WEIRD FACTS
A Bohemian waxwing eating mountain ash berries. Lisa Hupp, USFWS/Flickr Authors: Evan Fricke, Faculty Fellow in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Rice University Alejandro Ordóñez, Assistant Professor of Global Change Biology, Aarhus University Haldre Rogers, Associate Professor of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology, Iowa …
Reporters this week found packages with labels of many major US mail companies including Amazon, REI among others. Union Pacific train tracks in downtown LA littered with thousands of shredded boxes and packages stolen from cargo containers. Photograph: Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times/REX/Shutterstock – …
The woman who managed weapons on the film set where a gun carried by Alec Baldwin was accidentally discharged, killing Halyna Hutchins, has said boxes of dummy rounds contained live bullets. The Bonanza Creek Ranch (also know as “Daisy Town”) near Santa Fe, …
The medical community must find answers for those suffering from long Covid. They are running out of time and hope. Seen here with her husband Nick Güthe and the actor Jeff Goldblum, Heidi Ferrer was a screenwriter who worked on shows including Dawson’s …
See how researchers determined dogs can tell the difference between languages 01:47 By Ashley Strickland, CNN Updated 2022 Jan 08 – A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free …
Two new studies have demonstrated that animals can be detected through airborne DNA. FamVeldman/Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2022 Jan 06 – Animals are constantly shedding DNA into their environment, traces of which can then be detected in soil and water – and now, …
Christiane Amanpour interviews Timothy Snyder and Doris Kerns Goodwin – Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN Updated 2022 Jan 08 – A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. …
Dr. Carlos Ramírez conducts an examination on Juan Pérez, 50, in Oakland, California, on 2020 May 12. Jessica Christian/The San Francisco Chronicle/Getty Images – By Aria Bendix 2022 Jan 08 – Sore throat appears to be a common, early symptom of an Omicron …
The horned helmets were initially found by a peat farmer, according to the National Museum of Denmark, where the headgear is housed. – By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Updated 2022 Jan 09 – (CNN) From appearing in the Asterix comic book series, to …
The region’s air typically doesn’t suit strikes – so they have become an important climate crisis indicator. Thunderstorms need moisture, instability and lift. Disappearance of sea ice means more water is able to evaporate, adding moisture to the atmosphere. Photograph: Dimitar Kyosemarliev/Reuters – …
