
Newser - 1 day 16 hours ago
They were destined for the dinner table, but not this way. France's record-setting June heat wave killed an estimated 2.5 million to 3 million birds, the majority of them chickens, in what industry officials called a "historic" die-off, reports the New York Times . On one family farm in northwestern...

Newser - 2 days 7 hours ago
Two gold rings aged around 2,000 years old were discovered during an excavation at a new archaeological site in western Thailand, officials said. The rings were found with human bones during an ongoing dig at the Don Yai Thong archaeological site in Phetchaburi province last week, the Thai government's...

Science Daily - 2 days 11 hours ago
Scientists are calling for a lunar quarantine facility where samples from Mars, the Moon, and beyond would be examined before being brought to Earth. They warn that even a tiny alien microorganism could have unpredictable effects on Earth's ecosystems. By using robotic handling systems on the Moon, researchers hope to eliminate the risk of accidental exposure or release.

Australian Geographic - 2 days 11 hours ago
Upside down southern right whales aren't sick or hurt they're just resting. The post Why do whales rest upside down? appeared first on Australian Geographic .

Last Word On Nothing - 2 days 13 hours ago
It's almost summer, and I've been thinking of what poet Billy Collins called those, "forlorn chairs/though at one time it must have seemed/a good place to stop and do nothing for a while." Even situated, as they usually are, to take in the view, it's hard for those chairs to compete with the attention-grabbing distractions found on […] The post Go Sit in a Forlorn Chair appeared first on The Last Word On Nothing .

Australian Geographic - 2 days 18 hours ago
Living in our cities, hidden in pockets of bushland and suburban tree canopies is the powerful owl one of Australia's largest predators. The post The secret hunter of the suburbs appeared first on Australian Geographic .