The World’s Biggest Volcano Discovered in the Pacific Ocean
On the September 5th, 2013, a team of marine geologists lead by professor William Sager discovered the largest volcano on Earth – Tamu Massif which is now inactive. Its name is an abbreviation of Texas...
View ArticleButterfly Wings Inspire Scientists to Come Up With Unusual Technologies
The blue iridescent wings of the tropical Morpho butterfly are inspiring a wide array of technologies, according to a recent international research. Several important findings are based on studies of...
View ArticleMice Are Singing To Mark Their Territory
When you think about music in Central America, passionate latino music rhythms can come to your mind. However, even the tiniest creatures out there can create an impressive forest opera. Deep into the...
View ArticleTomTato, the Hybrid Plant: Half Tomato, Half Potato
“Veg plot in a pot” – a new plant that produces both potatoes and tomatoes, has been developed in the United Kingdom and released for sale this September. It’s called TomTato because it can produce...
View ArticleFashion for Life, Not for Waste
Photo by Peter Holst. Image from Eco Fashion Week Twice a year the Robson Square in Vancouver, Canada gets lit up for the Eco Fashion Week. The seventh edition of this unusual fashion show has just...
View ArticleWhat Does The Fox Say?
Dog goes woof, cat goes meow, bird goes tweet and mouse goes squeek, but what does the fox say? A Norwegian variety duo Ylvis released a song that asks this question, and surprisingly, in just a month...
View ArticleHow To Ressurect The Wooly Mammoth
Image source: Wikimedia Commons Extinct animals have always fascinated mankind. They are so similar to current fauna, yet so different. The fact that they are extinct makes us to perceive them as...
View ArticleWho Said Money Can’t Grow on Trees? There is Gold in the Veins of Eucalyptus...
Photo: Lindsay Haver on Flickr Money can’t grow on trees or can it? A recent discovery in Clayton, Australia proves that it is possible to find gold in tree leaves. Gold discovery has significantly...
View ArticleA Tiny Bat Flies over the British Channel
There are some truly fantastic voyagers in nature. Cuckoos fly from Northern Europe to central Africa every year. Letherback’s turtle can migrate thousands of miles from their first breeding colony....
View ArticleBioglow: Plants that Glow in the Dark
We all know that plants give us oxygen, so we can breathe. When we are thirsty, we can drink their sap. When it is dark… Yes, that’s true, now we can use plants to illuminate surroundings in dark....
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