Some bears are more aggressive than others, researchers say. A “highly predatory” brown bear woke up from hibernation and killed 38 reindeer calves in a single month, then 18 young moose the next month, according to a new study. The unnamed 13-year-old female was one of 15 brown bears researchersContinue Reading
However, some experts question whether the mummy was even pregnant at all. Researchers studying the remains of what they believe to be a fetus found inside a pregnant mummy from ancient Egypt say the developing infant was slowly “pickled like an egg” over centuries as the mom’s uterus became increasinglyContinue Reading
Ingenuity and serendipity brought products that made life easier, with some unintended consequences 1920s science headline, “Ice cream from crude oil,” may best capture the era’s unbridled enthusiasm for chemistry. “Edible fats, the same as those in vegetable and animal foods … and equally nutritious … can be obtained byContinue Reading
VOCs are toxic chemicals that come from loads of home products and natural sources. Volatile organic compounds, or VOCs are chemicals that are lighter than air at room temperature and are responsible for the characteristic smells of things like paint thinner and perfumes. VOCs are characterized by having a highContinue Reading
The trek is the longest ever recorded among hares and their relatives Arctic hares can go the distance. A member of Lepus arcticus in northern Canada has traveled farther than anyone knew possible. BBYY, as the adult female was known, made a wild dash of more than 388 kilometers inContinue Reading
Early data hint that the mutant is slightly more transmissible. A stealthy version of the omicron variant has been detected in the U.S., but so far, it makes up a very low proportion of the overall cases in the country. This version of the variant, called BA.2, bears some geneticContinue Reading
The sphinxes were originally 26 feet (8 meters) long. Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered two colossal limestone statues of King Amenhotep III that are fashioned to look like sphinxes, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. An Egyptian-German archaeological mission discovered the sphinx-like statues, which were originally aboutContinue Reading
Weekly social interactions form unique signatures that make people stand out How you interact with a crowd may help you stick out from it, at least to artificial intelligence. When fed information about a target individual’s mobile phone interactions, as well as their contacts’ interactions, AI can correctly pick theContinue Reading
Hippos respond differently to the calls of familiar and unfamiliar hippos. The thunderous calls of common hippos can be heard from more than half a mile (1 kilometer) away — and when a hippo hears the booming call of an unfamiliar hippo, the animal often responds by letting loose aContinue Reading
They were likely used to sip beer communally. Slender gold and silver tubes crafted during the Bronze Age are the world’s oldest drinking straws, a new study finds. Archaeologists found the 3-foot-long (1 meter) metal tubes in 1897 while excavating a burial mound known as a kurgan from the ancientContinue Reading