How to Survive a Lion Attack
If you’re managed to get yourself into a person vs lion situation, you probably don’t know what to do about it. Thankfully, the internet is here for you
Mars’ Tiny-Looking Moon Is Slowly Crash-Landing on the Planet
Mars’ moon Phobos may look small in the sky, but it won’t for long
Kids Will Eat Their Veggies If You Explain Why They Need To
Explaining to kids why veggies are good for them and making a show of just how tasty they can be are effective strategies for getting kids to eat greens
Virus Hunters Are Testing Bats, Camels, Goats And Cats to Find a Deadly Illness’ Origin
Bats have been pinpointed as the most likely culprits behind MERS, though camels are a close second
Obama Tackles Illegal Wildlife Trade
Obama’s plan will specifically address poaching of elephants and rhinos, though he has also reportedly begun conversations with China about curbing demand
Invasive Lionfish Are Such Effective Predators They’re Becoming Obese
Unfortunately, so far local human populations haven’t taken to eating the invasive, piggy lionfish out of existence
Killer Whales May Be Two Distinct Species
Researchers estimate that up to six or seven different species or sub-species of killer whales may live around the world
19 Veteran Firefighters Die in Arizona Blaze, the Worst Wildfire Disaster in 80 Years
A fire at Yarnell Hill, Arizona over the weekend killed 19 experienced firefighters
These Beautiful Maps Show Where All Known Birds, Mammals And Amphibians Live
The maps include data on birds, mammals and amphibians, but not reptiles or fish since not enough is known about those organisms’ distribution
How Do You Shield Astronauts and Satellites From Deadly Micrometeorites?
Supersonic space dust can do a lot of damage. How do astronauts protect against it?
27 Years Later, Radiation Still Hides Out in Chernobyl’s Trees (Fukushima’s Too)
Trapped in the trees, radiation from Chernobyl could be re-released with a forest fire
The World Is Heading for 11 Billion People This Century
How are we going to feed them all?
Smoke From More Than 800 Forest Fires in Indonesia Is Blanketing Southeast Asia
Most fires appear to be burning in palm oil plantations and land overseen by paper pulp companies, which are owned by Singaporean and Malaysian families
Cracking the Code of the Human Genome
700,000-Year-Old Horse Genome Is Oldest Ever Sequenced by a Factor of 10
The study authors say that the horse genome hints that it may be possible to sequence the genomes of organisms that lived up to 1 million years ago
A Fungus-Like Disease Threatens Europe’s Supply of Gin
This is the first time the disease, which was discovered in Argentina around five years ago, has turned up in Europe
It’s About to Get Dangerously Hot in the Southwest
The southwest US is about to face a strong, and long, heat wave
Mouse Cloned From Its Parent’s Blood
White blood cells flowing in its parents blood provided the genetic material needed to clone
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