In English – Sivu 8

2026-01-27 @ 18.39.41 ∈ In English

Harvestmen arachnids apparently use fluorescent patterns for species recognition

Five closely related species show species-specific, strongly fluorescent structures on their backs that become especially visible under ultraviolet light. The results suggest that these patterns serve for species recognition—particularly at dusk and in moonlight.

2026-01-25 @ 12.00.20 ∈ In English

‘They saw them on their dishes when eating’: The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans

Only recently described by science, the mysterious mushrooms are found in different parts of the world, but they give people the same exact visions.

2026-01-19 @ 19.13.07 ∈ In English

Austrian cow shows first case of flexible, multi-purpose tool use in cattle

"Veronika is not just using an object to scratch herself. She uses different parts of the same tool for different purposes, and she applies different techniques depending on the function of the tool and the body region."

2026-01-19 @ 15.43.15 ∈ In English

The Magpie

A bird’s noise is enough to bring back memories of months spent half-trapped because of a magpie.

2026-01-12 @ 19.00.08 ∈ In English

Putting solar panels on land used for biofuels would produce enough electricity for all cars and trucks to go electric

People rightly question the impact of solar or wind farms on landscapes, but rarely consider the land use of existing biofuel crops, which do very little to decarbonize our energy supplies.

2025-12-29 @ 16.04.35 ∈ In English

The Far Side comic strip by Gary Larson from Monday, December 29, 2025 | TheFarSide.com

Carl shoves Roger, Roger shoves Carl, and tempers rise.

2025-12-11 @ 17.25.51 ∈ In English

Personal risk tolerance has sweeping implications for how societies evolve

[When] wealth buffers are low and the stakes are high, that increases the degree to which risk tolerance is passed down from one generation to the next, so a distaste for risk—and therefore change—is likely to persist long-term.

2025-12-10 @ 10.29.00 ∈ In English

Celebrating the MacGyver Spirit: Hacking, Tinkering, Scavenging, and Crowdsourcing - Eos

The MacGyver sessions allow scientist-tinkerers to have “nerd-on-nerd” discussions about do-it-yourself gadgets and gizmos.

2025-12-04 @ 18.34.29 ∈ In English

Unbee-lievable: Botswana elephants not easily fooled as scientists seek solution to human-elephant conflict

So why did Botswana's elephants react differently from those in countries where bee-based deterrents work? The answer may lie not with the elephants, but with the bees. […] Low bee numbers likely mean fewer elephants have had painful encounters with swarms, so have less reason to fear them.

2025-11-24 @ 17.31.39 ∈ In English

Just ten species make up almost half the weight of all wild mammals on Earth

A small number of species dominate the distribution of wild mammal biomass.