To catch up to the US and the USSR in the Orbit Race, French scientists launched Félicette into space in October 1963. It didn't appear like Félicette was your normal astronaut. She was really light—only 5.5 pounds. She had lived much of her life on Paris's streets. Additionally, Félicette was one of 14 cats that French scientists prepared for space travel. She ventured … [Read more...] about How Félicette The Feline Turned into The Very first Cat To Go To Space
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9 Africa’s Oldest Trees, Some Over 2,000 Years Old, Now Dead
According to reports, nine of Africa's oldest and largest baobab trees have died in the last decade. These trees, which range in age from 1,100 to 2,500 years, appear to be victims of climate change. Warming temperatures may have destroyed the trees directly or made them weaker and more susceptible to drought, diseases, fire, or wind, according to scientists. Climate change … [Read more...] about 9 Africa’s Oldest Trees, Some Over 2,000 Years Old, Now Dead
According to Reports, Chinese Officials are Investigating an Influencer After Fans Accused Her of Eating a Great White Shark in a Video
According to the footage, the streamer was eating an endangered great white shark. According to the South China Morning Post, local officials in southwest China are investigating an influencer on suspicion of devouring an endangered great white shark in a video. According to the publication, authorities in Nanchong, Sichuan Province, China, have opened an inquiry into a … [Read more...] about According to Reports, Chinese Officials are Investigating an Influencer After Fans Accused Her of Eating a Great White Shark in a Video
A New Study Discovers That This Is the First Plant We Should Grow on Mars
After we've overcome all of the obstacles to traveling to Mars, we'll have to find out how to make life there viable - and producing and nurturing food will be a big part of that. If you've watched Matt Damon's hardships in the film The Martian, you'll know that the red planet's terrain could theoretically grow food, a possibility supported by NASA research. However, it … [Read more...] about A New Study Discovers That This Is the First Plant We Should Grow on Mars
Bees Create More Friends When They Have a Healthy Stomach Bacteria
Humans have hundreds of germ species in their guts—most bees have just nine. Look inside the guts of a honeybee worker from practically anywhere on the planet, and you'll most certainly find only nine species of bacteria. The amazing constancy of this microbial bundle across the planet—similar across species, including sociable bumblebees—indicates that bacteria play a … [Read more...] about Bees Create More Friends When They Have a Healthy Stomach Bacteria