nature

Orca Tahlequah mourns loss of second calf, carries dead offspring again

Due to food scarcity, up to 69% of Southern Resident killer whale pregnancies do not result in viable calves.

Antarctica now has about 2,000 football fields more of vegetation

From 1986 to 2021, moss-covered areas on the Antarctic Peninsula expanded from less than one square kilometer to nearly 12 square kilometers.

Seeing green again: KKL-JNF faces a 30-40 year challenge of restoring forests damaged by Hezbollah

Since the outbreak of Swords of Iron War on October 7, 2023, vast areas of forests and open lands have been severely damaged, primarily due to fires caused by daily barrages of rockets and missiles.

By LIOR NOVIK
01/01/2025

Cryptovaranoides Microlanius: The 205-million-year-old fossil that redefines lizard origins

The findings push back the origins of the lizard-snake group called Squamata by 35 million years to at least 205 million years ago.

Decoding 'Les Prophéties': What Nostradamus says About 2025

Nostradamus's predictions for 2025 present a mix of alarming warnings and hopes for progress.

Health, space, nature: here are 2024's most astonishing scientific breakthroughs

Lenacapavir for Alzheimer’s, an orca attacking a shark, and a moon landing are set to mark key scientific and technological milestones.

First blue-eyed human, a dark-haired lactose-intolerant infant, found in 17,000-year-old remains

Histological analysis of the infant's teeth and a healed fracture on his collarbone indicated he had endured a tough birth.

Fishermen off Turkey's coast hook rare 1-ton sunfish

Fishermen near the Gökçeada district in the northern Aegean Sea encountered a rare and colossal sunfish, weighing approximately one ton and measuring 2.5 meters in length.

27,000 years ago, humans co-existed with giant sloths in South America, researchers say

Sloth bones carved into ornaments indicate humans coexisted with megafauna thousands of years earlier than previously thought.

From nuts to nightmares: California ground squirrels filmed actively hunting and eating voles

"We had never seen this behavior before. Squirrels are one of the most familiar animals to people."

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