Nature

No matter how you view them, the fact is that diamonds are merely rocks that are billions of years old that have been subject to crushing pressures and hot temperatures. Another version of this activity is how our Earth is compressing its oceans into salty diamonds. In any event, we …

Why is it that philosophers and scientists go through all kinds of excuses and hesitations when it comes to admitting the animals have a consciousness? There are many reasons for this, some of them are much better than others. There is no doubt that this issue involves many sentiments and …

If everything can be worked out, three researchers from Harvard are hoping to start testing their idea of reducing the level of sunshine that the Earth receives. This will hopefully cool off the planet when it starts to heat up as a result of climate change. They are hoping to …

Cosmology is the study that handles all the really big questions about the universe, many of them are questions that have been perplexing philosophers for years. Questions like when it all began? And whether or not the universe has always expanded like it is doing now? Those questions have actually …

All through history, we humans have had an amazing desire to mess with chemistry of our brains. We spend lots of our time drinking the waste of sucrose-eating bacteria, smoking leaves from garden-variety weeds, and eating mushrooms because they have chemicals to provide experiences that are bizarre enough to call …

7 Animals that are Now Evolving – Most of the time we know that evolution is a slow process. It can take up to millions of years before these subtle changes will actually take place in every living thing become dramatic enough for us to see. However, some species are …

As it turns out, many of the assumptions we have made about certain animals are not true at all. Yet many of us keep repeating these faulty stories from myths and incorrect studies that have since been debunked. Let us examine 7 erroneously believed animal “facts” that really aren’t factual …

The lifeless body of what local authorities believe was a poacher that had gotten mauled by a pride of lions in the country of South Africa recently. Local reporting has established that the majority of the male body has been eaten. Thus, the body was very difficult to identify. But …

This is brand study in the field of science that has been recently posted which describes a phenomenon that is referred to as the solar “grand minimum.” It is sometimes called the “prolonged sunspot minimum” as well, and it is a timespan that occurs whenever the magnetic pull of the Sun’s …

This is great news. It appears that all the efforts to repair that hole discovered in the Earth’s ozone layer located over the Antarctica is working. This is what was discovered in a brand new study that looks directly at the chemicals that have been destroying the ozone layer. The …

Even though we have heard that dogs are man’s best friend, they were not actually meant to be with man. Their ancestors are predators that live in the wild. In fact, they are pack animals by natural. Dogs are extremely intelligent; they are great at hunting and are perfect for …

We all know that seabirds are full of poop and they are not at all shy about sharing it either. But not everyone is put off by all their pooping. Brand new research is indicating that it is actually a good thing. Most of us probably don’t know that bird …

Yes, you read it right – this is not a misworded headline. As it turns out, Megyn Kelly is not the only one concerned about the plastic surgery background of others. It seems that these 12 camels might also become guests on her show. We are talking about camels who …

Do you know who the most influential scientists of all time are? Think about the biggest contributions through the ages and see how many you can guess. After you have done that, then check out the video below and find out how many you listed. Of course, such a list …

Where are wild pigs making palm oil farms more destructive than they already are? In Malaysia, whenever look deep enough in the rainforest, there once was an old mystery that needed solving. Even since the late 1980s, scientists who had been working deep inside the Pasoh Research Forest, which is a …

Everyone knows about the big majestic hippopotamus. They are herbivorous mammals that are freaking huge – weighing anywhere from one-and-a-half to four tons, and they grow as long as 14 ft long. The ancient Greeks often referred to them as the “river horses” as they are known to devote as much …

Who would ever think about a poison frog’s homing abilities? Well, scientists have and they were quite puzzled by these abilities. When scientist placed these little amphibians deep into the jungle, they quickly begin devising a rescue plan. These poison frogs were totally disoriented, they were at least half a mile away …

What great news to that a Tasmanian tiger genome could lead toward de-extinction. It seems that a baby Tasmanian tiger which was obtained some 108 years ago is providing adequate high-quality genetic substance for scientists to sequence the its total genome. No doubt that this is most likely the very best genetic …