2+ hour ago  (943+ words) In the heart of Kashmir, Gilsar and Khushalsar are twin interconnected lakes situated in the northern part of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. More specifically, they lie within the city’s old and historic quarters. Their boundaries extend across neighbourhoods from Zoonimar…...

47+ min ago  (315+ words) This article by Casey Luskin is republished from Science and Culture Today. It’s so simple it’s a no brainer (pun intended!): Bigger brains evolved to make us smarter, a trait that was gradually favored by natural selection over time. And…...

49+ min ago  (387+ words) An international search for researchers with a focus on nature-based solutions to improve business, the environment and the economy is underway. As governments and businesses around the world grapple with climate change and biodiversity loss, Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of…...

2+ hour, 22+ min ago  (724+ words) A bumblebee spends its day moving from flower to flower, gathering pollen and nectar that sustain its colony while helping pollinate countless flowering plants. Along with those valuable resources, however, the bee may also carry home tiny traces of toxic…...

2+ hour, 11+ min ago  (617+ words) Hair begins forming long before an animal is born. As a mammal develops inside the womb, tiny structures called hair follicles appear across the skin in patterns that are surprisingly organized. Some animals grow evenly spaced coats, while others develop…...

4+ hour, 11+ min ago  (570+ words) Credits: Energies Media Internal edition A hydroelectric dam in the Amazon created isolated green islands, causing animal populations to decline. Now, as global demand for renewable energy rises, an unprecedented growth in dam construction has been triggered. A recent study…...

14+ hour, 23+ min ago  (927+ words) A rare 450-million-year-old fossil with preserved soft tissue is revealing how some of Earth’s earliest reef animals lived and evolved. More than 450 million years ago, long before dinosaurs appeared or forests covered the continents, Earth’s shallow seas were already filled…...

4+ hour, 33+ min ago  (315+ words) Seeing a saber-toothed tiger on your TV screen is all very well and good, but what about sitting next to one on the couch? A new David Attenborough-fronted app, Museum Alive, aims to let you do exactly that, using AR…...

14+ hour, 24+ min ago  (555+ words) Ancient DNA indicates that humans’ ability and willingness to eat insects may have depended strongly on geography. Eating insects is normal in many parts of the world, but in much of Europe and North America, the idea still triggers disgust....

3+ hour, 7+ min ago  (972+ words) Fossils of Spriggina floundersi from South Australia. Because the fossils preserve mirror-image impressions of the animals, a leftward bend in the rock indicates the animal turned right in life. (CREDIT: Scott Evans / AMNH) Spriggina floundersi was only a few centimeters…...