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For the First Time in Any Legal System, a Country Has Recognized the Legal Rights of Insects to Live, Thrive, and Sue in Court
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (836+ words) The first insect species in global legal history now has the right to exist, thrive, and fight back in court. Municipalities in Satipo and Nauta, Peru, have approved ordinances that recognize native stingless bees as legal subjects with rights to…...
Long-Lost Species Thought Extinct for Over 6,000 Years Surfaces in the Remote Rainforests of New Guinea
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (335+ words) Two species long thought extinct have been rediscovered in the rainforests of New Guinea, offering new hope for the conservation of endangered species. Professor Tim Flannery, a renowned mammalogist and lead author of the studies, published in the Records of…...
Drone Images Capture Three Massive “Whales” Emerging From Thailand’s Dense Forest
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (311+ words) A striking rock formation in Thailand is offering new clues about Earth's geological past while captivating scientists and travelers alike. Towering above Thailand's dense forest canopy, a colossal rock formation known as Hin Sam Wan, or "Three Whale Rock," appears…...
NASA Just Mapped Earth’s Seafloor From Space, and Made a Discovery Scientists Didn’t See Coming
1+ week, 2+ day ago (436+ words) NASA just revealed a striking new map of the ocean floor, exposing hidden features beneath the waves that scientists are only beginning to understand. A new global seafloor map generated using data from NASA's SWOT satellite marks a major leap…...
Hidden For Millions Of Years, These Tiny Fossil Eggs Could Rewrite The Origin Story Of Birds
1+ week, 2+ day ago (470+ words) Tiny fossil eggs discovered in South Korea provide the first direct evidence of Cretaceous bird reproduction in the region, reshaping the story of avian evolution. A cluster of microscopic fossil eggs unearthed in South Korea is reshaping what scientists know…...
Scientists Unearth Exceptionally Well-preserved Archaeopteryx fossil, Solving the Biggest Mystery of Dinosaur Flight
1+ week, 6+ day ago (386+ words) Scientists Unearth Exceptionally Well-preserved Archaeopteryx fossil, Solving the Biggest Mystery of Dinosaur Flight'Indian Defence Review A new discovery of a nearly intact Archaeopteryx fossil is providing fresh evidence that may finally settle the long-standing debate over how flight evolved in…...
After 150 Years, Rare Species Once Thought Extinct Makes a Stunning Return to Australia’s Wilds
1+ week, 6+ day ago (233+ words) After being thought extinct for over 150 years, a rare species has made an unexpected return to Australia's wilds, thanks to innovative conservation efforts. The Shark Bay bandicoot, also known as the western barred bandicoot, once roamed freely across Australia's arid…...
The Real "Last of Us" Is Happening in the Amazon, and a Spider Is Playing the Fungus
1+ week, 6+ day ago (434+ words) On a rainy night in Ecuador, a herpetologist reached out to prod a clump of parasitic fungus, the kind that kills its host and takes control of its body. What he touched moved. What he had found was something science…...
Scientists Just Discovered Something Completely Unexpected About the World's Weirdest Mammal
2+ week, 2+ day ago (265+ words) A surprising new discovery about the platypus is challenging everything we thought we knew about this already bizarre mammal, leaving scientists baffled and eager for more answers. Jessica Leigh Dobson, a researcher at Ghent University, and her team used high-resolution…...
Cold, Rain, and Climate Change: Why Baby Birds Are Losing the Fight to Survive
2+ week, 3+ day ago (347+ words) Sixty years of data from more than 80,000 wild great tits in the UK reveal a troubling pattern: cold snaps and heavy rain can stunt nestling growth and slash their odds of surviving to adulthood. The culprit, researchers say, is a…...