Conservation groups had been trying to prevent the monarch butterfly population from continuously declining. While the number of butterflies has decreased for several years, starting 2014, the prevention steps appeared to be working. After touching a low of covering only 1.66 acres in 2013 at their winter habitats in Central Mexico, increased to 2.8 acres in 2014, and plunged to 10 acres in the … [Read more...]
Hawaii Wants To Ban Swimming With Dolphins
Federal regulators are suggesting to ban swimming with dolphins in Hawaii. It could mean endangering Aloha State's most popular tourist activities and practices that have sprung up around the business. Because of the blossoming business, Hawaiian spinner dolphins face substantial and rising pressures from individuals seeking a dolphin experience. The groups of spinner dolphins from Hawaii, … [Read more...]
Massive Tyrannosaurus Rex Skull Discovered In Montana
A rare Tyrannosaurus Rex skull has been found by a team of paleontologists and volunteers in northern Montana. The volunteers, Jason Love and Luke Tufts, were searching for dinosaurs when they saw a scattering of bone pieces falling out of a hillside. The bones had trademark honeycomb pattern of a large carnivore and after more digging, it was evident that they were staring at the backside of a … [Read more...]
The Second-Oldest Shipwreck Confirmed By Explorers in Lake Ontario
A team of underwater explorers confirmed the second-oldest shipwreck in Lake Ontario. The ship, named Lady Washington, dates from the 18th century and is believed to have been built in 1797 in the Erie County. Moreover, scientists think that it was one of the first commercial sailing vessels in the Great Lakes. The explorers noted that the shipwreck is 53 feet long and is the second intact … [Read more...]
Facebook Surprises Teenagers with a New App Specially Designed for Them
Facebook recently released its new app for IOS users which aims video-loving adolescents. The app called Lifestage can be downloaded by anyone but by seeing the profiles of other users it seems reserved for those 21 years of age or younger. However, users over 22 can also use the app but they will only be able to see their profile due to the fact that the app is targeting high school … [Read more...]
Fish Fins Could Have Influenced the Evolution of Fingers
A new study shows that fish fins could have had a major influence in the evolution of mammal fingers. A new gene editing method has found links between aquatic and terrestrial mammal. This means that all animals, including humans, were marine a long time ago. This gene editing method found a strong connection between the genes responsible for the fin rays of fish and the genes responsible for … [Read more...]
One Year Countdown for the Next Total Solar Eclipse Begins Sunday
The one-year countdown for the next total solar eclipse begins on Sunday. It will be America's first total solar eclipse since 1979. Next year's eclipse will darken skies all the way from Oregon to South Carolina, along a stretch of land about 70 miles (113 kilometers) wide. The eclipse expert Jay Pasachoff, an astronomer at Williams College in Massachusetts believes that this event will be an … [Read more...]
Is Intel’s USB Type-C Connector Headphone Jack’s Successor?
The headphone jack has been around for ages, but Intel and other tech firms are now working on a new standard that will help kill off the beloved technology. According to a leaked document, the 3.5 mm audio jack will no longer feature on Apple's iPhone 7 for mysterious reasons. The headphone jack made its debut on Sony’s famed Walkman audio player, which used tapes to render music. Shortly after, … [Read more...]
The Coral Reefs Highly Depend on Fish
A new study revealed just how much the coral reefs depend on fish. One might think that only fish depend on the coral reefs which they use as their home, but it was now proved that fish urine has key nutrients to help coral reefs grow. Coral reefs are diverse underwater ecosystems held together by calcium carbonate structures secreted by corals. They are built by colonies of tiny animals found … [Read more...]
Stephen Hawking’s Theory Regarding Black Holes Might Be True
Stephen Hawking's theory that black holes emit amounts of radiation and evaporate over time has been reported true by Israeli physicists. In 1974 Stephen Hawking mentioned that black holes are not the bottomless pits we think they are. He thought that some information could escape the black hole in the form of energy, or Hawking radiation. A black hole is a region of spacetime exhibiting such … [Read more...]
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