In several ape species other than humans, m.asturbation has been observed. Even the usage of s.ex toys—masturbation tools—has been observed in the wild, including in male long-tailed macaques. Now, scientists claim to have seen a male chimpanzee in the wild utilizing a made-by-people item for m.asturbation for the first time. The incident was reported to have occurred in … [Read more...] about Researchers Document The First Time a Wild Chimpanzee Uses a Human-Made Object As a Se xual Toy
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In Space, Death: What Would Happen To Our Bodies?
As recreational space travel becomes a very real prospect, there may come a time when humans travel to other planets for vacation, or even to live. Blue Origin, a commercial space business, has already begun sending paying customers on suborbital trips. Elon Musk's SpaceX hopes to establish a base on Mars. This implies we must begin to consider what it would be like to live … [Read more...] about In Space, Death: What Would Happen To Our Bodies?
Scientists in Fairbanks Were Astounded to Discover an Entire 40,000-Year-Old Steppe Bison
Pam Groves pinched her nose as she brushed chilly mud from the bones of an extinct bison, a rotten-egg odor billowing from gristle that clung to the animal's bones. She raised her head to examine the horizon, cautious of bears who could be drawn to the meat of a creature that died 40,000 years ago. Groves and Dan Mann, both researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, … [Read more...] about Scientists in Fairbanks Were Astounded to Discover an Entire 40,000-Year-Old Steppe Bison
More Than 125 Wild Bison Escape Nebraska’s Slaughterhouse
Following the escape of more than 100 bison from a feedlot in southern Nebraska, neighbors jumped into pickup trucks, horses, and four-wheelers to try to apprehend the fleeing animals. "We had everything," Phelps County Sheriff Gene Samuelson said of the effort to apprehend the escapees who broke through a fence and escaped Valley View Feeders in Overton, Nebraska, some 150 … [Read more...] about More Than 125 Wild Bison Escape Nebraska’s Slaughterhouse
Woman Travels the World by Trading Cat-Sitting for Free Accommodation
Where in the world would you go if you weren't required to pay for lodging? Madolline Gourley, an Australian writer, discovered a cunning travel trick that enables her to trade cat-sitting services for a place to stay. Gourley has thus been able to travel the length of Australia and the United States for the price of her airfare. "Since I learned about house sitting a few … [Read more...] about Woman Travels the World by Trading Cat-Sitting for Free Accommodation