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“City of Gonads” jellyfish discovered
Sporting a reproductive “skyline,” a new species of jellyfish is like nothing else known under the sea, a new study says. Shaped like flying saucers, both males and females of the new jellyfish have gonads
UN warns of the economic impact of nature loss
The “alarming” rate at which species are being lost could have a severe effect on humanity, conservationists warned today. Targets set eight years ago by governments to reduce biodiversity loss by 2010 have not been
Largest beaver dam discovered in Canada
A Canadian ecologist has discovered the world’s largest beaver dam in a remote area of northern Alberta, an animal-made structure so large it is visible from space. Researcher Jean Thie said Wednesday he used satellite
NASA reveals new stunning images of the Sun
More than three months after being hurled into orbit, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory is snapping some breathtaking images of the Sun, the first of which NASA released this afternoon. The mission designers have to be
Scientists find new species of lizard with double penis
Scientists have discovered a species of giant lizard as long as a full-grown man is tall and endowed with a double penis. The secretive but brightly-coloured beast, a monitor lizard, is a close cousin of
Do fast elephants walk or run?
With their awkward, lumbering gait, elephants moving at high speed are not the most graceful of animals – but are they walking or running? Now scientists believe they have an answer: new research confirms that
Moth that drinks bird tears
Tears have several important functions. In all land animals, they clean and lubricate the eyes. And in some places, they are also a source of nutrition. A German scientist has discovered that a moth on
Albatross chicks choking on plastic on Midway Atoll
These photographs of albatross chicks were made just a few weeks ago on Midway Atoll, a tiny stretch of sand and coral near the middle of the North Pacific. The nesting babies are fed bellies-full
Why do leaves change colour in the fall?
Ever wander what makes the trees change colour? As if they were magically transformed by Bob Ross? Leaves process water and carbon dioxide with the help of phontosynthesis. These nutrients are processed into glucose (building
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