He's the size of a BEE. During the spring and summer, hummingbirds may be seen hovering in midair, dipping their long, tapered bills deep into the centers of flowers. While these birds are recognized for their diminutive size, their mile-a-minute wings and iridescent feathers make them easy to notice. But one variety of hummingbird is rather mysterious, even if you live … [Read more...] about This is The World’s Smallest Bird
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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
The World’s Largest Giant Waterlily was Found for the First Time in More Than a Century
A case of mistaken identity for 177 years. Based on the amazing intuition of a waterlily specialist, a massive waterlily that has been growing at the Kew Gardens Herbarium in London, UK, for the past 177 years has now been identified as a new species. This is the first new species of enormous waterlily to be discovered in more than a century. Only two other species of … [Read more...] about The World’s Largest Giant Waterlily was Found for the First Time in More Than a Century
One of The World’s Oldest Snow Monitors Has Just Set a Terrible Record
Even while snowpacks are often melting sooner across the world, the recent record established at Mount Sonnblick is startling. The Austrian Alps are home to the 3,106-meter-tall (10,190-foot) Mount Sonnblick. Over 20 meters (66 feet) of snow fall on average each year. It takes the majority of the summer for it to melt close to the top. A record unlike any other is being … [Read more...] about One of The World’s Oldest Snow Monitors Has Just Set a Terrible Record
2 Billion-Year-Old Water: World’s Oldest Pool of Water Discovered in Canadian Mine
In 2016, researchers made an incredible discovery deep down within a Canadian mine. They found the world's oldest pool of water at a depth of approximately 3 kilometers or 1.8 miles. The water dates back to a stunning 2 billion years old, breaking the record for the oldest known water by at least 500 million years. The previous record was held by water found in the same mine by … [Read more...] about 2 Billion-Year-Old Water: World’s Oldest Pool of Water Discovered in Canadian Mine