South America
2025-01-29 @ 19.17.03 ∈ Suomeksi
Asteroidi 2024 YR4 tuli ja meni – ja tulee vuonna 2032 uudelleen vaarallisen lähelle
[Törmäyksen] todennäköisyys on 1,2% %, eli varsin pieni, mutta silti suurempi kuin millään asteroidilla tai komeetalla juuri nyt. [… Asteroidi on arviolta] samaa mittaluokkaa kuin vuonna 1908 Tunguskassa suurta tuhoa aiheuttanut asteroidi tai [Arizonan suuren meteoriittikraatterin] synnyttänyt törmääjä.
2024-10-02 @ 16.50.06 ∈ In English
Clearwing tropical moths travel 4,500 miles from Guyana to Port Talbot
[The moths] were spotted on a windowsill in the winter by ecologist Daisy Cadet and her mother Ashleigh in what scientists have described as an "improbable event" that "defies rational explanation". Through DNA analysis, the scientists confirmed the moths were not only a non-UK species, they were also previously unknown to science.
2024-07-05 @ 9.59.36 ∈ In English
2024-04-03 @ 16.14.06 ∈ In English
After 10 years of work, landmark study reveals new ‘tree of life’ for all birds living today
The largest-ever study of bird genomes has produced a remarkably clear picture of the bird family tree. Published in the journal Nature today, our study shows that most of the modern groups of birds first appeared within 5 million years after the extinction of the dinosaurs.
2023-09-11 @ 20.13.08 ∈ In English
Invasive red fire ants confirmed in Europe for the first time
[A] group of ant experts confirm that the species has made its way to Sicily—the ant's first official sighting in Europe. The ants could soon spread all over the continent, the researchers warn, which could cause major environmental, health, and economic problems in Italy and beyond.