Category: Science
Palaeontologists Have Unearthed a Distinctive Hook-Clawed Dinosaur in Montana
From the depths of time, out of the Hell Creek Formation, emerged the last of the hook-handed dinosaurs: Captain Hook… of the Prairie. This fearsome…
Star’s Colossal Superflare Was 20 Times More Powerful Than Those Seen on The Sun
A red dwarf in our Sun’s own back yard seems to have a bad case of indigestion, belching out a flare roughly 20 times more…
COVID-19 Vaccine Front-Runner to Enter Final Stage as Positive Results Get Published
The US biotech firm Moderna said Tuesday it would enter the final stage of human trials for its COVID-19 vaccine on July 27, after promising…
These Giant Condors Can Fly For Hours Without Flapping Their Wings Even Once
Andean condors are the heaviest soaring bird in the world, with a single individual weighing up to about 16 kilos (or 35 pounds). When it…
Scientist Calculates The Maximum Amount of Hot Dogs a Human Can Eat in 10 Minutes
It’s human nature to test our physical limits, but some of us have taken that impulse to the extreme. Athletes spend huge chunks of their…
With the US-Canada border closed, wildlife tourism is hurting
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Things to Know Before Spraying Pesticides On Your Garden
After months of work, your quarantine garden might finally be paying off … for insects. Or even worse, no one gets to eat the fruits…
Humans have partnered with sled dogs for 9,500 years
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The Moon Is Millions of Years Younger Than We Thought, Scientists Suggest
Looking back through several billion years of history isn’t easy, and new discoveries continually prompt us to rethink just how the Moon came to be. Now, a…
Feeling Exhausted? Maybe It’s Empathy
Right now, there are a lot of demands on our ability to feel for others: A global pandemic that has claimed well over 100,000 lives…
