And no one is certain how long the shortage will last An automotive chip shortage has led to production cuts around the globe, just as many carmakers are gearing up to expand their fleets of electric vehicles. The shortage is a result of pandemic-related constraints on supply chains and otherContinue Reading
The semiaquatic whale walked on land and swam in water. A semiaquatic whale that lived 43 million years ago was so fearsome, paleontologists have named it after Anubis, the ancient Egyptian god of death. The newly discovered 10-foot-long (3 meters) species, dubbed Phiomicetus anubis, was a beast; When it wasContinue Reading
The restaurant had to be closed and the building where it was located is barred from housing food production. A Michigan restaurant was the source of an unusual Salmonella outbreak that lasted more than a decade, according to a new report. Finding the source of this prolonged outbreak, which infectedContinue Reading
Thapunngaka shawi was Australia’s biggest known pterosaur. About 110 million years ago in what is now Australia, a flying “dragon” dominated the skies. With an estimated 23-foot (7 meters) wingspan, it was the continent’s biggest pterosaur, new research finds. Pterosaur fossils are rare in Australia; fewer than 20 specimens haveContinue Reading
COVID-19 may increase the risk of giving birth prematurely, according to the largest study to date on this link. The risk is even greater, the researchers found, for pregnant people who have both COVID-19 and certain conditions, also called comorbidities, including high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity. The study isContinue Reading
Many parents experience postpartum depression. Here’s what it looks like and how it can be treated. Postpartum depression is clinically defined as depression following the birth of a child that lasts at least two weeks and interferes with a parent’s ability to go about their daily tasks. About 14% ofContinue Reading
It’s all in their biology. On the island of St. Helena in the South Atlantic, there lives a creature that Guinness World Records has dubbed the “world’s oldest animal on land.” His name is Jonathan, and he’s a giant tortoise. According to Guinness World Records, Jonathan was 187 years oldContinue Reading
A preserved tusk revealed how far the animal ranged during its 28-year lifetime. A mammoth that lived in Alaska about 17,000 years ago traveled so far and wide that, if it had walked in a straight line, it would have gone all the way around the world — nearly twice.Continue Reading
Manure pits produce toxic gases that can be deadly. Three men in Ohio died this week after entering a manure pit and passing out from the fumes, according to news reports. The men, who were brothers, had entered the manure pit to fix a pump, according to local news outletContinue Reading
An ocean-powered buoy brings technology closer to the dream of obtaining energy from the sea One key to harvesting the ocean’s clean energy—at least a little of it—may lie in static electricity. A team of researchers in Portugal has now successfully used it to run small generators inside a navigationalContinue Reading