“Truly one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen.” On one of his property's lawns in Costa Rica, Michael Farmer noticed something that he couldn't quite believe. A small metal object that appeared to be on the leaves of a guava tree was glistening in the sunlight like a piece of polished chrome. But then it started to creep. It was a living thing, after … [Read more...] about A Man Discovers an Incredible Beetle That is Almost too Beautiful to Be True
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Fish Experience Pain in The Same Way That Humans Do
People who fish for recreation frequently tell concerned animal welfare advocates that fish cannot feel pain and have no nerves in their mouths. Lynne Sneddon of Liverpool University, in a new review published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, debunks this myth, pointing out that our oceans' scaly inhabitants feel pain in the same way that we do. Marine … [Read more...] about Fish Experience Pain in The Same Way That Humans Do
More Evidence That Our Universe Model Is Broken
We rely on models to understand the universe, and these models are constantly being refined in response to new observations and theories. In recent years, it has become clear that the way we see the universe, the Standard Model of Cosmology, is no longer matching up with observations, resulting in a complex yet fascinating problem. The problem is summarized by a single … [Read more...] about More Evidence That Our Universe Model Is Broken
Experts Say The Mysterious Fireballs That Fell on Chile Were Not Meteorites
Last week, strange fireballs that were flying across the sky crashed in Chile, igniting the nation's curiosity as well as the earth. It is still unknown what they were and where they originated, as a preliminary analysis has just ruled out the obvious candidate: meteorites. Witnesses claimed to have seen blazing fireballs light up the sky over Chiloé Island, which is part of … [Read more...] about Experts Say The Mysterious Fireballs That Fell on Chile Were Not Meteorites
Indonesian Scientists Discovered The World’s First Carnivorous Pitcher Plants That Feed Underground
Nepenthes pudica uses underground pitchers to make delicious ant soup. As far as botanical animals go, carnivorous pitcher plants are pretty badass (some of them devour salamanders, so there), and they just got a whole lot more metal as scientists have for the first time discovered a nepenthes species that gorges underground. The underground predator, which captures ants and … [Read more...] about Indonesian Scientists Discovered The World’s First Carnivorous Pitcher Plants That Feed Underground