2+ hour, 28+ min ago  (542+ words) The very idea is dizzying: what would happen to our planet if every ocean creature vanished overnight? To answer this vertigo-inducing question, researchers at Norway’s NORCE and Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research decided to carry out a thought experiment—one…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (342+ words) Satellite data since the mid 1980s shows that the stratosphere has cooled by about 2°C (3.6°F), a drop that calculations prove is ten times greater than anything natural solar cycles could cause. Yet for years, the precise molecular mechanics behind why…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (282+ words) Dromaeosaurids, the so-called “raptors,” are among the best-known dinosaurs from the Cretaceous period. Even though it is now accepted that they were covered in feathers, these famously fast and agile dinos were not actually able to fly. Their plumage, instead,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (264+ words) The dolphin populations along the English coastline have been disappearing at an alarming rate for several decades. Contrary to what many might hope, these aren’t dolphins simply seeking warmer waters elsewhere. The brutal reality is that this is not migration…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (405+ words) In the heart of South Africa’s wildlife sanctuaries, sometimes the connection between people and wild predators goes far beyond what anyone might imagine. This extraordinary story casts a warm light on the unique relationship one volunteer developed with threatened felines,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (393+ words) Sharks have built their fearsome reputation on rows of razor-sharp teeth, constantly being replaced throughout their lives. This endless renewal is essential: without fresh, sharp teeth, no hope of catching nimble prey. Yet, this iconic survival tactic might not be…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (267+ words) “We were all a bit shocked and amazed,” the diver described. “My fingers were trembling, for sure: it was a big animal and we absolutely did not expect that.” According to the Healthy Seas Foundation, these images might be the…...

4+ week, 5+ hour ago  (476+ words) For years in Queen Elizabeth National Park, western Uganda, a gravely mutilated lion has managed to defy every prediction. Living with only three legs and a single eye, left almost entirely to his own devices, Jacob the lion somehow found…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (421+ words) The Futura Team represents the pulse of Futura’s editorial department, bringing together a collective expertise dedicated to the dissemination of scientific knowledge. Rather than the work of a single author, every article published under this signature is the result of…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (605+ words) Researchers asked men and women of similar height, wearing similar clothing, to approach birds in several European cities. The result was unexpected: men were able to get about one meter closer before the birds flew away. “I fully believe our…...