Two lion siblings have set a new record for long-distance swimming, crossing a dangerous river filled with crocodiles and hippos in a quest to find female mates. The nighttime swim across the Kazinga Channel in Uganda was captured by an H20T thermal camera mounted on a DJI Matrice 300 drone.
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The first video of a blue whale nursing her calf has been released, alongside other remarkable footage of the species’ intimate behaviors, captured in 2022 by a fortunate snorkeler. This marks the first occasion for both scientists and the public to observe these behaviors in these notoriously elusive cetaceans. These historic few seconds, filmed in
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Long before dinosaurs dominated the Earth, another formidable predator thrived in its environment. Gaiasia, resembling a large salamander, roamed the Permian swamps. Unlike the cute axolotl, Gaiasia jennyae was a massive amphibian measuring approximately 2.5 m (8.2 ft) in length, equipped with a skull and jaw structure suggesting it could prey upon even large animals
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The study explores the complex interplay of handedness and visual biases in humans, drawing parallels with similar traits observed across the animal kingdom. While handedness is well-known as a defining characteristic, the study reveals lesser-known biases that impact social dynamics and cognitive functions. Human Biases and Brain Lateralization Humans exhibit a strong tendency towards right-handedness,
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Two new hallucinogenic fungi species have been discovered and formally classified, adding to the approximately 140 known varieties of psychoactive gilled mushrooms. Researchers from Stellenbosch University, along with citizen mycologists, used phylogenetic and morphological analysis to confirm that the two mushrooms, Psilocybe ingeli and Psilocybe maluti, are novel species. These were found in southern Africa,
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Four thousand years ago, the last woolly mammoth on an island off the coast of modern-day Siberia died. This isolation could have led to fatal inbreeding and population declines, contributing to the species’ extinction. However, a new study reveals that while the Wrangel Island mammoths were indeed inbred, this alone did not seal their fate.
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In pre-clinical studies, a small molecule successfully stimulated neuron regeneration, decreased inflammation, and enhanced memory, speed, coordination, grip strength, and other factors. These findings hold significant promise for aging and associated diseases. Researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center investigated telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT), an enzyme crucial for synthesizing and elongating telomeres—the
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The Natural History Museum of Utah has unveiled a previously undiscovered species of horned, herbivorous dinosaur, an ancestor of the Triceratops. Its distinctive and impressive headgear has led to it being named after a deity. Paleontologists discovered fragments of the dinosaur’s skull in 2019 in northern Montana, near the US-Canada border. As they began assembling
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Recent research reveals that goldenrod plants exhibit a form of intelligence by adjusting their responses to herbivores based on neighboring plants and environmental cues, challenging conventional notions of intelligence. Goldenrod can sense the presence of nearby plants without physical contact, using cues like far-red light ratios reflected from leaves. When grazed upon by herbivores, it
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Recent research has highlighted the significant role a father’s diet before conception plays in the health of his children, suggesting that improving paternal health and diet could help prevent metabolic disorders in offspring. Dr. Raffaele Teperino and his team at Helmholtz Munich’s “Environmental Epigenetics” research group investigated how a father’s pre-conception diet influences his children’s
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