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Melting icebergs are dropping rocks onto the Arctic seafloor, and those stones are turning into deep-sea homes for marine life as climate change quietly redraws where life can liveMelting icebergs in the Arctic are delivering rocks to the seafloor. These rocks are becoming new homes for corals and sponges. This discov...- Ancient squirrels ate meat like 'zombies,' and the proof is in the poopFrozen ancient squirrel feces from Canada's Yukon have revealed a lost Ice Age world. These coprolites, dating back up to 700,000 years, co...
- Scientists drilled only 200 meters into Antarctica and uncovered Earth's oldest ice with 6-million-year-old air trapped insideScientists have recovered 6-million-year-old ice from Antarctica. This ice contains air bubbles from Earth's ancient atmosphere. It offers ...
- Climate change threatens global plant species as habitats shrinkMany familiar plants may disappear by 2100. Climate change is shrinking their habitats, putting species at high risk of extinction. Researc...
- In 1926, Umberto Nobile flew to the North Pole with his beloved dog Titina, who two years later survived 49 days stranded on Arctic ice following a deadly airship crashAn Italian explorer's dog, Titina, sensed danger before an Arctic airship crash in 1928. The airship Italia crashed, leaving ten men and Ti...
- ‘Zombie Worm’ awakens after 24,000 years: Scientists revive a frozen worm that can survive freezing, starvation and even reproduce without partner‘Zombie Worm’ revived by scientists: A 24,000-year-old microscopic worm, a bdelloid rotifer, has been revived from Siberian permafrost, ast...
- Be humane, take abandoners to taskFive Siberian Huskies were abandoned near Nandigaon village, with one dying from heat. This incident reveals a societal issue where animals...
- Beneath the Greenland Sea, Frozen Methane Towers Hide an Entire Ecosystem: How Do Creatures Survive Here?Scientists discovered towering methane ice structures and a thriving ecosystem at Molloy Ridge in the Greenland Sea. These deep-sea formati...
- In Extreme Cold, Some Animals Survive by Altering Life to an Unimaginably Slow PaceArctic ground squirrels and wood frogs exhibit incredible survival tactics, slowing metabolism to near-death states or tolerating being fro...
- What Scientists Found Inside a Cave Beneath Greenland’s Ice Is Raising New Climate QuestionsAncient Arctic caves hold secrets of a warmer past. Mineral deposits show the region was once free of permafrost, experiencing much higher ...
- Did You Know: Polar Bears aren’t really white, their skin is jet-black — Here’s how they glowDid you know? Polar bears aren’t technically white, their clear, hollow fur and black skin create a brilliant white illusion that helps the...
- The Arctic Wasn’t Always Frozen: Fossils Reveal a Lost World of Forests, Rhinos and Nesting DinosaursFossil evidence reveals that the Arctic was once a warm, forested region supporting large mammals such as hornless rhinoceroses and dinosau...
- Baby Dinosaur Fossils in Arctic Permafrost Show How They Survived Polar WintersTiny dinosaur fossils unearthed in Alaska reveal that baby dinosaurs were born and raised through harsh Arctic winters, enduring months of ...
- 8 animals that change colour with the seasonsSome animals adapt to seasonal changes by shifting their colors, blending into their surroundings for survival. From Arctic foxes to snowsh...
- Why increased rainfall in the Arctic is bad news for the whole worldThe Arctic water cycle is expected to shift from a snow-dominated one towards a rain-dominated one during the 21st century, although the ti...
- Russia registers world's first COVID-19 vaccine for animals: WatchdogRussia already has three coronavirus vaccines for humans, the most well known of which is Sputnik V. Moscow has also given emergency approv...
- Airbnb goes wild with 1,000 new 'Animal Experiences', will let you rescue Chernobyl's lost pets, spot Arctic foxesYou can also paddleboard with corgis or hang out with alpacas.
- Worms frozen for 42,000 years come back to lifeNematodes are tiny worms that typically measure about one millimetre in length, and are known to have impressive abilities.
- Arctic animals navigate by the light of winter MoonResearchers said that the behaviour is most likely an attempt by zooplankton to avoid predators hunting by moonlight.
- Warming Arctic turning greener, finds studyScientists have rung another warning bell about changes in the fragile ecosystem of the Arctic, saying that vegetation found in areas sever...
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