Japanese Fleet Kills Hundreds of Pregnant Whales in Apparent Violation of UN Ban
Minke sushi. Photo: Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP/Getty Images Four Japanese ships returned from a 115-day Antarctic expedition this week on which they killed 333 minke whales, including 230 pregnant females, all under the auspices of scientific research. But according to National Geographic, the whaling expedition violated a 2014 ruling from UN International Court of Justice challenging the scientific legitimacy of such hunts and halting all Japane..>> view originalAncient viruses in our genes can make us sick
Saturn's rings, moons may be younger than the dinosaurs
20 photos: Saturn and its moonsSaturn's moons Tethys, Enceladus and Mimas were captured in this image taken by the Cassini spacecraft on December 3, 2015. Tethys (660 miles or 1,062 kilometers across) appears above the rings, while Enceladus (313 miles or 504 kilometers across) sits just below center. Mimas (246 miles or 396 kilometers across) hangs below and to the left of Enceladus.The Cassini mission has been exploring Saturn and its moons since 2004. The mission is scheduled to end in Septem..>> view originalAncient Yellowstone eruptions were fewer, yet much bigger
Yellowstone has been host to some epic eruptions in its past, but researchers believe that those don’t hold a candle to prehistoric “super-eruptions” they discovered in a new study. These eruptions took place in Idaho about 8 to 12 million years ago, and they happen to be much more fantastic than what was once theorized, even more so than already-documented major eruptions in Yellowstone’s history. Researchers used several methods to track the “fingerprints” of individual eruption deposits an..>> view originalIcy spots on our moon: Evidence that its axis has tilted
The moon's poles have shifted over the eons, likely as a result of geological activity beneath the lunar crust, a new study suggests.This finding — which is based on an analysis of the distribution of water ice near the lunar north and south poles — sheds light on the structure and evolution of the moon, and also provides clues about where Earth's water came from, researchers said."The ice at the poles of the moon records the interior evolution of the moon, which seems crazy — that is the last ..>> view originalHey, I know you! How Antarctic skuas recognize humans
A surprising new study by South Korean researchers finds that Antarctic seabirds might recognize individual humans after they’ve met them a few times.It is not unusual for intelligent bird species with frequent human interactions to recognize people. That crow in the park, for example, could recognize you (and not just your sandwich) from your daily lunch break.But brown skuas, Antarctic seabirds known to scientists as Stercorarius antarcticus, hardly ever interact with humans, yet they were ab..>> view originalArchaeologist: Shakespeare's skull missing from grave
Archaeologist: Shakespeare's skull missing from grave Evann Gastaldo, Newser , WFAA 12:37 PM. CDT March 26, 2016 It looks like Shakespeare's skull really is missing from his grave. That's what an archaeologist has concluded after researchers were allowed to use ground-penetrating radar to scan the Bard's final resting place, Reuters reports."We have Shakespeare's burial with an odd disturbance at the head end and we have a story that suggests that at some point in history someone's com..>> view original
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