for some of the planet’s most beloved and vulnerable animals. The United Nations Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species concluded its COP15 summit by approving international protection for […]
The Baby Elephant Who Won Over The Internet And Her Own Public Vote
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington DC has not had a successful Asian elephant birth in nearly 25 years. So when a calf was born at 1:15 in the morning on the second day of February, keepers who had been waiting for this moment for two decades were, by their own description, overjoyed. The calf […]
The Oldest Dog On Record Just Got Even Older
Dogs have been living alongside humans for a very long time, but two new studies published in the journal Nature just pushed that timeline back by about 5,000 years and introduced us to the oldest dog whose identity has ever been confirmed through genetics. Researchers examined ancient DNA from the bones of more than 200 […]
The Most Complete Sea Monster Skull Ever Found
A fossil hunter named Phil Jacobs was walking along the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, England when he spotted what appeared to be a strange piece of snout poking out of the beach. He filmed it, shared it with renowned fossil collector Steve Etches, and what followed was one of the most dramatic paleontological discoveries in […]
The Monarch Butterfly Population Just Jumped 64 Percent
Every winter, millions of monarch butterflies make one of the most extraordinary journeys in the natural world, traveling up to 2,800 miles from Canada and the United States to cluster on oyamel fir trees in the mountains of central Mexico, their wings blanketing the forest in a sight unlike anything else on Earth. For years, […]