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Millions of armoured creatures are crawling into this US bay. What happens next is wild
20+ min ago (606+ words) Every April, horseshoe crabs descend on Delaware Bay to spawn, forming the largest horseshoe crab aggregation on the planet. As thousands of ancient, armoured creatures shuffle along the crowded beach, it looks like a scene from the TV show'Robot Wars,…...
Nanaimoteuthis haggarti: The 62-Foot Giant Prehistoric Octopus That Ruled the Cretaceous Seas
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (278+ words) Paleontologists have recently identified Nanaimoteuthis haggarti, a massive, finned cephalopod that challenged the status quo of prehistoric marine dominance. By analyzing fossilized beaks, researchers have effectively confirmed that this giant prehistoric octopus existed as a formidable force, forever changing how…...
Why Some Animals Don't Seem to Age and How Negligible Senescence Shapes Turtles, Immortal Jellyfish, and Naked Mole'Rats
16+ min ago (1135+ words) Some animals seem to defy aging, staying healthy and fertile long after most species decline. In biology, this is called negligible senescence and appears in a few remarkable creatures such as turtles, the so'called immortal jellyfish, and naked mole'rats. These…...
Odia scientists discover new happy-face spider species
5+ hour, 8+ min ago (467+ words) BHUBANESWAR: In a significant discovery, scientists from Odisha have profiled a new species of "happy-face spider" in western Himalayas of India, adding to the rich Araneae diversity of the country. The new Himalayan spider species from the "Theridiidae" family has…...
Venomous snake pictured slithering through New Forest
3+ hour, 8+ min ago (159+ words) A venomous adder has been spotted slithering through the New Forest. A New Forest resident behind the camera, who snapped up a picture of the snake but did not want to be named, said: "A fraction away from stepping on…...
Dolphin spotted swimming in Melbourne river likely hunting prey
8+ hour, 26+ min ago (400+ words) A dolphin has been spotted in the Yarra River as far up the waterway as Herring Island at South Yarra. Researchers say it appears to be an adult bottlenose dolphin in good health. People have been advised not to deliberately…...
Why Adult Sex Ratio Controls Bird Promiscuity and Parenting'Not the Reverse
1+ hour, 10+ min ago (834+ words) Bird populations worldwide reveal a clear pattern: demographics dictate mating habits and parenting roles. Skewed adult sex ratios emerge from early survival differences, pushing the rarer sex toward promiscuity while the abundant sex ramps up care efforts. This dynamic plays…...
Millions of ground nesting bees found near Cornell University
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (330+ words) A discovery near the Cornell University campus has researchers buzzing. It all started when a Cornell lab technician walked through the East Lawn Cemetery in Ithaca on her way to work and came across an aggregation of bees. Entomology professor…...
Watch: Bison Mosey And March In Yellowstone's Spring Snow | Weather. com
15+ hour, 51+ min ago (312+ words) Watch: Bison Mosey And March In Yellowstone's Spring Snow'The Weather Channel Watch: Bison Mosey And March In Yellowstone's Spring Snow What kind of weather do you think is perfect for a leisurely walk outdoors? Well, for a herd of bison…...
Man who damaged Porsche to escape dogs not liable for damage: Munich court
22+ hour, 27+ min ago (202+ words) The indirect caused 2, 700 euros worth of damage A delivery driver who jumped onto a Porsche Cayenne after being startled by dogs is not required to pay for the resulting damage, a Munich court said Monday. Two Dalmatians and a crossbreed…...