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93-Year-Old Butterfly Is The First US Insect To Go Extinct Because Of Humans

July 27, 2021April 17, 2022 Maya

Last seen around 80 years ago, the Xerces blue butterfly has been presumed extinct ever since. Its extinction has been considered the first in an American insect species to have been directly caused by humans. But questions have always persisted as to whether it was ever actually its own species to begin with and whether it did in fact go... Read More

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Nicolas Cage explains why he left Hollywood: ‘I don’t know if I’d want to go back’

July 27, 2021April 17, 2022 Maya

Nicolas Cage instinctively knew how to play Rob, the melancholic truffle forager at the center of “Pig.” The indie film explores Rob’s connection to his pet pig and his tortured relationship with his past celebrity as a renowned chef. Cage, one of the top action stars of the late 1990s and early aughts, related to Rob’s complicated feelings about fame... Read More

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Man Rescued After Week-Long Ordeal With Grizzly Bear In Alaskan Wilderness

July 26, 2021April 17, 2022 Maya

Alone in the depths of Alaska, running on no sleep and low on ammo, a man spent a sleepless week warding off repeat visits from a grizzly bear. Luckily, the lone camper was eventually rescued – but for several sleepless days, it’s safe to say he was wondering whether his experience was going to have a happy ending. The unnamed... Read More

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A Man Once Spent 72 Hours Trapped With Deadly Snakes To Prove They’re Friendly

July 26, 2021April 17, 2022 Maya

A fear of snakes, or Ophidiophobia, is the second most common phobia in the world. In some cases, this fear is anything but irrational – some snakes are able to deliver venom so potent, it can kill an adult human within 45 minutes. Whether it be an evolutionary protective measure, or just that some of us are freaked out by... Read More

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Guts Reveal The Last Meal Of Incredibly Preserved Bog Body From 2,400 Years Ago

July 26, 2021April 17, 2022 Maya

Some 2,400 years ago, a very unfortunate guy was killed, perhaps as a human sacrifice, and dumped in a Danish bog. Fortunately for us, this unusual death meant his body was naturally mummified and remained in remarkable condition, providing clear insights into his appearance and lifestyle. In a new study, reported in the journal Antiquity, researchers even managed to piece... Read More

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The Interior Of Mars Has Finally Been Revealed Thanks To Hundreds Of Quakes

July 26, 2021April 17, 2022 Maya

NASA’s InSight has spent several years on Mars with an (almost literal) ear on the ground. Its sophisticated seismometer has been recording Marsquakes, which have been used by scientists to get the first direct measurement of the interior of a planet that is not Earth. The work is reported in three different papers in Science (here, here, and here) that... Read More

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NASA’s Perseverance Has Started Its Search For Ancient Martian Life

July 25, 2021April 17, 2022 Maya

NASA’s latest Martian rover Perseverance has begun its search for life in full. The rover has been probing rocks and dust to find evidence of ancient microbial life. It is also getting ready to collect its first rock sample that an upcoming mission will then deliver back to Earth. The sampling will be a prolonged process taking about 11 days... Read More

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Giant Pandas No Longer Classified As Endangered, China Announces

July 25, 2021April 17, 2022 Maya

The conservation community is enjoying some good news as it’s been announced that giant pandas are no longer endangered in the wild in China. The announcement was made by Cui Shuhong, head of the environment ministry’s department of nature and ecology conservation, who credited the change in classification to China’s dedication to preserving biodiversity in habitats and, in turn, improving... Read More

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Researchers Analyze How We Appreciate Natural Landscapes

July 25, 2021April 17, 2022 Maya

How does our brain determine that a landscape is beautiful? Scientists have now got a better idea. Researchers have used neuroimaging to track how and where the idea that a landscape is beautiful forms in the brain, and how it goes from the visual signals to activate the reward system. As reported in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, the... Read More

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What Is The Most Basic Form Of Human Consciousness? These Researchers Are Trying To Find Out

July 25, 2021April 17, 2022 Maya

As a wise teacher once said: “Do not try and bend the spoon. That’s impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth… there is no spoon. Then you’ll see that it is not the spoon that bends, it is only yourself.” Ok, it may have been a throwaway line in a movie (even if it was a particularly cool throwaway... Read More