A bull elephant seal on a California beach shocked researchers in 2022 with an uncharacteristic good deed, a recent study reported. The seal pushed a pup being swept out to sea back to shore at Point Reyes National Seashore, a Marine Mammal Science study published Jan. 25 said. “No one has ever heard of this … Read more
A gigantic skull on a Monterey Bay beach that has visitors posting snapshots to social media poses something of a mystery, a California museum reported. The skull at Pajaro Dunes State Beach in Watsonville probably belongs to either a fin or blue whale, experts told SFGate. “They’re both gigantic whales,” Robert Boessenecker, chief paleontologist at … Read more
NASA scientists studying the sun have detected an enormous group of darkened patches in the middle of the star that are visible from 92 million miles away on Earth. The splotches, known as sunspots, may look like mere specks on the solar surface from here, but they can actually be the size of whole planets, … Read more
A striking set of gigantic sunspots, first spotted from Mars and now designated AR3576, is currently facing Earth, capturing the attention of astronomers, space enthusiasts, and concerned space weather forecasters. Hurricanes and Climate | Extreme Earth The cluster, nicknamed the “Martian sunspots,” was first discovered by NASA’s Perseverance rover using its MastCam in the final … Read more
DAKAR, Senegal — Congo’s president says he has confidence Wednesday’s vote will be rolled out credibly, as tensions mount that a severe lack of electoral preparation could throw the conflict-riddled nation into disarray. “We must stop scaring people,” President Felix Tshisekedi told The Associated Press. “We’ll be going (to the polls) with complete confidence until … Read more
A “large” creature flapped its “patterned wings” as it navigated a boulder cave in Australia, soaringed straight into researchers’ dung trap. Scientists were searching for a “relatively uncommon” genus of flies in Queensland, according to a study published Dec. 7 in the European Journal of Taxonomy. Between 1998 and 1999, they collected more than 100 … Read more
Meghan Markle is risking ‘enormous’ problems for everyone else Experts fear rumors of The Duchess of Sussex’s memoir is putting everyone around her at risk. Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams issued these warnings about the disastrous impact the Duchess’ memoir. He broke it all down in one of his most recent chats with the Daily Express … Read more
Billie Eilish’s new enormous back tattoo sparks social media frenzy In a surprise Instagram drop on Wednesday, Billie Eilish unveiled a jaw-dropping addition to her growing collection of tattoos. The 21-year-old pop sensation shared a series of snapshots, but it was one particular image that set social media abuzz. The photo featured Eilish lying face … Read more
Within the lightless deep sea, an octopus settlement thrives atop a tranquil volcano. Scientists on the Monterey Bay Aquarium Analysis Institute despatched a deep ocean robotic to an “octopus backyard” situated some 10,500 toes (3,200 meters) beneath the ocean’s floor, in a darkish marine area dubbed the “midnight zone.” Right here, the one pure mild … Read more
After a two-day delay, SpaceX on Friday night time launched Hughes Community Programs’ Jupiter 3, a satellite tv for pc designed to modernize an old-school method to space-based web entry. A Falcon Heavy rocket carried the satellite tv for pc to an altitude of practically 18,000 miles above the Earth’s floor earlier than releasing it into orbit three … Read more