Science

Entangled blue whale finally found on third day of exhaustive search. A boat off the coast of Mexico apparently spotted the blue whale that rescuers first saw several days ago entangled in hundreds of feet of fishing line near Palos Verdes, California, south of Los Angeles. A blue whale trailing line and a red buoy was seen around 10:30 a.m. …

A kayaker captured incredible footage of an up-close encounter with several pods of orcas off the coast of San Juan Island in Washington on Aug. 26. Michelle Feis and her friends were on the water when they spotted a pod of killer whales nearby. The footage shows the end of the kayak and a large expanse of water in front. …

Thailand — A bright fireball blazed through the skies over Bangkok, Thailand leaving witnesses shocked. According to ABC News, there has been no official confirmation of what caused the fireball, and there has been no reports of a meteorite landing. This, of course, has led to a host of other suggestions as to what the ‘shooting star’ might be, ranging …

A blue whale entangled in a fishing line was spotted off the coast of southern California on Friday and rescue workers were determining how to free the massive mammal, officials said. Whale watchers spotted the animal around 1 p.m. Friday, and officials from the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration responded to help.

An amateur palaeontologist by the name of Stephanie Leco recently hit it big when she discovered the fossil of a rare fish during the summer. Stephanie Leco was part of the First Dig for Everyday People held in August at the National Park located near Holbrook in the Petrified Forest. It’s located about 3 1/2 hours from Phoenix, just east …

Double population of prey does not mean double predator. A systematic pattern is observed in various ecosystems, which had not been noticed previously Why there are not more lions? Despite the fact a lot of prey is available for them. To find the answer, Ian Hatton, a PhD student at McGill University looked at the predators/ prey ratio in dozens …

Only 14 tyrannosaur tracks have been discovered worldwide. Many of those have been found within the Tumbler Ridge Global Geopark, but the one found by University of British Columbia Geology student Carina Helm on August 30th was less than 10 km away from the town. “My dad and I were returning in the evening from repairing boardwalks on one of …

60,000 critically endangered antelopes dropped dead in four days. Saigas, a type of antelope known for their prominently shaped noses, have been dying at alarming rates this year. Though other species occasionally experience massive die-offs, this one is particularly worrisome, because there are only a few saiga herds left in the world: several in Kazakhstan, one in Russia and one …

Three Asian Grass Carp have been found in the waters around the Toronto Islands, bringing the total number of the invasive fish found in Toronto this summer to five. According to a news release issued Thursday, Toronto and Region Conservation staff caught two Asian Grass Carp Tuesday night while monitoring fish species in the area. A third fish was caught …

An 8-foot cobra has been on the loose in Orlando since Tuesday, officials say. The privately owned, non-native, venomous snake was reported to have escaped from its cage at a home in the 4800 block of North Apopka Vineland Road in Orlando. “It wasn’t deliberately let out from what we can see. Looks like it escaped its cage it was …

Chris, the lost Australian sheep, yields 40 kilograms of wool. The merino ewe, named Chris by volunteers, was spotted by a walker near the Mulligan Flats, outside the Australia capitalCanberra, on Tuesday. It is believed the animal had become separated from his flock years ago.