A girl can dream. Imagine a world in which Chicxulub hadn’t put an end to The Age Of Dinosaurs: would mammals have risen? Would humans exist? Or would the dinosauroids rule the day? The dinosauroid is a hypothetical animal that’s been suggested as a possible next step for a group of carnivorous dinosaurs. What could they have looked like? A model of such a creature at the … [Read more...] about If Dinosaurs Weren’t Extinct, Would The Dinosauroid Walk Among Us?
This Tree in Mexico Has the Thickest Trunk in the World, Supporting a Crown the Size of Almost Two Tennis Courts
The tree with the largest trunk girth on earth. El Árbol del Tule, located in the town of Santa María del Tule in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, is a magnificent cypress tree with an impressive circumference of over 42 meters (137.8 ft), equating to a diameter of 14.05 m (46.1 ft). The height is more difficult to measure due to the very broad crown, but it is reported to be … [Read more...] about This Tree in Mexico Has the Thickest Trunk in the World, Supporting a Crown the Size of Almost Two Tennis Courts
Was This House Really Saved From a Massive Wildfire Because the Owner Left the Sprinklers On?
Wildfires are terrifying events, and during these emergencies, social media can be flooded with stories and images, some more accurate than others. A now-famous photo circulated in 2017 depicted a house with a lush green lawn in the midst of a charred landscape, supposedly saved by the homeowner’s running sprinklers. But the photo doesn’t tell the whole story. The photo … [Read more...] about Was This House Really Saved From a Massive Wildfire Because the Owner Left the Sprinklers On?
Japan To Start Hunting Fin Whales, The Second-Largest Animal On Earth
Fin whale meat is back on the menu in Japan. The resumption of commercial whaling by Japan in June 2019 stirred global controversy, and now, the nation's latest move has once again ignited furor among conservationists. Japan has announced its decision to include fin whales, the second-largest animal on Earth, to its list of commercial whaling species within its exclusive … [Read more...] about Japan To Start Hunting Fin Whales, The Second-Largest Animal On Earth
Astronomers Found A Massive Void In The Universe 1.8 Billion Light-Years Across
To put that in perspective, that's 1.91 percent of the diameter of entire observable universe. In 1981, while conducting a redshift survey of the distribution of galaxies, astronomers spotted something (or nothing) that they weren't expecting. "[W]e discovered that the redshift distributions in each of the three northern fields showed an identical 6,000 [kilometers per … [Read more...] about Astronomers Found A Massive Void In The Universe 1.8 Billion Light-Years Across