Wild cockatoos in Sydney, Australia, have mastered the method of drinking from twist-handle fountains by turning the handle with their feet and using their weight to hold it open. They even queue up to quench their thirst while waiting at…
Mount Etna has erupted, sending up a massive plume of ash that towers over Catania, Sicily. (Photo credit: Giuseppe Distefano/AFP via Getty Images) Mount Etna erupted Monday (June 2), sending a torrent of molten material down the volcano's slope and…
Environmental microbiology student Corinne Hazel discovered the fungus, which grows on a Mexican variety of morning glory known as Sky Blue. (Photo credit: WVU Photo/Brian Persinger) A university student has discovered an elusive fungus that produces chemical compounds with effects…
A Ryanair pilot was forced to make an emergency landing when the plane encountered intense turbulence from a weather phenomenon known as a 'supercell', injuring several people including a child on a flight from Berlin to Milan. Nine people, including…
Using modern technology, scientists have “digitally unpacked” 2,000-year-old animal mummies from Ancient Egypt and discovered the causes of their death. Swansea University Micro-CT scan of a mummified Egyptian cobra dating back to 2000
(Image courtesy of Vadim Sadovsky via Shutterstock) The Big Bang is commonly thought of as the explosive beginning of the universe—the single moment when space, time, and matter came into being. But what if that wasn’t a beginning at all?…