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Why a platypus? Well, why not? It's unusual, somewhat crazy, and evolution pretty much smashed a bunch of concepts together and said, "Try that."
As it turns out, we may have more in common with bees than we previously thought. New research from a group of researchers from the University of Sussex have discovered that some plants are capable of producing caffeine. In fact, they do so to accommodate bees, which react in a specific way to the caffeine. …
Editor’s note: This post has been updated and broken links removed. Please see our policy on broken hyperlinks for more. Have you ever wondered where your pet fish lived before you plopped them in your aquarium? As it turns out, they might’ve come from Hawaii. When the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources recently …
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Avid climbers have always been amazed at how Sherpas, the ethnic group of Nepal, can withstand high altitude and take on the world’s greatest mountains with ease. Now, a team of researchers has answered some of the most pressing questions on Sherpas at the World Extreme Medicine Expo. Last month at the conference in London, …
If you’ve taken a look at the smog hovering over cities like Los Angeles and Beijing, you know that greenhouse gas emissions are a real problem. Now, we have the numbers to prove it. Data presented at the World Meteorological Organization showed that carbon dioxide levels were exceeding 400 parts per million in the beginning of …
SeaWorld Entertainment Inc., the aquatic animal-based theme park company, has announced that it will end the Orca whale shows at its San Diego facility. This news comes after heavy criticism of the park’s treatment of whales, which activists say should reside in the wild, according to the Associated Press. However, many people (who probably watched Blackfish) are saying that this …
This may seem like a silly question, especially if you don’t intend on flying up into space any time soon. However, researchers have gone the extra mile to find out how the brain reacts to outer space, and the results may surprise you. A new study, which looked at the brains of astronauts before and after …
Have you ever thought about your body as a collection of naturally occurring chemical reactions? Modern science has pretty much shown us this fact. The sports supplement industry, however, makes us believe they’ve studied all this research and knows what areas of our bodies become stressed during intense exercise. In response, they’ve developed every kind …
We may frown upon the Donner Party for their reaction to extreme hunger, but as new research shows, the Tyrannosaurus Rex might have been more than comfortable with eating its own kind. Matthew McLain, a paleontologist from Loma Linda University, recently found bone fossils that show cut marks on a T-Rex that could only be …
Back in 2014, Wall Street Daily reported that a diamond shortage may become a reality within the next five years. Aside from the celebs who are spending big bucks on diamonds, everyday consumers — primarily in China — have been buying diamond engagement rings as of late. In turn, diamond prices have been pushed up by …