A new study into the genetics of one of the ice age’s most recognizable predators, the dire wolf, has revealed that despite the imposing creature’s similarity to modern gray wolves it wasn’t even a wolf, with differences in its genetics from those of other canids such as coyotes and dogs greatread more
It’s official: 2020 has tied with 2016 as the hottest year on record, despite La Niña cooling conditions occurring across the equatorial Pacific in the latter half of the year. The numbers for both years came in so close from the major climatological organizations that the data from NASA mightread more
A team of researchers from the World Health Organization is scheduled to arrive in Wuhan on January 14 to investigate the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, and how the pathogen responsible for the largest pandemic in over a century made the transition from animals to humans. Additionally, the rateread more
A new study into a form of the mystery boom phenomenon that occurs on the U.S. East Coast called the “Seneca Guns” was presented at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in December 2020. Matching recorded seismic data with on-the-ground reports of the enigmatic sounds, the researchersread more