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While it’s well known that the ancient Greeks were responsible for inventing one of the first computational devices, the Antikythera mechanism, the Internet is abuzz with claims that one statue dating back to 100 BC depicts an individual holding a modern-style laptop. The grave marker is intricate and features a woman opening what could be a shallow chest, according to …

European Honeybees under threat from virus spread by humans, new research has found. The study found that the European honeybee Apis mellifera is overwhelmingly the source of cases of the Deformed Wing Virus infecting hives worldwide. Although separately they are not major threats to bee populations, when the Varroa mite carries the disease, the combination is deadly, and has wiped …

An ancient “wildebeest” shared a bizarre feature with herd dinosaurs that lived tens of millions of years before it, say scientists. Researchers say both were equipped with a nasal “trumpet”. And it may sound a bit unusual – but it was pretty nifty. It may have allowed them to communicate with other wildebeest over long distances. In the case of …

Researchers have mapped the genome of bedbugs in New York City, then traced fragments of the nefarious pests’ DNA through the subway system. The new work, led by researchers at the American Museum of Natural History and Weill Cornell Medicine, and published today in Nature Communications, could help combat pesticide resistance in the unwelcome parasite. The data also provide a …

His name is El Jefe and he walks alone. For the first time, researchers were able to capture on video the only remaining wild jaguar in the United States. El Jefe, the animal lives in Arizona’s Santa Rita Mountains. For the very first time, the Center for Biological Diversity and Conservation CATalyst have released video of the adult male.

Dogs, drones and DNA testing are emerging as new tools to detect invasive species and keep them from becoming entrenched in B.C. The new tactics were described by experts Tuesday at a conference of the Invasive Species Council of B.C. in Richmond. Cindy Sawchuk, a dog handler with Alberta Environment and Parks, told about 150 people at an Invasive Species …

Ship noise interferes with killer whales or ocras ability to locate their prey and it eventually has an impact on their survival Ship noise poses huge threat to endangered killer whales. According to a new research published in Peer Journal, ship noise disrupts the ability of killer whales to locate their prey, which eventually has an impact on their survival.

It seems like attacks on humans from large carnivores such as bears, cougars and coyotes are on the rise. That’s according to a new University of Calgary study citing risky behaviour on the part of the human while out in the wild. Large carnivores involved in 700 attacks on humans since 1950s.

If you brushed your teeth this morning, chances are you used water to rinse. You may have also cooked a meal or quenched your thirst with water. World Wetlands Day helps us recognize and more fully understand that wetlands are making our lives better by working for us throughout the seasons. By recognizing World Wetlands Day we can learn more …

A unique ancient funerary boat has been unearthed near the Abusir pyramids, Egypt’s Antiquities Minister said in a statement. Work commenced in 2009 on a large mastaba termed AS 54, followed by several seasons of excavations. Its exceptional size (52.60 x 23.80 m), orientation, architectural details, as well as the name of king Huni (Third Dynasty,) discovered on one of …

A color-coded map from NASA’s New Horizons mission shows where Pluto’s frozen water is concentrated, just in case we need to fill up our tanks on the way to Alpha Centauri or Planet Nine. Such ice is said to form Pluto’s crust or “bedrock” and is considered more stable than the ices above it—which shift and change with the seasons. …