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A Spinning Island Lake In Argentina Looms Out Of The Swamps Like An EyeballA Spinning Island Lake In Argentina Looms Out Of The Swamps Like An EyeballFly over Buenos Aires to the northwest, venture through the “middle of nowhere”, and you might be lucky enough to come across a giant “eyeball” slowly glancing around the green wilderness. This strange sight is actually a floating forest island that stirs around in a surprisingly circular lake. It’s known as El Ojo,...0 Σχόλια 0 Μοιράστηκε 15 ViewsΠαρακαλούμε συνδέσου στην Κοινότητά μας για να δηλώσεις τι σου αρέσει, να σχολιάσεις και να μοιραστείς με τους φίλους σου!
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Mammals Have Evolved Into Ant Eaters 12 Times Since The Dinosaurs Went ExtinctMammals Have Evolved Into Ant Eaters 12 Times Since The Dinosaurs Went ExtinctMammals Have Evolved Into Ant Eaters 12 Times Since The Dinosaurs Went ExtinctAnd once you go ant, you never go back....Ant eating is a specialist form of diet that has evolved 12 times since the death of the dinosaurs. Image credit: Diego Grandi/Shutterstock.Evolution is an incredible process that has filled our...0 Σχόλια 0 Μοιράστηκε 11 Views
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Thieving Pulsar Spinning 592 Times A Second Reveals New Understanding Of Where Its X-Rays Come FromThieving Pulsar Spinning 592 Times A Second Reveals New Understanding Of Where Its X-Rays Come FromAn international team of astronomers has gained new understanding of some of the densest objects in the universe and where the source of their X-rays is. This is all thanks to PSR J1023+0038, or J1023 for short, a transitional millisecond pulsar, which spins on its axis almost 600 times every...0 Σχόλια 0 Μοιράστηκε 15 Views
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The Rise And Fall (And Lamentable Rise) Of The "Alpha Male" MythThe Rise And Fall (And Lamentable Rise) Of The "Alpha Male" MythWhere did the myth of the “alpha male” come from? And is there any truth to it at all?Image credit: Rudmer Zwerver/PeskyMonkey/Mario Plechaty Photograph/Shutterstock.com; modified by IFLScienceIn 2012, Johnny Messner, an actor in several B-movies and TV bit-parts, was being interviewed by IGN. Throughout its course, he variously...0 Σχόλια 0 Μοιράστηκε 10 Views
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Your Dog’s TV Preferences Might Reveal Their PersonalityYour Dog’s TV Preferences Might Reveal Their PersonalityDog owners who feel guilty about leaving their hound alone during the day, and turn the TV on for company, should match the programming to their best friend’s personality, a new study finds, rather than assuming one size fits all.If you were going to leave the TV on to keep your dog from boredom while you can’t give them the attention they...0 Σχόλια 0 Μοιράστηκε 25 Views
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Some Human Gut Bacteria Can Absorb Harmful Toxic "Forever Chemicals" So They Can Be Pooped OutSome Human Gut Bacteria Can Absorb Harmful Toxic "Forever Chemicals" So They Can Be Pooped OutThere is finally some hopeful news in relation to our struggles with PFAS, or toxic “forever chemicals” as they are often called. Scientists have discovered that certain species of microbes in our guts can absorb them and allow us to pass them from our bodies.PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl...0 Σχόλια 0 Μοιράστηκε 29 Views
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Is NASA's Claim That Saturn Could Float On Water Really True?Is NASA's Claim That Saturn Could Float On Water Really True?Every now and then, a fact gets passed around the internet that gas giant Saturn would float if you placed it in water. But is it true? For that, we need to know a little about buoyancy, and a little about gas giants.Buoyancy is an upward force in a fluid (any flowing substance, including air) exerted on all bodies within it. The...0 Σχόλια 0 Μοιράστηκε 24 Views
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You Could Float Through 10 Countries Before The World’s Most International River Spat You OutThe Danube Is The Most International River In The World, Flowing Through 10 Countries On Its Way To The Black SeaYou Could Float Through 10 Countries Before The World’s Most International River Spat You OutA tube down the Danube would take you on quite the adventure.Rachael FunnellRachael is a writer and digital content producer at IFLScience with a Zoology degree from the University of...0 Σχόλια 0 Μοιράστηκε 22 Views
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Enormous Coronal Hole And Beast-Like Crawling Prominences Dazzle On The Active SunEnormous Coronal Hole And Beast-Like Crawling Prominences Dazzle On The Active SunEnormous Coronal Hole And Beast-Like Crawling Prominences Dazzle On The Active SunThe solar maximum might be behind us, but it doesn’t mean the Sun has stopped being interesting. Two different views of the Sun, showing the coronal hole and dark prominence in different wavelengths of light.Image credit: SDO/AIA/Sun...0 Σχόλια 0 Μοιράστηκε 31 Views
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Dramatic Drone Footage Of Iceland's Latest Volcanic Eruption Shows An Epic Scene From HellDramatic Drone Footage Of Iceland's Latest Volcanic Eruption Shows An Epic Scene From HellDramatic Drone Footage Of Iceland's Latest Volcanic Eruption Shows An Epic Scene From HellThis is the 12th eruption since seismic activity started in the region in 2021.The latest eruption is quite minor compared to previous ones, but it continues to spew lava that is flowing eastwards.Image credit: Hordur...0 Σχόλια 0 Μοιράστηκε 28 Views
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A Shrimp That Lives In A Tree? Indonesia’s Cyclops Mountains Are Home To Some Seriously Strange WildlifeA Shrimp That Lives In A Tree? Indonesia’s Cyclops Mountains Are Home To Some Seriously Strange WildlifeA Shrimp That Lives In A Tree? Indonesia’s Cyclops Mountains Are Home To Some Seriously Strange Wildlife“Though some might describe the Cyclops as a ‘Green Hell’, I think the landscape is magical, at once enchanting and dangerous, like something out of a Tolkien book.”A strange shrimp was...0 Σχόλια 0 Μοιράστηκε 26 Views
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In 1973, NASA Sent Two Spiders Into Space To See If They Can Spin Webs – And They Learnt A LotIn 1973, NASA Sent Two Spiders Into Space To See If They Can Spin Webs – And They Learnt A LotCan spiders still spin webs in microgravity? Fortunately, we know the answer thanks to two arachnids, Arabella and Anita, who were blasted off to space in 1973.The idea for the “arachnaut” experiment originally came from a 17-year-old high school student in Massachusetts called Judith Miles. Presumably...0 Σχόλια 0 Μοιράστηκε 30 Views
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