[ad_1] A whale shark has been observed feeding at the seabed for the first time, rather than filter-feeding on plankton at the sea surface. The unusual behaviour was spotted during a whale shark tour in Baja California Sur, Mexico, by an ecotourism guide who sent the footage (above) to researchers for analysis. A 5-metre-long juvenile […]
[ad_1] IN JANUARY, I set myself a resolution: to master the humble chin-up. I have never had much upper body strength, and I knew it would be hard, but that is OK, I thought, because I am not doing this to get stronger or fitter. I am doing this for my brain. Like a lot […]
[ad_1] PFAS pollution in the Huron river in Michigan means anglers are warned not to eat fish they catch there Jim West/Alamy Stock Photo Coated aluminium granules selectively target and extract harmful “forever chemicals” from water better than any other method. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of synthetic chemicals widely used in […]
[ad_1] The NASA group that studies UAPs has held its first public meeting Radharc Images / Alamy Stock Photo NASA’s task force on UFOs and other strange phenomena held its first public meeting on 31 May. The team was formed in 2022 to gather all the available data on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs), which include […]
[ad_1] PETER SINGER’s book Animal Liberation was a “philosophical bombshell” when it came out in 1975, according to activist Ingrid Newkirk, who says it “made people – myself included – change what we ate, what we wore and how we perceived animals”. Singer, now a professor of bioethics at Princeton University, provided a philosophical argument […]
[ad_1] A scanning electron micrograph showing mesenchymal stem cells, derived from an umbilical cord, that were grown in a gel culture EYE OF SCIENCE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Stem cells taken from babies’ umbilical cords can delay the progression of type 1 diabetes in other people, a small trial has shown. Type 1 diabetes usually begins in […]
[ad_1] A diet featuring pizza and chocolate led to changes in brain activity while asleep Raquel Arocena Torres/Getty Images Eating a diet that is high in fat and sugar may reduce sleep quality by messing with the brain’s electrical activity during deep sleep. When we go to sleep, our brain’s electrical activity slows down. The […]
[ad_1] Oak buds contain a useful bacterium for separating rare earth elements Getty Images/Anna Hedderly A bacterial protein found in English oak buds could be used to more efficiently process the rare earth elements needed for different technologies. Rare earth elements are used in products such as smartphone and TV screens, electric vehicle motors and […]
[ad_1] A desert ant (Cataglyphis fortis) on its nest mound Markus Knaden, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology A desert ant species constructs mounds to use as navigational landmarks, which helps them find their way home in the otherwise flat Saharan habitat. Desert ants are famous for their wayfinding skills, and many travel long distances […]
[ad_1] JWST has spotted a water vapour plume shooting out from Enceladus NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, and G. Villanueva (NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center). Image Processing: A. Pagan (STScI). Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have spotted an enormous jet of water spewing out of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. We knew that Enceladus has […]