"Appetite for drumsticks": First prey found in a tyrannosaur stomach
Prey has been discovered inside the stomach of a tyrannosaur skeleton for the first time, scientists said Friday, revealing that the mighty dinosaurs had an "appetite for drumsticks" when they were young......»»
Unusual prey: Spiders eating snakes
There are spiders that eat snakes. Observations of snake-eating spiders have been reported around the world. Two researchers from Basel and the US consolidated and analyzed over 300 reports of this unusual predation strategy......»»
Texas Court Rules Teens Can Sue Facebook For Its Alleged Role in Their Sex Trafficking
The Houston Chronicle reports: The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday in a Houston case that Facebook is not a "lawless no-man's-land" and can be held liable for the conduct of pimps who use its technology to recruit and prey on children. The ruling.....»»
Elephant seal diving mystery solved: 24-hour feeding could be a climate change sentinel
Female elephant seals weigh 350 kg on average, and dive continuously to the ocean's mesopelagic zone, about 200 to 1,000 meters deep, to consume their only prey: Small fish that weigh less than 10 grams. Now, an international team of researchers, arm.....»»
New Picard S2 teaser taunts us with return of Q, time shenanigans
Second season doesn't debut until 2022, but this whets our appetite. Patrick Stewart returns as Jean-Luc Picard in the second season of Picard, coming to Paramount+ in 2022. We aren't getting a second season of Picard until next year due.....»»
Snowflake morays can feed on land, swallow prey without water
Most fish rely on water to feed, using suction to capture their prey. A new study, however, shows that snowflake morays can grab and swallow prey on land without water thanks to an extra set of jaws in their throats......»»
Infrared imaging leaves invasive pythons nowhere to hide
For more than 25 years, Burmese pythons have been living and breeding in the Florida Everglades, where they prey on native wildlife and disrupt the region's delicate ecosystems. A new study shows that infrared cameras could make it easier to spot the.....»»
Reckoning with an animal that sees us as prey—living and working in crocodile country
The wet season in tropical Australia begins with tension. Physical tension, caused by the friction of earth and clouds. Mental tension, caused by the heat, and the expectation of rain and relief. It is also an ecological tension, where every plant an.....»»
Is carbon the "crop" of the future?
An increasing awareness and concern about the environment, changes in government policy, America's re-entry into the Paris Agreement and a robust demand for carbon offsets all point toward an appetite for a different type of agricultural crop—carbo.....»»
Dive bombing killer flies are so fast they lose steering control
Killer flies can reach accelerations of over 3g when aerial diving to catch their prey—but at such high speeds they often miss because they can't correct their course......»»
Mitigating emissions in the livestock production sector
The farming of livestock to feed the global appetite for animal products greatly contributes to global warming. A new study however shows that emission intensity per unit of animal protein produced from the sector has decreased globally over the past.....»»
HBO Max ad-supported plan will cost $10/mo, but won"t include same-day theatrical premieres
HBO Max will soon be more affordable, so long as you can stomach a bit of advertising......»»
HBO Max is launching an ad-supported plan that"ll cost $10 a month, but it won"t include same-day theatrical premieres
HBO Max will soon be more affordable, so long as you can stomach a bit of advertising......»»
Facebook debuts ‘Live Shopping Fridays’ featuring beauty, fashion and skincare brands
Facebook wants to whet consumers’ appetite for live streamed shopping with this week’s launch of “Live Shopping Fridays” event series, which will see larger brands live streaming beauty, skincare, and fashion content on a week.....»»
Europe"s appetite for wood is clashing with Black communities in South Carolina
Europe's effort to make energy from American wood pellets is drawing complaints from Black community leaders in South Carolina, where manufacturers are expanding to produce more of the tiny wood chips......»»
GameStop FOMO inspires a new wave of crypto pump-and-dumps
Discord groups promise big earnings by manipulating the crypto market. Enlarge (credit: peng song / Getty) After the California Gold Rush, in 1870, two Kentucky swindlers whipped up a scheme to prey on thirsty financiers’ FOMO. They invente.....»»
All gas, no brakes: Testosterone may act as "brake pedal" on immune response
Researchers have investigated the role that hormones play in male and female inflammatory responses. In a new study, he found that testosterone may protect against stomach inflammation......»»
Evolution of a smile: 400 million year old spiny fish overturns shark theory of tooth origins
Teeth play a central role in the ecology of most vertebrates—for catching prey, processing food and even attracting a mate. It's no surprise that scientists such as ourselves have long been interested in how teeth first evolved......»»
When conservation work pays off: After 20 years, the Saker Falcon breeds again in Bulgaria
The Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug) is a bird of prey living in plains and forest-steppes in the West and semi-desert montane plateaus and cliffs in the East. The majority of its Central and Eastern European population is migratory and spends winters in.....»»
When conservation work pays off: After 20 years, the Saker Falcon breeds again in Bulgaria
The Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug) is a bird of prey living in plains and forest-steppes in the West and semi-desert montane plateaus and cliffs in the East. The majority of its Central and Eastern European population is migratory and spends winters in.....»»
Should We Abandon Risk Assessment, Risk Management and Risk Appetite?
More people are recognizing that managing or mitigating a list of risks is not effective, nor of much value beyond compliance. Continue reading........»»