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In the 1940s, the brown tree snake reached Guam hidden in post-WWII cargo and set off a chain reaction that scientists are still measuring today; birds gone, tree seedlings down by up to 92%, and spiders multiplying up to 40-fold on an island that once had neitherAn invasive brown treesnake on Guam has decimated native bird populations, leading to a silent forest. This loss has crippled the island's ...- What is actually happening to Bitcoin (BTC) right now? Why the $2 trillion crypto market crash is sending Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP into freefallBitcoin crash fears intensified after BTC briefly slipped below $60,000 for the first time since October 2024. The broader crypto market ha...
- “How to decide which employees AI should replace”: After 20% layoffs, Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince explains his strategyCloudflare layoffs: Cloudflare has laid off over 1,100 employees, nearly 20% of its workforce, despite record revenue growth. CEO Matthew P...
- Scientists found rare microscopic Ice Age giant residues on ancient tools in the Carolinas, and it changed what they knew about early American huntersArchaeologists in the Carolinas have found direct evidence of Ice Age hunters killing megafauna. Using advanced protein residue and microsc...
- Scientists just cracked a mystery that's puzzled researchers for centuries; why are 90% of humans right-handed?Why are 90% of humans right-handed? A new study published in PLOS Biology suggests that human right-handedness may have evolved because of ...
- A massive DNA discovery just rewrote everything we thought we knew about the Japanese peopleA groundbreaking DNA study has uncovered evidence of a third ancestral group contributing to Japan's population, originating from northeast...
- Scientists discover ancient Antarctic fish fossil with a perfectly preserved skullA remarkable fish fossil from Antarctica offers a clear view of early evolution. Koharalepis jarviki, a 380-million-year-old specimen, reve...
- Inside the Musk–OpenAI trial: Key moments from the billion-dollar legal battleElon Musk is suing OpenAI, alleging the AI company abandoned its nonprofit mission for profit. He claims he was misled about the shift to a...
- Enormous octopuses dominated Earth's prehistoric seas over 100 million years agoAncient oceans were once ruled by enormous octopus relatives. New research reveals these early creatures were massive, dominant hunters. Fo...
- From Dirt to Discovery: How Cave Sediments Are Revealing Ice Age Species Without BonesResearchers are now analyzing ancient DNA found in soil to identify extinct species, revolutionizing prehistoric ecosystem research. This i...
- ‘Stupid’ extinct bird dodo may walk again after 300 years thanks to scientific breakthroughColossal Biosciences is making strides in de-extinction, successfully growing pigeon germ cells, a crucial step towards resurrecting the do...
- 'Game of Thrones' dire wolves return after 12,000 years: How researchers brought them backColossal Biosciences has achieved a scientific breakthrough by breeding three wolf pups resembling the extinct dire wolves. Born in a seclu...
- Human-caused bird extinctions reduced diversity in functions, unique history, study findsA study led by the University of Birmingham reveals that human-induced bird extinctions over 1,30,000 years have dramatically reduced birds...
- Hunting behind disappearance of large animals: StudyA recent study from Aarhus University's ECONOVO Center concludes that human hunting, rather than climate change, was the primary cause of m...
- Yangtze Finless Porpoise: A Smiling RarityThe longest river in Asia, the Yangtze River, was home to two different species of dolphin — the Yangtze fi nless porpoise and the Baiji do...
- Climate change’s coming for your fish & chipsExperts analysed four types of crustacean, which are abundant off coast of the western Antarctic Peninsula. They found when the gas in thei...
- India may send tigers to CambodiaThere will be discussions on whether some tigers can be relocated from India to Cambodia, at the third Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger...
- Genome sequencing brings woolly mammoth clones closerA mammoth gene involved in temperature sensation was resurrected in the laboratory and its protein product characterised.
- Depletion of Sea Cucumbers endangers marine eco systemSea Cucumber, or Holothurians, are marine animals with a leathery skin and an elongated body. They are found on the sea floor.
- Rare turtles to be released in SunderbansInspired by the their success in hatching the critically endangered Northern River Terrapin or Sunderbans Batagur, officials of the Sunderb...
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