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This elephant figured out how to use a hose to shower

A younger rival may have learned how to sabotage those showers by disrupting water flow. Mary the elephant shows off her hose-showering skills. Credit: Urban et al./Curren.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaNov 13th, 2024

Bees help tackle elephant-human conflict in Kenya

"We used to hate elephants a lot," Kenyan farmer Charity Mwangome says, pausing from her work under the shade of a baobab tree......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

53 years of survey data confirm African elephant decline

Habitat loss and poaching have driven dramatic declines in African elephants, but it is challenging to measure their numbers and monitor changes across the entire continent. A new study has analyzed 53 years of population survey data and found large-.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

Elephant seal numbers drop after avian flu outbreak: First report of transmission between marine mammals

The sounds of barking elephant seals are again in the air along the breeding grounds of Península Valdés, Argentina—but it's quieter. Almost exactly a year after a massive outbreak of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza killed more than 17,000.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

Scientists have figured out why Martian soil is so crusty

On November 26, 2018, NASA's Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy, and Heat Transport (InSight) mission landed on Mars. This was a major milestone in Mars exploration since it was the first time a research station had been deplo.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Critically endangered Sumatran elephant calf born in Indonesia

A critically endangered Sumatran elephant has been born in Indonesia, officials said Tuesday, another rare birth that has given renewed hope to conservation efforts......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Nigeria"s last elephants: What must be done to save them?

Nigeria has a unique elephant population, made up of both forest-dwelling (Loxodonta cyclotis) and savanna-dwelling (Loxodonta africana) elephant species. But the animals are facing unprecedented threats to their survival. In about 30 years, Nigeria'.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 31st, 2024

African giant rats trained to sniff out illegal wildlife products

In the past, African giant pouched rats have learned to detect explosives and the tuberculosis-causing pathogen. Now, a team of researchers have trained these rats to pick up the scent of pangolin scales, elephant ivory, rhino horn, and African black.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 30th, 2024

Beehive fences prove effective against elephant raids in Kenya

A groundbreaking, nine-year study has revealed that elephants approaching small-scale farms in Kenya avoid beehive fences housing live honey bees up to 86% of the time during peak crop seasons, helping to reduce human-elephant conflict for local farm.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 29th, 2024

Advanced imaging uncovers 12 new weevil species

Jake Lewis, an entomologist in the Environmental Science and Informatics Section at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), is fascinated by weevils, a diverse group of beetles that includes many species with elephant trunk-like mouth.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 29th, 2024

Ford earnings: This is the elephant in the room for automaker

Ford earnings: This is the elephant in the room for automaker.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  yahooRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

Rare fossils of extinct elephant document the earliest known instance of butchery in India

During the late middle Pleistocene, between 300 and 400 thousand years ago, at least three ancient elephant relatives died near a river in the Kashmir Valley of South Asia. Not long after, they were covered in sediment and preserved along with 87 sto.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 21st, 2024

Moonlight may hamper views of the Orionid meteor shower, debris of Halley"s comet

The Orionids—one of two annual meteor showers from Halley's comet—peak early Monday. A bright waning moon may make them difficult to spot......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 17th, 2024

Astronomers detect very-high-energy gamma-ray emission surrounding distant pulsar

Using the Large High-Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO), an international team of astronomers have detected very-high-energy (VHE) gamma-rays around the pulsar PSR J0248+6021, which may be the pulsar's halo or a pulsar wind nebula. The finding.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 15th, 2024

Giant prehistoric elephant skull from India belongs to mysterious extinct species

The giant fossil skull of an extinct elephant, discovered in northern India's Kashmir Valley in 2000, sheds light on a poorly known episode in elephant evolutionary history......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 14th, 2024

Study suggests elephants remember zookeepers after many years

An elephant never forgets, as the saying goes. In fact, there is evidence that proboscideans still remember the waterholes they once visited decades later. They also often recognize fellow elephants that they have not encountered for a long time. But.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

Drowned by hurricane, remote N.Carolina towns now struggle for water

Nicole Crane, exhausted, tearful and unwashed after a week of searching for a neighbor swept away by the raging waters of Hurricane Helene, dreams of taking a shower......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

NHTSA investigates sudden brake loss in 2015-2017 Ford Edge

Following reports of rear brake hose failures, a preliminary investigation is examining the extent of the issue in 2015-2017 Ford Edge vehicles......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsOct 4th, 2024

Players have already found a way to play as Link in Echoes of Wisdom

While Echoes of Wisdom is all about playing as Zelda, players have already figured out a way to play more as Link......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 4th, 2024

Scientists Figured Out How to Recycle Plastic by Vaporizing It

A new technique could prevent tons of waste in the future—if it can scale......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

Seal species carries "genetic scars" after being hunted to the edge of extinction, new research reveals

Northern Elephant seals have staged a remarkable comeback after narrowly escaping extinction by hunting, but new research reveals lasting genetic effects in the present population......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsSep 27th, 2024