The successful blockbuster Interstellar came out about 1 hour and 20 minutes ago. At least, that’s when it came out on Miller’s Planet, the aquatic planet explored in the film. But here on Earth, it was released just over eight years ago on November 5, 2014. And while many people enjoy the beautiful cinematography, emotional...
NASA has just made a rather exciting, but nerve-wracking discovery. An asteroid is hurtling toward the earth’s atmosphere. No reason to panic though as it will only skim the surface of the atmosphere at roughly 2500 miles from the earth’s surface. On an astronomical scale, this is a very close have. Still, interestingly, 2023 BU...
This past November, a chimpanzee was reunited with her newborn after two days apart. Resident of the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas, Mahale gave birth through an emergency C-section when the labor stopped progressing naturally. The baby, named Kucheza, couldn’t breathe very well on his own, so the medical team kept him in the...
Moon has been tracked by researchers for over a decade. Every September, the humpback whale swims from British Columbia, Canada, to Maui, Hawaii, to breed and feed on krill. In 2020, the researchers, based in the Fin Island research station in Gitga’at First Nations territory, celebrated when she appeared with a calf, showing her young...
A new study has observed a fascinating behavior in bumblebees: They play, possibly just for fun. This may be the first documented proof of insects playing. And if bumblebees enjoy recreational activities — in this case, rolling wooden balls — what else are they capable of? This study may indicate that insects have a deeper...
One solar community was designed to weather hurricanes. So when Hurricane Ian came on September 28, 2022, the locals were ready. The Category 4 storm, near Category 5, devastated Florida and the Gulf Coast, South Carolina, and Cuba, and became documented as the deadliest storm since 1935. However, Babcock Ranch in Southwest Florida, just north...
In this world we live in, perception is everything. A mountain can seem like a minuscule shape along the horizon with pointed tips if you’re looking at it from a distance. But, the close you get, the bigger it becomes. A picture was taken of an ant’s face which won a competition run by Nikon....
Scientists tell us that explosions happen often in outer space. Usually, however, these are either too far away or not big enough for us to notice from our planet. Recently, however, NASA picked up vibrations from the most powerful explosion we have ever seen in our solar system. They are reporting this cosmic blast as...
Russia has always held their circus tradition highly in regard. Dating far back in their culture’s history, the traveling circuses remain one of the most popular excursions for Russian families across the country. They come to watch acrobats, and jugglers, clowns, and dangerous and exotic animals perform tricks. A video of a circus bear turned...
Twenty-two years ago, the Spix’s blue macaws disappeared from nature. They were extinct, aside from those in captivity. Conservationists and scientists endeavored to save these rare, mythical-looking parrots and seemingly succeeded. This summer, eight blue macaws were released into a protected natural reserve in Brazil, back into their natural habitat. “They’re doing absolutely wonderful,” said...
In what looks to be a scene straight out of ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’, people in the Japanese city of Yamaguchi are falling prey to monkey bites. There are reports of as many as 42 people falling victim to Japanese macaque monkeys’ clawing. Now, while monkeys are pretty common in this city-...
During the winter months, most of us long for warmer temperatures. Sunshine, vacation, and the beach – it’s all we can think about during the cold, dreary days of winter. Summers, however, are becoming less and less fun as temperatures creep higher and higher. Nowhere is this seen more clearly than in Europe. The European...
