What Makes Sheep's Rectangular Pupils Unique To look into the eyes of a sheep is to enter a visual world completely different from our own. Unlike humans, whose round pupils control light entry evenly, sheep sport horizontal pupils, stretched into a perfect rectangle. This singular form, rare in the animal kingdom, is not only aesthetic: … Read more
The possible presence in a pool of a striped knit, a venomous snake endemic to New Caledonia, forces the town hall to prohibit swimming. Swimming prohibited in Saint-Joseph On January 2, swimming in the Manapany basin in Saint-Joseph, Reunion Island, was prohibited after a sea snake endemic to New Caledonia was observed there. The “striped … Read more
Archaeological discoveries often make it possible to revise historical certainties. A team of researchers affiliated with Zhengzhou University in China recently demonstrated that the distillation of alcohol was mastered as early as the Western Han dynasty, more than 2,000 years ago, well before the first written accounts dating from the Yuan dynasty. By recreating a … Read more
In 2023, SpaceX narrowly missed its goal of passing the symbolic milestone of 100 rocket launches by totaling 96 launches. For 2024, the aerospace company founded by Elon Musk planned to launch 148 rockets. The year ended with 134 Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches. Despite the failure to reach 148 launches, the increase nonetheless … Read more
What is a comet? Comets are small icy bodies that move in the system solar. They consist mainly of ice, dust and gas, which mix to form a sort of “dirty snowball”. When these objects approach the Sun, the heat causes the sublimation of the ice, that is to say that the ice goes directly … Read more
Conservation efforts for endangered animal species sometimes involve breeding them in captivity so that they can be released into their natural habitat. Recently, Siberian tigers found orphaned grew up in semi-captivity before being successfully released across the Russian-Chinese border. This time, they are tiny snails that have bred safely in zoos in order to reach … Read more
Florida manatees, an endangered species, are believed to have appeared in the state in the late 1800s and early 1900s, according to a recent study. Manatees came to Florida centuries later A historical study written by USF anthropology professor Thomas Pluckhahn and GWU archeology professor David Thulman shows that Florida manatees have not been present … Read more
If you were planning to go to the United States or are there at the moment, you will need to bring very warm clothing and be prepared for extreme temperatures depending on where you plan to go in the country. Indeed, the National Weather Service (NWS), the American meteorological agency, announced that a polar vortex … Read more
More and more, the future is painted green. In many areas, we seek to consume in an environmentally friendly manner and this requires a change in habits in people's daily lives. Recently, this has been seen in northern Europe. In Norway, Reuters reports that the automotive market has seen almost all of the cars sold … Read more
Kamaka Island landowner says entire ecosystem can thrive again with birds returning. A migratory and pelagic bird The storm petrel, or storm petrel, is the smallest seabird in Europe, according to the National Inventory of Natural Heritage. It measures between 15 and 16 cm for an average weight of 26 grams and as specified by … Read more
