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Plants ‘Scream’ in the Face of Stress
In times of intense stress, people sometimes let out their angst with a squeal — and a new study suggests that plants might do the same. Unlike human screams, however, plant sounds are too high-frequency for us to hear…
Inbreeding Caused the Distinctive ‘Habsburg Jaw’ of 17th Century Royals That Ruled Europe
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Radar Uncovers Viking Ship Buried on Norway Farm
The remains of a Viking ship that was 52 to 56 feet (16 to 17 meters) long were found near a medieval church at Edøy, on the island of Smøla in Norway. The remains of a Viking ship have been…
Brazen Thieves Plunder Priceless Jewels and Historic Artifacts in 2 Heists in Germany
One of the items stolen from Dresden’s Royal Palace was a sun-shaped, diamond hair ornament that dates to the late-18th century and once belonged to the queen. In two daring heists that took place just days apart in Germany, burglars…
Oobleck’s Weird Properties Demystified
Non-Newtonian fluids change their viscosity depending on the stress or force applied, transforming from liquid-like to solid-like in a flash. A slurry of cornstarch and water is far weirder than the sum of its parts. Move it slowly, and it…
Elon Musk Doesn’t Know Where the Aliens Are (So, Stop Asking)
“If they are here, I hope they’re nice,” Musk says. There’s still no sign of aliens at Area 51, according to Elon Musk (or so he claims). Last weekend in Boca Chica, Texas, in front of a gleeful crowd of…
Meat Grown in Space for the First Time Ever
This cultivated meat is “slaughter-free.” For the first time ever, meat was created in space — but no animals were harmed in the making of this 3D bioprinted “space beef.” Aleph Farms, an Israeli food company, announced today (Oct. 7)…
Was Same-Sex Behavior Hardwired in Animals from the Beginning?
Evolutionary scientists have been thinking about same-sex sexual behavior all wrong. That’s the implication of a new study on same-sex behavior in animals. Instead of asking why animals engage in same-sex behavior (SSB), researchers should be asking, “Why not?” the…
Top-Heavy Triassic ‘Dragons’ Evolved Massive Heads and Steak-Knife Teeth to Become ‘Hypercarnivores’
The erythrosuchid species Garjainia madiba, illustrated here, was native to South Africa. Millions of years before the dinosaurs, tank-like predators that looked like Komodo dragons with absurdly huge heads roamed the planet. And it turned out that these reptiles, known…