The Great-Grandfather, a four-meter-thick Patagonian cypress, has been determined by Chilean experts to be the world's oldest living tree, surpassing the previous record-holder by more than 600 years. Jonathan Barichivich, a Chilean researcher at the Climate and Environmental Sciences Laboratory in Paris, examined the coniferous tree, also known as Alerce Milenario in … [Read more...] about The 5,484-Year-Old Great-Grandfather Tree Was Discovered As The World’s Oldest
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An Amazing Lost Message From The Past Was Discovered By A wildfire In Ireland
The planet is currently on fire, in case you hadn't noticed. And although it's having almost apocalyptic effects in certain locations, it's also yielding some incredible findings in other places. However, this week a gorse fire in County Wicklow, Ireland, revealed something entirely more modern: a message from the Second World War, carved into the land itself. The (frankly … [Read more...] about An Amazing Lost Message From The Past Was Discovered By A wildfire In Ireland
A Brand-New Species Was Just Discovered Evolving In Front Of Our Eyes
Another creationist myth has been debunked, but this is unlikely to stop it from being spread in the future. Under the watchful eyes of researchers able to closely examine it, a new species emerged faster than anyone had anticipated. It seems fitting that the species is a Galapagos finch, one of the subfamilies essential to Darwin's revolutionary discovery. Finches have … [Read more...] about A Brand-New Species Was Just Discovered Evolving In Front Of Our Eyes
This Unusual ‘Hair Ice’ Forms on Dead Wood, and Scientists Have Discovered How
Consider strolling through the woods and coming across a white wig in the middle of the road. When you touch it, though, it becomes clear that it is not a wig. Meet the one-of-a-kind "hair ice." Hair ice is ice that forms on dead wood and has the appearance of fine, silky hair. This natural phenomena, sometimes known as ice wool or frost beard, is rather unusual, having … [Read more...] about This Unusual ‘Hair Ice’ Forms on Dead Wood, and Scientists Have Discovered How
One Of The First Beavers In London In 400 Years Has Been Discovered Dead After Becoming Extinct
One of the two Eurasian beavers reintroduced into Britain after they became extinct 400 years ago has died. A male and female pair of beavers were released three months ago at a country park in Enfield, north London, as part of a plan to restore the species to the UK. Eurasian beavers were previously common in Europe and Asia, but they were driven to near extinction, with … [Read more...] about One Of The First Beavers In London In 400 Years Has Been Discovered Dead After Becoming Extinct