First murderous hornets, then giant lizards and now Americans are being terrorized toxic ‘monster’ toads. Cane toads are surfacing in Southern Florida after heavy rainfall brought them out of their burrows and providing them with optimal breeding grounds These amphibians are covered in warts, grow up to six inches and have large glands on the … Read more
Plagued by spots! Giant magnetic patches on the surface of extremely hot and small stars can trigger giant flares, study shows Experts used Chile’s ‘Very Large Telescope’ to study distant small and hot stars They found that these stars appeared to change in brightness periodically This is caused by bright spots on their surface coming … Read more
Elusive ‘dumbo’ octopus is filmed in Java Trench 23,000 feet below the ocean surface, breaking the previous record for deepest octopus sighting ever A team of researchers in Java observed a rare ‘dumbo’ octopus The sighting took place at 23,000 feet, the deepest recorded octopus encounter The previous record was set in 1950 near Barbados … Read more
A special issue of Nature has published a series of studies looking at how monitoring Antarctica from space is providing crucial insights into its response to a warming climate. Here are their key findings: Three trillion tonnes of ice has been lost from Antarctica since 1992 The Antarctic Ice Sheet lost around three trillion tonnes … Read more
Their tumultuous engagement ended a decade ago, but it seems Michael Clarke still can’t stop talking about Lara Bingle. The 39-year-old retired cricketer discussed Lara’s infamous ‘diamond ring in the toilet incident’ on his Big Sports Breakfast radio show last week, and on Monday couldn’t help but return to the topic of his ex-fiancée. During the … Read more
Rocking all over the Moon: Scientists create the first geological map of the lunar surface showing exactly what our nearest neighbour is made of to help NASA plan future missions The lunar map used data from Apollo missions and recent satellite observations It shows a mixture of elevation and rock type information for the entire … Read more
Blue whales swim to the surface to feed on krill as it helps them to conserve energy, according to a new study that involved amazing drone footage of the mammals. Experts from Oregon State University found that feeding on the ocean’s surface plays an important role in the hunt for food among New Zealand blue … Read more
Most visitors to the United Arab Emirates go to enjoy the glitzy hotels, round-the-year sun and glamorous nightlife. But only yards away from the holidaymakers, there is a major campaign in progress to try and protect one of the planet’s most endangered marine species. At the Burj Al Arab Jumeirah hotel, with its iconic sail-shaped … Read more
Coronavirus can survive on a surface for 17 days, says the CDC after traces were found in cabins on infected cruise ship Diamond Princess more than two weeks after passengers left Researchers have made the startling discovering that a form of the coronavirus can linger around for more than two weeks. New traces of the … Read more
Scientists untangle the mystery of how ice formed on Mercury in spite of surface temperatures as hot as 750 degrees Fahrenheit Researchers at Georgia Tech investigate how ice forms on Mercury Most of the ice on the planet’s poles is believed to have come from asteroids However, some of that ice likely formed when compounds … Read more