Cats Don’t Just Get High from Catnip – It Protects Them As Well
Cats have the name of love written on catnip, but the reasons for this love are probably not what you think. Our companions and their…
Environmental Science
DeepMind’s New AI Can Destroy You in Games without Knowing the Rules
Following their huge success in predicting protein folds in 2020, Google’s DeepMind has now released another AI that is less about solving complex biological problems,…
Beaded Lacewings Can Take Down Six Termites with a Single Fart
In the New York Times bestseller, “Does it boil? A Field Guide to the Definition of Animal Flatulence,” authors Nick Caruso and Dani Rabaiotti reveal parking possibilities…
Climate disaster could stabilize if zero emissions go to Zero
Climate catastrophe could be reduced in a few decades if net-zero emissions are met. In a remarkable case of optimistic climate change research, experts now…
Scientists warn for the planet “ghastly future” of mass extinction and the environment
Top scientists warn of the ‘ghastly future’ of the world when governments neglect ecological challenges. A leading team of scientists warns the world and everybody…
Great Barrier Reef Suffers Third Mass Bleaching Event in Five Years – But It’s “Not All Bad News”
The Great Barrier Rift suffered its third mass bleaching event in five years as an Australian government aviation survey identified widespread bleaching across its borders.…
Ecuador’s Tallest Waterfall Has Suddenly Disappeared
One day in early February, Ecuador’s longest waterfall disappears. Long ago, Cayambe Coca National Park in the Amazon of Ecuador was home to San Rafael…
Alaskan Arctic Wildlife Refuge Is Now Open For Oil Drilling
After decades of pushbacks and protests, the Trump administration has begun auctioning off deep oil drilling leases in the Alaska desert. However, the sale has…
A New Ozone Hole Has Opened Above the North Pole
NASA’s Arctic Ozone Watch reports the formation of a large hole in the ozone layer above the North Pole that could be the largest in…
Ancient Soil Suggests Antarctica May Have Been a Rainforest 90 Million Years Ago
Antarctica was once home to warm, waterlogged ecosystems surrounded by ferns and Saturday trees 90 million years ago. Analysis of ancient soils obtained from the…
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