Axolotls are known for their ability to regrow limbs, organs and even parts of the brain and heart. But the tailed amphibian with the scientific name Ambystoma mexicanum can do even more. Its mucous membrane protects it from ...
In 1831, Charles Darwin embarked on a five-year voyage to South America aboard the HMS Beagle, which was conducting hydrographic surveys. During the expedition, Darwin explored remote regions of the continent, collecting ...
Since World War II, professional baseball, football, basketball and hockey teams in the United States have commonly used public money to help build new venues or to facilitate teams moving to a new city. Onlookers sometimes ...
Colorado passed the Fentanyl Accountability and Prevention Bill in May 2022. The legislation made the possession of small amounts of fentanyl a felony, rather than a misdemeanor.
First, it was Columbine in 1999, followed by Sandy Hook in 2012, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018, Oxford High School in 2021, and Robb Elementary School in 2022. These are just a few of the most notable mass ...
The vast majority of pangolin hunting in African forest landscapes is done for meat consumed by people in the region, rather than for scales shipped to East Asia, a new study led by the University of Cambridge suggests.
We've seen it happen. For example, a visit to the Ouzoud waterfalls in Morocco's High Atlas led to an encounter with a group of nearby tourists feeding chips—supplied by the tour guide—to some waiting Barbary macaques. ...
Sharing disappointing results with a world of researchers working to find what they hope will be the "discovery of the century" isn't an easy task, but that is what Penn State theoretical physicist Zoltan Fodor and his international ...
New analysis of the remains of two 'puppies' dating back more than 14,000 years ago has shown that they are most likely wolves, and not related to domestic dogs, as previously suggested.
A giant, balloon-like tarp stretches over a lagoon of manure on a Central Valley dairy farm, concealing a quiet but remarkable transformation. Methane, a potent climate-warming gas, is being captured and cleaned instead of ...
