Read more about the article Chatty Penguin Makes A New Ozzie Friend
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Chatty Penguin Makes A New Ozzie Friend

A sociable emperor penguin in Antarctica nicknamed Smudge decided to break the social distancing rules between scientist and subject to sidle up to an Australian researcher on its belly for a ‘chat’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7bsT2-sdCY&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=NewsflashMedia @matthew.williams.792/Real Press Luckily this beginning of a potentially warm new friendship in one of the world's coldest…

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September 29, 2020
Read more about the article More Lightning From Global Warming Threatens Giraffes
Skull of giraffe in the starry night sky. (Newsflash)
Accidents / Animals

More Lightning From Global Warming Threatens Giraffes

Tall giraffes whose horns turn them into living lightning rods are facing an increasing threat as strikes are becoming more frequent due to global warming. South African conservation scientist, Ciska Scheijen, has published a paper centred on two giraffe lightning strike deaths at Rockwood Conservation, Northern Cape, that happened 29th…

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September 21, 2020
Read more about the article Polish Boffins Discover New Forms Of Bee Chit-Chat
Polish scientists with new understanding of bee beehavior. Bees. (Real Press)
Animals

Polish Boffins Discover New Forms Of Bee Chit-Chat

Polish scientists have discovered new communication patterns among bees that include workers using their wings to point out that the queen has been laying too few eggs. Using cameras registering 3,000 frames per second, which are able to show the bees’ movement 100 times slower than real time, experts at…

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August 31, 2020
Read more about the article 2 Cow Shark Species Recorded In Galapagos For 1st Time
Two shark species registered in Galapagos islands. Bluntnose sixgill sharks Hexanchus griseus swimming in front of the deep-sea camera system. (Charles Darwin Foundation/Newsflash)
Animals

2 Cow Shark Species Recorded In Galapagos For 1st Time

These two rare shark species have been recorded in the waters around the Galapagos Islands for the first time ever. Scientists of the Charles Darwin Foundation and other associated organisations observed a broadnose sevengill shark (Notorynchus cepedianos) and bluntnose sixgill (Hexanchus griseus) in the deep waters of the Galapagos Marine…

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August 11, 2020
Read more about the article Icelandic Boffins Find Use For Waste Fish As Covid Cure
Pics Shows: Illustrative image of Icelandic Cod; Icelandic scientists who have spent almost 40 years trying to find a way to use leftover fish remains believe they may be an effective treatment for the coronavirus.
Animals / Science

Icelandic Boffins Find Use For Waste Fish As Covid Cure

Icelandic scientists who have spent almost 40 years trying to find a way to use leftover fish remains believe they may be an effective treatment for the coronavirus. The country, which is one of the world's biggest fishing nations, had apparently developed a mouth spray made from fish remains as…

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August 3, 2020