(Natural News) Researchers from the University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside) have shown that the way animal mothers nurture their offspring can influence how they develop, and can even influence how fast a new species develops. The study, which was published in the journal Nature Communications, studies more than 170 species from the Poeciliidae family of freshwater fish, the most famous […]

(Natural News) Since that fateful day in 1986, almost no humans have set foot within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. In the absence of humans, a diverse community of wildlife has since moved in and repopulated the area. Today, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Zone of Alienation, as the exclusion zone is officially called, is almost completely devoid […]

(Natural News) Scientists have discovered a new species of shark lurking off the Gulf of Mexico. However, this isn’t a terrifyingly large shark that can eat humans whole. This shark is small and can glow in the dark. The new shark, known as the American pocket shark (Mollisquama mississippiensis), is only the second species of […]

(Natural News) Studies have found out that birds can communicate even while they’re still in their eggs. The research found that eggs of yellow-legged gulls have a “sophisticated” sense of awareness. The study, which was conducted by two researchers from the University of Vigo (UVigo) in the northwestern Spanish region of Galicia, found that the eggs were able […]

(Natural News) Modern crocodiles are known as apex predators – and rightly so. While these fearsome reptiles don’t primarily hunt people, estimates indicate that crocodiles kill about 1,000 humans per year. They kill more people per year than other fearsome animals like sharks and hippopotamuses. However, recent research shows that the crocodile’s ancient relatives, which […]

(Natural News) Paleontologists working in southern Brazil have unearthed a new species of dinosaur. This particular species was carnivorous and used its claws to capture small prey over 90 million years ago. The new dinosaur, called the Vespersaurus paranaensis, was a theropod, or a bipedal carnivorous dinosaur. Popular theropods include the T-rex and the Velociraptor. Paleontologists […]

(Natural News) Following suspicions that the coronavirus outbreak began due to the consumption of exotic meat, Shenzhen, a city in southern China with over 12 million people – and shares a border with Hong Kong – becomes the first Chinese city to ban the sale and consumption of dog and cat meat. This new law […]

(Natural News) Scientists have long considered capuchin monkeys to be one of the most intelligent monkeys in the world. These small primates have been observed using tools in their natural habitat in the wild. A recent study by archaeologists in Brazil shows that this tool use has been part of the capuchin’s history for much […]

(Natural News) Parasites can be a massive headache in a microscopic size, and in the case of a certain parasitic worm, the headache it causes is literal – the rat lungworm parasite can wreak havoc on a person’s brain, and can even cause major neurological problems. Now, recent findings by the Hawaii State Department of […]

(Natural News) The ongoing coronavirus outbreak could be nature’s way of sending us a message warns Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Andersen stated that humanity was placing too many pressures on the natural world and that the coronavirus was one of the consequences of doing so. Andersen, along with other […]