Tasmanian Devils Return to Australian Wild After 3,000 years 3,000 years later, Tasmanian devils are back in the wild on Australia’s mainland after going extinct there. Tasmanian Devils have continued to live on the island of Tasmania right up to the modern day. “Theย Tasmanian devilย (Sarcophilus harrisii) is aย carnivorousย marsupialย of the familyย Dasyuridae. It was once native to mainland Australia and was only found in the wild on the islandย stateย ofย Tasmania. It has […] SnowBrains | October 9, 2020 2 Comments
Elk Attacks Man At Colorado Golf Course, Slices his Kidney in Half A bull elk nearly killed a man at a Colorado golf course over the weekend. Golfer Zak Bornhoft was driving a golf cart at a golf course in Evergreen, Colo. when he was suddenly charged by a large bull elk and impaled by one of its antlers.ย Related: Friday Fun: Moose Charges Cyclist to Protect Young | Cyclist Lays Down […] SnowBrains | October 8, 2020 2 Comments
Penguins Actually Come From Australia And New Zealand Penguins are found in many different geographical locations around the world, though it has been found they actually originate from Australia and New Zealand. A new study inย journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, debunked older research thinking they were from Antarctica. The conclusions were made from analyzing blood and tissue […] Brains Rouchelle Gilmore | August 28, 2020 0 Comments
Greenland’s Ice Sheet May Have Reached a Tipping Point That Sets It On an Irreversible Path Greenland’s ice sheet may have reached a tipping point that sets it on an irreversible path. Nearly 40 years of Greenland satellite data showed that its glaciers have shrunk so much that even if global warming stopped today, the ice sheet would continue to shrink. Related: Study Finds Climate Change Has Stopped 6,500 Years of Global Cooling According to the […] Brains Sebastian Opazo | August 21, 2020 2 Comments
The Atlantic Hides 10 Times More Plastic Than Previously Thought The Atlantic hides 10 times more plastic than previously thought!ย The huge amount of plastic that populates the Atlantic Ocean puts all the species that live on earth at risk. Related: Mercury Pollution In The Deepest Part of The Ocean Worse Than Expected According to a worrying new estimate, the Atlantic Ocean could contain about 200 million tons of plastic garbage, […] Brains Sebastian Opazo | August 21, 2020 0 Comments
A New Experiment Hints on How Hot Water Can Freeze Faster Than Cold A new experiment hints on how hot water can freeze faster than cold. This question has been debated for decades between philosophers and physicists who have investigated the existence of this phenomenon. A study of tiny glass beads may be the answer to our question. Rather than experiment on freezing water, which is surprisingly complicated to study, physicists Avinash Kumar […] Brains Sebastian Opazo | August 14, 2020 0 Comments
Sierra Club, Jeremy Jones, Speak Out on Racist Statements Made by John Muir, AKA The ‘Father of National Parks’ The Sierra Club has apologized for racist statements that its founder, naturalist John Muir, made over 100 years ago as the distinguished environmental group addresses its troubled history that, according to The Guardian, “perpetuated white supremacy.”ย Related: Squaw Valley, CA Considering Discussion With Native American Leaders About Removing Racial Slur From Name The Sierra Club’s executive director said Wednesday it […] SnowBrains | July 31, 2020 5 Comments
The Polar Bear Could Become Extinct by 2100 The polar bear population could become extinct by 2100 due to climate change, according to research published in the journal Nature. Polar bears are spread across 19 distinct sub-populations in Canada, Alaska, Siberia, Svalbard Island, and Greenland. Their dwindling bodyweight undermines their chances of surviving Arctic winters without food. With temperatures warming twice as fast in the Arctic as the […] Brains Sebastian Opazo | July 24, 2020 4 Comments
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