Day: February 17, 2016

Climate: Lobster Shell Disease, Sea Star Epidemic Caused By Warming Waters, Cornell Researchers Confirm In a series of marine-disease studies, researchers have for the first time linked warming oceans to the rise of lobster shell disease in New England and…

Ancient Marsupial Lion: Claw Marks Reveal Ferocious Behavior Of Australia’s Extinct Predator Prehistoric claw marks found inside Australia’s Tight Entrance cave reveal a bit more about the continent’s extinct predator, the marsupial lion. It turns out the animals were agile…

Tsunami: Can Cut Warning Time By 20 Mins, Says New Study A new use of existing GPS equipment around the world could be used to cut 20 minutes off tsunami warning times in coastal areas, says a new study. Source:…

Modern Milgram experiment sheds light on power of authority People obeying commands feel less responsibility for their actions. Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2016.19408 Source: Nature News Modern Milgram experiment sheds light on power of authority Nature News

Wolves: 20 Wolves Killed in Idaho To Increase Elk Herd In what the U.S. Department of Agriculture explained as an effort to increase the Idaho elk population, 20 wolves there were recently killed by shooters in a helicopter. Gray wolves…

Elephant Orphanage To Open In Tanzania [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW] To rescue, rehabilitate and reintegrate orphaned elephants that lost their mothers to ivory poachers, Silent Heroes and the African Wildlife Trust has partnered to build the first elephant orphanage in Tanzania and…

Locusts and Swarming: Mathematical Model Explains Behavior [VIDEO] Researchers have for the first time modeled how locusts behave in swarms. Their findings may ultimately help disrupt swarms and curb the environmental devastation of a locust invasion. Source: Natures Talk Show…

Fossil Gorilla and Africa: Humans Likely Evolved Earlier Than Thought, Researchers Say Newly discovered fossils suggest human lineages diverged from gorilla ancestors two million years earlier than previously thought. After dating the remains, researchers say they indicate that apes, and…

Chubby king penguins wobble when they waddle King penguins’ weight gain makes their waddle a bit wobbly, study suggests. Source: Science News Chubby king penguins wobble when they waddle Science News

Dinosaur: Stegodon Tusk Found In Pakistan, 1.1 Million Years Old Stegodon dinosaurs are thought to be prehistoric cousins of modern elephants. A team of scientists in Pakistan recently unearthed a 1.1 million-year-old tusk belonging to one of these prehistoric animals…