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Thousands of spiders sometimes rain directly from the sky? Scientists explain the reason behind this bizarre phenomenon of natureSpiders appearing to rain from the sky may sound like a scene from a horror movie, but the unusual phenomenon has been reported in Australi...- In 1968, 20 million squirrels suddenly began migrating across America. The mass exodus confused scientists but the answer was in what happened a year beforeIn 1968, millions of squirrels suddenly flooded roads, crossed lakes and abandoned their usual habitats across America, leaving scientists ...
- Florida researchers used 90 robotic rabbits to catch Burmese pythons. What happened next even scientists couldn't believeResearchers in Florida's Everglades have turned to creativity in their fight against invasive Burmese pythons by designing robotic rabbits....
- In the shadow of WWII, Rockefeller poured millions into a Maine experiment that spent years asking a disturbing question: Could intelligence be bred?In post-war America, the Rockefeller Foundation funded an ambitious experiment to study canine intelligence through selective breeding. Mor...
- Scientists found something T. rex bones could never show: First known trackway reveals how the dinosaur actually walked 66.5 million years agoIn 2025, Kent Hups discovered unusual impressions in North Dakota's Hell Creek Formation believed to be T. rex footprints. Paleontologists ...
- Isabella Tree used free-roaming animals instead of intensive farming to revive soils; the result transformed 3,500 acres into a wildlife haven with 13 bat speciesOnce a struggling farm, the Knepp Estate is now a vibrant wildlife sanctuary thanks to the move away from intensive agriculture. Stretching...
- What happens to the brain when consciousness goes offline? Scientists uncover how disrupted brain communication can alter awareness, memory and our sense of selfGeneral anaesthesia disrupts brain communication, altering how different regions coordinate their activity. Researchers observe reduced lon...
- Jurassic Park’s T. rex image challenged? Colorado teacher’s discovery of 66.5-million-year-old footprints suggests dinosaur may have strolled rather than sprintedA teacher found unusual rock formations during a fossil hunt. These formations revealed a rare sequence of four Tyrannosaurus rex footprint...
- Florida doesn't know where invasive giant Burmese pythons are hiding in the Everglades. So scientists are following the malesIn Florida, scientists are cleverly using male Burmese pythons equipped with transmitters to track down their breeding groups. These males ...
- Since 2017, a dolphin called Bubbles has been seen near Lady Elliot Island; from 2021 to 2025, researchers documented him chasing fish until they regurgitated foodBubbles, a wild bottlenose dolphin, has captivated researchers with his peculiar technique of fishing off the coast of Lady Elliot Island, ...
- Your cells’ tiny power stations may be doing something quantum: scientists find a mysterious vibration that could influence how the body produces energyResearchers detected an unusual vibration within human and mouse cell mitochondria. This signal appeared in living samples but vanished whe...
- Wisdom of the day by Elton John: “I had to learn how to function as a human being. And I really enjoyed that process...” — How rebuilding yourself can bring meaning to everyday life by the legendary British singer-songwriterWisdom of the day by Elton John explores what it means to rebuild life after a difficult chapter. His experience with recovery offers a pra...
- Scientists develop a new way to test autism & epilepsy treatments: Why traditional mice cannot explain complex human brain disordersScientists have implanted human brain organoids into specially engineered mice. These human cells survived and connected with the animals' ...
- In 1971, a Maine fisherman rescued a baby seal and spoke to him every day. 7 years later, that seal began talking back in his own voiceA Maine fisherman rescued an orphaned harbor seal pup in 1971 and bottle-fed him while speaking to him every day. Years later, the seal, na...
- In 1865, rabbits were released on a remote New Zealand island as emergency food for shipwreck survivors; they survived for 127 years and developed distinctive traitsIn 1865, rabbits were brought to Enderby Island, evolving distinct traits over the next 127 years. As conservation efforts aimed to restore...
- Nearly 200 years after bison were hunted to extinction in northern Mexico, 47 were reintroduced in 2025, and are now helping prevent wildfires and regenerate their lost ecosystemIn a remarkable conservation effort, 47 American bison have been reintroduced to Mexico's Cuatrociénegas region after vanishing for nearly ...
- In 1994, NASA flew four Japanese red-bellied newts on STS-65 for nearly 15 days; two adults died, but 32 newt eggs hatchedSpace Shuttle Columbia's 1994 mission studied animal reproduction in zero gravity. Four red-bellied newts and medaka fish were part of biol...
- Why do shrews lose brain size in winter but grow bigger noses? Scientists uncover a bizarre seasonal adaptation in tiny mammalsLong-clawed shrews exhibit unusual winter adaptations, shrinking their brains and skulls. However, their snouts grow noticeably larger duri...
- In 2019, scientists shook living earthworms at high frequencies to study their changing shapes, uncovering an unusual physics phenomenon that earned one of science’s strangest prizesA captivating study explored the movements of earthworms placed on a vibrating surface, revealing surprising wave-like behaviors reminiscen...
- Hyderabad engineer quits 13-year IT career to build wildlife startup, says ‘Nature is the greatest teacher’, earns Rs 80 lakh annuallySai Kiran Bhagavatula left his IT career to launch Wildlife Whisperers in 2023. This venture teaches corporate lessons by observing animal ...
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