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Box seat: scientists solve the mystery of why wombats have cube-shaped poo | Guardian
Unique physiology allows the Australian marsupial to produce square-shaped faeces that may aid communication How wombats produce their cube-shape poo has long been a biological puzzle but now an international study has provided the answer to this unusual natural phenomenon. … Continue reading
The Pandemic That Lasted 15 Million Years
Our DNA holds evidence of a huge, ancient pandemic, one that touched many different species, spanned the globe, and lasted for more than 15 million years. The paper we discuss throughout the episode: Diehl, W., Patel, N., Halm, K. and … Continue reading
15,000-Year-Old Bison Sculptures Perfectly Preserved in French Cave
View this post on Instagram A post shared by History Daily (@historydailypix) This is clear proof that humans have been creating art inspired by animals for thousands of years. Art has been around since the dawn of time; prehistoric cave … Continue reading
Where do atoms come from?
Note: The graph at 7 mins 44 seconds has the axes labels mixed up! The horizontal axis shows the number of neutrons, and the vertical one the number of protons, not the other way round. Sorry about that!! Addendum to … Continue reading
Why Are There 7 Days In a Week?
Why does everyone use a 7 day week, and where did it come from? Where do the names of the days come from? And who can we blame for Mondays? Here’s the true story of one of the oldest human … Continue reading
Why cats are crazy for catnip
By Sofia MoutinhoJan. 20, 2021 , 2:00 PM Minty chemical in catniplike plant activates their opioid systems—and acts as a mosquito repellent Cat owners flood the internet with videos of their kitties euphorically rolling and flipping out over catnip-filled … Continue reading
Electric eels work together to zap prey
The electric predators work in groups to herd and “zap” their prey in unison, scientists shocked to discover. More than 200 years after the electric eel inspired the design of the first battery, it has been discovered that they … Continue reading
Australian lungfish has largest genome of any animal sequenced so far | New Scientist
By Donna Lu The Australian lungfish’s genome is around 14 times larger than the human one, and its DNA confirms it is closely related to land-based animals with a backbone The Australian lungfish has the largest genome of any animal … Continue reading
Oldest Cave Art Found in Sulawesi
A team of Griffith University archaeologists has shared in the discovery of what may be the world’s oldest known cave painting, dating back to at least 45,500 years ago. Uncovered in South Sulawesi during field research conducted with Indonesia’s leading … Continue reading
Did our early ancestors boil their food in hot springs?
HUMAN ANCESTORS Scientists have found evidence of hot springs near sites where ancient hominids settled, long before the control of fire. The proximity of the hot springs indicates to the researchers that early humans could have used them for cooking. … Continue reading
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