Science

Stingrays are normally docile animals. But one swimmer learned the hard way that even creatures that would rather take flight than fight can get angry and attack. On the Gold Coast of Australia, YouTube video has surfaced of a swimmer diving aggressively toward a rather large ray. The animal took off. Read More »

Great White Devoured by ‘Mystery Sea Monster’? Scientists have solved the mystery of the nine-foot (2.7 meters) great white shark eaten by a super predator, in Australia’s Southern Ocean. When researchers GPS-tagged a great white, they didn’t imagine what would happen two months later. The device was found on a beach, and its data revealed that the animal had suddenly ... Read More »

Dazzling colors were part of an extraordinary natural lightshow caught on camera as Northern Lights illuminated the skies over mid-Minnesota. Residents of St. Cloud saw the Northern Lights dance across the sky in a dazzling display of vivid moving colors. Read More »

The University of Reading in England announced Sunday that a “historic milestone” had been reached for artificial intelligence, but not everyone is convinced. Read More »

The human face evolved to withstand being hit by a fist, two University of Utah researchers contend, expanding on their controversial theory that human hands evolved to punch. A protruding jaw, a thick brow ridge above the eyes, robust bones around the nose and upper jaw and large molars and premolars are defining characteristics of early human ancestors examined by ... Read More »

A paranormal investigator has appealed for witnesses on Facebook after a possible UFO sighting in Wales. Gavin Davies spotted an unidentified cluster of lights in the sky over Haverfordwest in Wales on Thursday evening. The Paranormal Chronicles website editor described the object as fast moving, with one larger bright light with two smaller lights around it and was heading east. Read More »

Researchers have revealed that rats too show regret, a cognitive behavior that once thought to be uniquely and fundamentally human. To measure the cognitive behavior of regret, A. David Redish, Ph.D., a professor of neuroscience in the University of Minnesota Department of Neuroscience, and Adam Steiner, a graduate student in the Graduate Program in Neuroscience, who led the study, started ... Read More »

After a year of research scientists have developed a potential cure for an orange-killing disease called citrus greening. The research team looked at three biochemical elements: “phloretin, hexestrol and benzbromarone,” a University of Florida news release reported. Read More »

A new study has revealed that chimps at the Kyoto University Primate Research Institute consistently outperform humans in simple contests drawn from game theory. Read More »

Robots are good at computational tasks like playing chess, figuring out bus routes or solving math problems, for example. But ask them to walk, talk or recognize everyday objects, and things quickly fall apart, researchers say. An emerging field known as of “neurobiological robotics” is looking for unique human or animal abilities that can be copied, turned into software, and ... Read More »

A group of scientists is in Biscayne Bay on an urgent mission to save as many corals as it can before the marine creatures are destroyed as part of an underwater excavation of Miami’s shipping channel. The channel — set to be deepened Saturday — is home to a living coral reef, according to NPR. Read More »