Using almost entirely non-invasive scanning techniques instead of the standard highly invasive and sometimes fatal lab tests and dissections, researchers from the University of Bonn successfully identified the never-before-seen Grimpoteuthis imperator, or Dumbo octopus. © Christina Sagorny et al, BMC Biology, 2021 The G. imperator, a new subspecies of an …
Read More »Dangerous livestock drug kills vulture from threatened species in Spain, sparking renewed calls for European ban on it
The death of a cinereous vulture – which is classed as a near-threatened species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) – was confirmed this week to be the first recorded case in Europe of an animal being poisoned by diclofenac, after feasting on the carcass of livestock. …
Read More »Thou shall not forgive! Is ‘cancel culture’ stunting our growth as a species?
Another week, another batch of ‘cancel culture’ stories. As sure as the world keeps turning, someone somewhere will be getting a kicking on social media for something they said or did, while people fight about the merits of said kicking, and the sun sets and rises again. If you haven’t …
Read More »Less than human: a new species of dinosaur
Members of the species lived 92 million years ago.Researchers have described a new, previously unknown species of tyrannosaurids, which can help to better understand the origin of one of the largest predators in the history of Tyrannosaurus Rex. The remains of a new species of tyrannosaurids, called Suskityrannus hazelae was …
Read More »Scientists have found in Antarctica a new species of moss
Scientists report that close to a station on the island of Galindez found a new species of moss. A new species of moss and evidence of climate change – such results were brought by the Ukrainian scientists from Antarctica. Returned home from two expeditions – the twenty-third and twenty-fourth summer …
Read More »So look at the most unusual species of fish. Photo
The list includes ten interesting species. Apparently, this is the most funny, creepy or weird creatures of nature. The chance to meet with most of them from diving tend to zero: almost all are very deep. 1. Oddly enough, it’s a shark. This species of shark is called a shark-plastochem, …
Read More »In Africa, we found a new species of deadly snakes
In early March of this year, researchers from Africa were a new form of snakes. Currently found only three representatives of this species. Deadly snake stud can pump the venom into the victim, even with a closed mouth. This is due to the unusual structure of the skull and the …
Read More »Japanese zoologists have discovered a new species of seahorses
In the South-East of Japan zoologists have discovered a new species of seahorses – Hippocampus japapigu, that is, “Japanese pig”. “They eat plankton and they are very active, even playful. But in General, almost nothing known about them,” say the researchers. In the South-East of Japan zoologists have discovered a …
Read More »Paleontologists have discovered a new species of pterodactyls
A new species of pterodactyl was opened by the paleontologists during excavations in the territory of Utah, USA. The reptile was named Caelestiventus hanseni. She had a full beak of teeth, including four impressive looking fangs, and the wingspan was up to five feet. Caelestiventus hanseni hovered over Utah 201-210 …
Read More »Tentacles up to three meters: scientists have discovered a new species of giant octopus
Octopuses have divided the genes into two groups. Scientists have discovered a new species of giant octopus. They decided to divide into two genetic groups. Scientists from the Alaska Pacific University conducted an experiment in which a giant octopus, they were divided into two groups. The separation occurred on genetic …
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