What should I do if I encounter a solitary sociable cetacean?
Increasing numbers of whales and dolphins appear to be taking up solitary lives around the world......»»
Fortnite challenge guide: Destroy opponent structure while driving a modded vehicle
For Fortnite season 6, week 10, you'll encounter a challenge for destroying an opponent's structure while driving a modded vehicle. Here's how to complete it......»»
Navy pilots describe encounter with unidentified aerial phenomena in new 60 Minutes segment
American news program 60 Minutes on Sunday aired a segment that takes a closer look at the topic of unidentified flying objects, or unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) as they are now purportedly referred to as......»»
Ten kitchens with islands that make food preparation easier and more enjoyable
For this lookbook, we've chosen ten kitchen interiors featureing kitchen islands that are both practical and sociable. Read more For this lookbook, we've chosen ten kitchen interiors featureing kitchen islands that are both practical and soc.....»»
Icebreaker"s cyclone encounter reveals faster sea ice decline
In August 2016 a massive storm on par with a Category 2 hurricane churned in the Arctic Ocean. The cyclone led to the third-lowest sea ice extent ever recorded. But what made the Great Arctic Cyclone of 2016 particularly appealing to scientists was t.....»»
Canola growth environments and genetics shape their seed microbiomes
Just as humans receive the first members of their microbiomes from their mothers, seeds may harbor some of the first microorganisms plants encounter. While these initial microbes could become influential players in the plants' microbiomes, the microb.....»»
Could humans communicate with whales?
The Geochemical and Environmental Research Group (GERG), a center within the College of Geosciences at Texas A&M University, will conduct a research program with Project CETI, the Cetacean Translation Initiative, to understand vocalizations of sperm.....»»
Can an App Help Change Your Personality?
Want to be more sociable or less of a doormat? There's an (experimental) app for that......»»
Fearsome tyrannosaurs were social animals, study suggests
The fearsome tyrannosaur dinosaurs that ruled the northern hemisphere during the Late Cretaceous period (66-100 million years ago) may not have been solitary predators as popularly envisioned, but social carnivores similar to wolves, according to a n.....»»
Mass fossil site may prove tyrannosaurs lived in packs
Ferocious tyrannosaur dinosaurs may not have been solitary predators as long envisioned, but more like social carnivores such as wolves, new research unveiled Monday found......»»
Social wasps lose face recognition abilities in isolation
Just as humans are challenged from the social isolation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, a new study finds that a solitary lifestyle has profound effects on the brains of a social insect: paper wasps......»»
NASA OSIRIS-REx"s final asteroid observation run
NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is on the brink of discovering the extent of the mess it made on asteroid Bennu's surface during last fall's sample collection event. On Apr. 7, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will get one last close encounter with Bennu as it pe.....»»
Renault predicts its full-electric, hybrid sales will double in 2021, report says
The French automaker expects sales of electrified vehicles to reach 350,000 this year if it does not encounter problems such as a shortage of semiconductor chips, Reuters reported......»»
Study: Prisoners with mental illness much more likely to be placed in solitary confinement
Past studies on whether incarcerated people with mental illness are more likely to be placed in solitary confinement have yielded mixed results. A new study examined the issue in one state's prisons, taking into account factors related to incarcerate.....»»
Jellyfish, not Jaws: Survey reveals what we fear most in the ocean
As the weather heats up this week, shark sightings and the possibility of an encounter will again become a popular topic of conversation. And if mass media accounts are anything to go by, you would be forgiven for thinking we all share this fear of p.....»»
Focus on the positive to improve classroom behavior
When teachers encounter disruptive or noncompliant students in the classroom, they typically respond by focusing on the negative behavior. However, new research from the University of Missouri found that offering students more positive encouragement.....»»
Despite sea-level rise risks, migration to some threatened coastal areas may increase
In coming decades as coastal communities around the world are expected to encounter sea-level rise, the general expectation has been that people's migration toward the coast will slow or reverse in many places......»»
How to find and kill the Kraken in Sea of Thieves
Here's everything you need to know for you and your crew to survive an encounter with the deadly Kraken in Sea of Thieves -- and even win some loot in battle......»»
Gay men who "sound gay" encounter more stigma and discrimination from heterosexual peers
Gay men are more likely than lesbian women to face stigma and avoidant prejudice from their heterosexual peers due to the sound of their voice, a new study in the British Journal of Social Psychology reports. Researchers also found that gay men who b.....»»
Researchers discover an immense hydrocarbon cycle in the world"s ocean
Hydrocarbons and petroleum are almost synonymous in environmental science. After all, oil reserves account for nearly all the hydrocarbons we encounter. But the few hydrocarbons that trace their origin to biological sources may play a larger ecologic.....»»
Meet Qoobo, the cute, robotic tailed cushion that cured my pandemic blues
Here's my story of how living with a pair of cute, robotic tailed cushions called Qoobo made life in pandemic-enforced lockdown a little less solitary......»»