Scientists Race to Save the Sumatran Rhino as Last Male in Malaysia Dies
(CONVERSATION) — Rhino die every day, so why is the world mourning the loss of Tam? Tam was the last male Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia and was thoug…
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Chimpanzees Spotted Cracking Open and Eating Tortoises for the First Time
All chimpanzees eat animals at least sometimes, including anything from ants and termites to bushpigs and even baboons. Monkeys, in fact, are typically…
Koalas Are Now ‘Functionally Extinct’ — Here’s What That Means
Today the Australian Koala Foundation announced they believe "there are no more than 80,000 koalas in Australia," making the species "functionally exti…
The US White Majority Will Soon Disappear Forever
Since the settlement of Jamestown in 1607 and the start of the Colonial period, the U.S. has been predominantly white. But the white share of the U.…
Asteroid Dust Brought Back to Earth May Finally Explain Where Our Water Came From
Oceans cover more than 70% of the Earth’s surface, and scientists argue that the planet’s interior also contains a lot of water. But where did all this…
Feel Like Time Is Speeding Up? Here’s How to Slow It Back Down
Sometimes it seems as if life is passing us by. When we are children, time ambles by, with endless car journeys and summer holidays which seem to last …
This is What Happens When You Hold in a Fart
Ever been in a situation where passing wind is going to be hugely embarrassing and you’ve had to hold in a fart? Let’s face it – we all have. Trying…
Great Barrier Reef Suffers 89% Collapse in New Coral After Repeated Bleaching
Written by Morgan Pratchett: Professor, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University. The severe and repeated bleaching of…
We Need to Stop Conflating Islam With Terrorism
The Christchurch terrorist attack has shown us that we need to address the threat posed by far-right extremism to our ideals of peaceful social coopera…
The Public May Never See a Single Report From Mueller’s Investigation
Almost from the day of Robert Mueller’s appointment as special counsel, the media and the public have expected that his investigation will end with a r…