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Alexis Martinez was a Spanish animal trainer who worked with orcas at Loro Parque’s Orca Ocean in the Canary Islands. He was killed during a Christmas show rehearsal on December 24, 2009, two months before the death of Dawn Brancheau, perhaps the most famous victim of an orca attack in SeaWorld. Although the park initially […]
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Genes are like a lottery. You put in half from your mom, half from your dad, mix them together and see what you get. Of course, genetics are a bit more nuanced than that, but in any reproductive situation, there are any number of gene combinations that could be expressed in offspring. Some combinations are […]
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Stargazers around the globe are set to witness a spectacular celestial event this summer. The binary star system T Corona Borealis is expected to undergo a nova explosion, a rare occurrence that hasn’t been seen since 1946. Here’s what you need to know about this extraordinary event. What is a Nova Explosion? A nova explosion […]
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When it comes to Earth’s history, certain events stand out for their more profound impact on the development of life. One of these events occurred over a billion years ago; the merging of a marine bacteria with an algae host, eventually giving rise to plant life. Remarkably, scientists have now observed a similar event, one […]
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In November 1985, a natural disaster struck the small town of Armero, Colombia. The eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano triggered a massive mudflow, claiming the lives of over 25,000 people. Among the victims, the tragic story of Omayra Sánchez stands out as a symbol of the horror the catastrophe brought. This is the […]
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A mystery surrounding disappearances in U.S. national parks has taken a chilling turn as an old legend has returned: the existence of feral cannibals. This theory, fueled by popular media and platforms like TikTok, suggests that wild people are responsible for a number of unexplained vanishings. Despite lacking concrete evidence, the fear persists, especially in […]
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A study from the University of Michigan has linked air pollution to an increased risk of dementia, suggesting that nearly 188,000 new cases of dementia annually may be from exposure to polluted air.1 This finding adds to a growing body of evidence that environmental factors, particularly pollution, play a significant role in cognitive decline. The […]
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As cities grow and humans continue to develop more of the world’s natural spaces, it is becoming increasingly difficult for humans and wild animals to coincide safely. This is especially evident along highways, with an estimated 2 million collisions between cars and large animals occur every year. (1) In the state of Colorado, where wildlife […]
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You’ll often find apiculturists placing rectangular bordered frames to guide their bees in building hives. Well, there’s a species of bees that would do perfectly fine without those frames. Normally, some bee species form open colonies in temperate climates where their hives hang off trees, walls, and other surfaces. One such species is the Australian […]
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Without a doubt, the plastic pollution crisis is one of the most significant environmental disasters of the modern era. Waves of plastic rubbish are splashing onto the shores of coastal communities, dead whales are washing up onto beaches with stomachs full of plastic, and even deep sea fish can’t escape ocean trash. Different types of […]
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Minors in Alberta, Canada, accidentally uncovered a fossilized dinosaur that was 110 million years old. This dinosaur was so well-preserved that instead of calling it a fossil, paleontologists are referring to it as a “dinosaur mummy”. Researchers spent over seven thousand hours of painstaking work to uncover the remarkable find. Finally, the public got to […]
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Einstein once said, “Now Besso has departed from this strange world a little ahead of me. That means nothing. People like us…know that the distinction between past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.” This statement reflects a perspective that has gained traction with new evidence suggesting that death, as we understand it, […]
