As we all know, zebras are animals that have unique stripes in black and white color. These stripes have kept scientists in awe for decades and there are a lot of properties they’ve been ascribed- possibly, they serve to help the animals repel insects, as an optical illusion to keep […]
A large cleaning device which was constructed by Dutch scientists for the non-profit organization Ocean Cleanup successfully collected and removed plastic from the Garbage Patch in the Pacific Ocean. The organization has long been working on making a device that will help tackle the plastic garbage crisis and the result […]
Nicole Webinger, a resident of Minnesota, recently posted a video that quickly went viral, and amazed everyone, especially scientists. On the video, Webinger caught a pretty odd behavior which according to experts is something they’ve never seen before among ants- they’re carrying petals of flowers over the body of a […]
Most of you who’re reading this have probably done some weird stuff yourselves to avoid someone, right? But, female dragonflies are definitely taking things to the next level- they literally fake death when they want to avoid intimacy with male partners. However, this is only seen in one specific species […]
Today, eight years later, Fukushima has more than a million tons of contaminated water. It comes from two main sources. In 2011, Japan was hit by the most potent earthquake in the history of the nation with a magnitude 9. This earthquake caused a tsunami with waves up to 133 […]
If global warming continues worsening, coffee could become extinct by the year of 2080, according to a Climate Institute report. Because of the increase in temperatures, pests, and fungi, it’s estimated that 50 percent of the coffee farming land of coffee won’t be suitable for plantation by the year of […]
Peruvian authorities caught a ship transporting 12.3 illegally-caught seahorses that was bound to arrive in Asia. A Coast Guard detected the vessel 200 miles of the seaside city of Callao before it was redirected to the main seafood port in Peru. According to reports from officials, the seahorses were illegally […]
With certainty, losing a parent is one of the most tragic experiences in life. And, this deep sadness and feeling of emptiness and despair isn’t exclusive to humans-according to what we can see on this heartbreaking photo taken by photographer Phil Moore. This mountain gorilla’s mother was killed by poachers […]
Though only an amateur photographer, Steve Biro caught the most amazing, symmetrical photo of a bald eagle flying above a pond with its reflection underneath. The image was recognized worldwide after he shared it on his social media. He took the photo at the Canadian Raptor Conservancy. Biro’s hobby is […]
A dead sperm whale was washed ashore in eastern Indonesia and its insides were full of plastic trash, including numerous plastic bags, drinking cups, plastic bottles, two flip flops, and a bag with more than thousands of string pieces. The total weight of the plastic contents was 13.2 pounds! The […]
