A genetic analysis hints that the critters lack the right light-sensing proteins to see color Next time you’re looking at a rainbow, be thankful you’re not a tardigrade. While the microscopic creatures, also known as water bears, are master survivors when it comes to radiation, space or extreme temperatures (SN:Continue Reading
A new finding is some of the strongest evidence yet that planets around other stars have moons New telescope images may provide the first view of moons forming outside the solar system. The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array in Chile glimpsed a dusty disk of potentially moon-forming material around a babyContinue Reading
The book grapples with the ethical dilemmas of saving Earth’s animals On the Arctic Ocean’s fringe, polar bears stand on ice thinning from human-caused climate change. Without thick ice from which to powerfully pounce on seals, many of these symbols of the wild north can’t eat. Should we feed polarContinue Reading
I am a general and laparoscopic surgeon. I have completed MBBS, MS general surgery. I have also acquired FMAS and DMAS in Minimal Access Surgery. I am a member of Maharashtra Medical Council, Association of Surgeons of India and World Laparoscopy Institute. I am trained in laparoscopic, breast and traumaContinue Reading
The Event Horizon Telescope offers an unprecedented look at the streams of plasma The Event Horizon Telescope is expanding its portfolio of black hole images. In 2019, the telescope unveiled the first image of a black hole, revealing the supermassive beast 55 million light-years from Earth at the center ofContinue Reading
Maxwell Ochoo’s first attempt at farming was a dismal failure. In Ochieng Odiere, a village near the shores of Kenya’s Lake Victoria, “getting a job is a challenge,” the 34-year-old says. To earn some money and help feed his family, he turned to farming. In 2017, he planted watermelon seedsContinue Reading
Shadowy areas are a heat-absorbing liability, but losing them may mess with the insects’ mating Many dragonflies zip through the air with their translucent wings painted in an array of dark spots and bands. But — for males at least — those dapper decorations could soon fall out of styleContinue Reading
A withered old male hornet shows that repeat invasions are the not-so-new normal Fingers crossed for finding nothing: July marks the main trapping season to check for Asian giant hornets still infesting Washington state. The first of these invasive hornets found in North America in 2021, in June, was probablyContinue Reading
A study supports the idea that domestication has wired dogs’ brains for communicating with people Wiggles and wobbles and a powerful pull toward people — that’s what 8-week-old puppies are made of. From an early age, dogs outpace wolves at engaging with and interpreting cues from humans, even if theContinue Reading
The smallest mammal in the ocean doesn’t rely on blubber or a large body to keep toasty Sea otters’ secret to staying warm isn’t in thick stores of blubber. It’s in their muscles. Leaks in the energy-generating parts of muscle cells help otters maintain a resting metabolism three times asContinue Reading