Seagulls in Turkey Learned to Meow to Get Food From Cat Feeding Machines
In Turkish cities, feeding machines for stray cats have been part of everyday life for years, with locals regularly using them to help animals living on the streets. In recent…
40,000 Year Old Symbols Reveal Early Cognitive Complexity in Europe
A small object known as the Adorant figurine, discovered in 1979 in a cave in Germany, is drawing renewed scientific attention. The artifact, about 40,000 years old, contains sequences of…
Star in Andromeda Vanished Without an Explosion. Scientists Witness Quiet Black Hole Formation
New observations from the Andromeda Galaxy provide the strongest evidence yet that a black hole can form without a supernova explosion The birth of a black hole is usually linked…
Artificial intelligence helps identify which dinosaur left fossilized footprints
Fossilized footprints are among the most common traces left by dinosaurs. Sometimes scientists discover a single isolated print, sometimes vast surfaces covered in chaotic trackways resembling a dance floor. Identifying…
The Great Pyramid of Giza hides a geometry you cannot see from the ground
For centuries, the Great Pyramid of Giza has been described as a perfect four sided structure. From ground level, this description seems accurate. Aerial views reveal a different reality. Each…
Full Fat Cheese and Cream Linked to Lower Dementia Risk, Swedish Scientists Say
A large long term study challenges long held views on full fat dairy and brain health Full fat cheese is no longer the villain. A major Swedish study links regular…
The Human Brain Undergoes Five Major Transformations Throughout Life
The human brain reshapes itself five times over the course of a lifetime, according to new research published in Nature Communications. Key turning points occur at approximately ages 9, 32,…
Cats in Europe since the Roman Empire, new genomic study reshapes the timeline
Researchers analysed the origins of domestic cats and found that domestication happened later than previously believed. A new genomic study shifts the timeline. Early arrival in Europe Domestic cats entered…
How Wild Crows in Sweden Are Helping Clean Up Thousands of Cigarette Butts
Near Stockholm, in the Swedish city of Södertälje, an unusual environmental project is attracting global attention. A local startup, Corvid Cleaning, has developed a system in which wild crows are…
Female Hairy-Eared Lemur from Zagreb Included in a Conservation Program to Prevent the Species’ Extinction
Young lemurs settle into their new home near São PauloA new breeding program for the critically endangered hairy-eared lemur (CR on the IUCN Red List) has begun in Latin America,…