In a groundbreaking revelation, a recent study conducted by researchers from Colorado State University and other institutions suggests that elephants possess a sophisticated form of communication — they call each other by names. This newfound ability sets elephants apart as the first non-humans known to employ specific vocal sounds to identify and address their social partners … [Read more...] about Elephants Call Each Other By Names, New Study Says – The First Non-Humans Found to Do So
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Cicadapocalypse Returns To The US With First Double Brood Emergence In 221 Years
2024’s Apocalypse Bingo Card can put a big fat cross through "insect invasion" as two mega-broods of cicadas are about to synchronize their uprising in America for the first time in 221 years. How can we know that? Because these peculiar insects have a passion for prime numbers. Periodical cicadas don’t emerge often – once every 13 or 17 years, to be precise – and when they … [Read more...] about Cicadapocalypse Returns To The US With First Double Brood Emergence In 221 Years
Scientists Resurrecting Extinct Frog Could Be First Step to Jurassic Park Coming True
In a groundbreaking development, scientists at the University of New South Wales' Lazarus Project have made strides in the realm of de-extinction by successfully reproducing the genome of an extinct Australian frog species, the gastric brooding frog. The species, which met its demise in 1983, was renowned for its unique reproductive behavior – it swallowed fertilized eggs, … [Read more...] about Scientists Resurrecting Extinct Frog Could Be First Step to Jurassic Park Coming True
Girl Trapped In Burning Building Insists Her Dog Be Rescued First
"Everyone was happy that they made it out alive.” In a heart-pounding incident in Colombia this week, Jeffrey Cruz found himself at the center of a dramatic rescue when a fire broke out in the apartment above his. Working from home, Cruz heard screams and rushed to his window, where he discovered a teenage girl trapped in the burning apartment. With no safe way to enter … [Read more...] about Girl Trapped In Burning Building Insists Her Dog Be Rescued First
First Extinction Of A Marine Fish As A Result Of Human Activity Declared
In a disheartening development, scientists from Charles Darwin University (CDU), Australia, have declared the Java stingaree (Urolophus javanicus) as the first marine fish species to go extinct as a direct consequence of human activity. The somber declaration came with an update to the Red List of Threatened Species, published by the International Union for Conservation of … [Read more...] about First Extinction Of A Marine Fish As A Result Of Human Activity Declared