In 2013, scientists said that around five out of the millions of invertebrates, including butterflies, were at risk of extinction. These beautiful creatures have shown signs of a significant decline in population and conservationists have been fighting for a law to be implemented to protect butterflies. The annual Big ButterflyContinue Reading
It has always been a mystery why men tend to die, on average, several years younger than women. A recent study by researchers from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests that losing male sex chromosomes as men age causes scarring in heart muscles that can lead to life-threateningContinue Reading
Parasite transmission was lower when the insects landed on long, narrow flowers Bees that land on short, wide flowers can fly away with an upset stomach. Common eastern bumblebees (Bombus impatiens) are more likely to catch a diarrhea-inducing gut parasite from purple coneflowers, black-eyed Susans and other similarly shaped floraContinue Reading
Protein powders are effective at helping to build muscle shortly after a workout. But can protein shakes help you gain weight? Protein shakes can help you lose weight, get lean and build strength and endurance. But can protein shakes help you gain weight too? Protein shakes are an effective wayContinue Reading
The book showcases the diverse sensory abilities of other creatures Emerald jewel wasps know what cockroach brains feel like. This comes in handy when a female wasp needs to turn a cockroach into an obedient zombie that will host her larvae and serve as dinner. First, the wasp plunges itsContinue Reading
The detector is set to run at its highest energies yet. The Large Hadron Collider has been turned back on today (July 5) and is set to smash particles together at never-before-seen energy levels. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator. Located atContinue Reading
Older than the dinosaurs and ecologically vital, sharks deserve more than our fear. Long portrayed in pop culture as remorseless people-killers, sharks in reality are no Hollywood monsters. Sharks are a diverse group of mostly predatory fish, including the largest living fish, with skeletons made of cartilage. They have pliedContinue Reading
Invasive worms, considered a major threat to native ecosystems, have been found in 97 per cent of areas for which there are records in North America As North Americans have busied themselves about their various concerns, unseen invaders have slowly been amassing beneath their feet. There are now more alienContinue Reading
Genetic sequences called transposons help regulate learning. Octopuses are brainy creatures with sophisticated smarts, and now scientists have uncovered a clue that may partly explain the cephalopods’ remarkable intelligence: Its genes have a genetic quirk that is also seen in humans, a new study finds. The clues that scientists uncoveredContinue Reading
The moon’s mountains were ‘backlit by solar fire’ at the peak. A sungazing spacecraft captured the moon passing in front of the face of the sun Wednesday (June 29). NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory(opens in new tab) caught the solar eclipse(opens in new tab) in action from its unique vantage pointContinue Reading