Hannah, a 13-year-old white rhinoceros, has delivered a newborn calf in a rare zoo birth for the almost endangered species. Hannah, a 13-year-old white rhinoceros, has delivered a newborn calf in a rare zoo birth for the almost endangered species. Plants & Animals Ecology Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
President Biden’s administration wants to create the largest non-contiguous protected ocean area in the world, but a new paper says the effort is failing to take into account the rights and perspectives of the Indigenous peoples most affected by the change. The Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument was established in 2009 and currently preserves…
At an indoor pool in Dubai, three rowers battle artificial rain and simulated waves as they train for an Arctic voyage intended to highlight the perils of marine pollution. At an indoor pool in Dubai, three rowers battle artificial rain and simulated waves as they train for an Arctic voyage intended to highlight the perils of…
Six people have been killed in floods precipitated by torrential rains across northeast India and neighboring Bangladesh that inundated the homes of more than a million others, officials said Wednesday. Six people have been killed in floods precipitated by torrential rains across northeast India and neighboring Bangladesh that inundated the homes of more than a million…
Newborn white rhinoceros Silverio has taken his first giant steps in public at the Chilean zoo where he was born. His birth to his mother Hannah last week was the first for a white rhino in South America and is a boost for his nearly endangered species. The Buin Zoo in Santiago said Silverio’s birth…
Many cat owners are familiar with torn cushions, carpets, and couches. The feline instinct to scratch is innate, but is often perceived as a behavioral problem by cat owners, and sometimes leads to interventions that are not cat-friendly. Many cat owners are familiar with torn cushions, carpets, and couches. The feline instinct to scratch is innate,…
Many dams in the US were designed decades ago using estimates of precipitation based on outdated science – and that makes them more vulnerable to warming-driven extreme weather Many dams in the US were designed decades ago using estimates of precipitation based on outdated science – and that makes them more vulnerable to warming-driven extreme weather New…
A 1.8-millimetre-wide silicon chip with over 1000 components could help quantum devices communicate without the need for wires or specialised fridges A 1.8-millimetre-wide silicon chip with over 1000 components could help quantum devices communicate without the need for wires or specialised fridges New Scientist – News
Pets were once dismissed as trivial scientific subjects. Today, companion animal science is hot. Pets were once dismissed as trivial scientific subjects. Today, companion animal science is hot. Pets, Dogs, Cats, Animal Behavior, Animal Cognition, Genetics and Heredity, Research, Veterinary Medicine, Laboratories and Scientific Equipment, your-feed-science, your-feed-animals NYT > Science
Across the last 50,000 years land vertebrate faunas have experienced severe losses of large species (megafauna), with most extinctions occurring in the Late Pleistocene and Early to Middle Holocene. The post Humans Played Key Role in Megafauna Extinctions, New Research Confirms appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News. Across the last 50,000 years land vertebrate…