Endangered whale gives birth while entangled in fishing rope
Scientists spotted an endangered right whale dragging a length of fishing rope caught in its mouth as it swam with a newborn calf off the Georgia coast, a rare confirmation of a birth by an entangled whale that experts determined they can't safely at.....»»
Three-Way Entanglement Results Hint at Better Quantum Codes
A team of physicists has entangled three photons over a considerable distance, which could lead to more powerful quantum cryptography......»»
Webb Space Telescope reveals birth of galaxies, how universe became transparent
The earliest galaxies were cosmic fireballs converting gas into stars at breathtaking speeds across their full extent, reports a UCLA-led study to be published in a special issue of The Astrophysical Journal......»»
Development of an easy-to-synthesize self-healing gel composed of entangled ultrahigh molecular weight polymers
A research team consisting of the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Hokkaido University and Yamaguchi University has developed a method for easily synthesizing a self-healing polymer gel made of ultrahigh molecular weight (UHMW) polyme.....»»
Crown-of-thorns sea star from Red Sea is endemic species
Tropical coral reefs are among the most endangered ecosystems on Earth. In addition to climate change, coral-eating crown-of-thorns sea stars (Acanthaster spp.) pose one of the biggest threats in parts of the Indo-Pacific region......»»
Warming waters in the Gulf of St. Lawrence are disrupting commercial fishing
The latest report on the state of the Gulf of St. Lawrence ecosystem could not be clearer: It shows undeniably that the system is warming rapidly......»»
Blue gropers recorded on endangered oyster reefs for the first time
Juvenile eastern blue gropers ("blue groper"), the state fish of New South Wales, have been recorded living on endangered oyster reefs for the first time......»»
Scientists "pin the tail" on world-first IVF treatment for donkeys
A University of Queensland-led research group has created the world's first successful donkey embryo using in-vitro fertilization (IVF), which could save dozens of endangered donkey species......»»
Endangered bird rediscovered in Victoria
Although there is known to be a very small population in South Australia, the bird had not been seen or heard in Victoria for around 40 years......»»
Carbon-busting hemp could help transform Scottish agriculture to zero emissions
Hemp is one of the oldest traded plants in the world, and cultivation in Scotland started as far back as the 11th century. Historically, cannabis—the name of the plant from which hemp is derived—was used to produce rope, cloth, lighting oil and m.....»»
More than 130 seals found dead on Caspian beaches
More than 130 endangered seals have been found dead on Kazakh beaches of the Caspian Sea, officials said Wednesday......»»
The Whale trailer spotlights Brendan Fraser’s Hollywood comeback
The first trailer for Darren Aronofsky's adaptation of The Whale casts Brendan Fraser in the role of his career, and it may make him a star again......»»
Wounded whale washes ashore in northern France
A 7.6-meter (25-foot) whale, wounded but alive, was discovered stranded on a beach in northern France on Monday, authorities said, with experts hoping the rising tide will help the cetacean back on its way......»»
Endangered Devils Hole pupfish is one of the most inbred animals known
As its name implies, the Devil's Hole pupfish lives in a truly hellish environment......»»
Lost iPhone retrieved from under bar"s floorboards with MagSafe Duo
A man used a MagSafe Duo as a fishing line when he dropped his iPhone through the wooden floor of a bar.YouTuber David Cogan says that his iPhone slipped beneath the gaps in wooden planking at the bar, and his footage shows the phone clearly visible.....»»
Sea turtles are returning, but what are the effects on coastal ecosystems?
Sea turtles have been overharvested in the past, resulting in their endangered population status. But over the last two decades, their populations have recovered in certain areas around the world, and their ecological role is unfolding. The seagrass.....»»
Fishing kills at least 24,000 fishers every year—yet most countries refuse to adopt international safety rules
Fishing is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world......»»
Global analysis shows where fishing vessels turn off their identification devices
Data from the shipboard Automatic Identification System (AIS), which was created as a collision avoidance tool, can provide information about global fishing activity, including illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. Fishing vessels may disable.....»»
Anthropologists find new ways female bones are permanently altered after giving birth
Reproduction permanently alters females' bones in ways not previously known, a team of anthropologists has found. Its discovery, based on an analysis of primates, sheds new light on how giving birth can permanently change the body......»»
Cincinnati Zoo shares expertise with Indonesia to save endangered rhinos
A University of Cincinnati adjunct professor flew to Indonesia this year to visit some old friends, Harapan and Andalas......»»
Study proves a generalization of Bell"s theorem: Quantum correlations are genuinely tripartite and nonlocal
Quantum theory predicts the existence of so-called tripartite-entangled states, in which three quantum particles are related in a way that has no counterpart in classical physics. Theoretical physicists would like to understand how well new theories,.....»»