UK Cat Breaks World Record for Loudest Purr
Merlin smashed the previous record of 67.68 decibels set in 2011 by Smokey, a gray and white tabby from Northampton, UK. “Occasionally when he’s really loud I have to repeat myself,” said Tracy...
View ArticleRats Have More Heart Than We Think
Recent study has shown that a rat will help members of its own species to escape from a tubelike cage. The helping rat will show such prosocial behavior even if it does not gain any advantage from it....
View ArticleWhy Big Apple Has World’s Best Bagels
Many agree that New York has the best bagels in the world, but many also disagree on why. Some say it’s the tap water, others say it’s the dough, and a few say it’s purely attitude. ACS chemists dive...
View ArticleFly Over Dwarf Planet Ceres in New Video
“Everything we learn from Ceres will be absolutely new. We approach it in awe and almost total ignorance,” said Dr Christopher Russell of the University of California, Los Angeles, who is the principal...
View ArticleNASA Releases 4K UHD Footage of Life on International Space Station
“The view of life in space is getting a major boost with the introduction of 4K UHD video, providing an unprecedented look at what it’s like to live and work aboard the International Space Station,”...
View ArticleIndia Sets Two New Guinness World Records
The event formed part of the International Day of Yoga, a UN backed initiative supported by over 170 members states. “We are not only celebrating a day, but we are training the human mind to begin a...
View ArticleMile-Long Pizza Created in Italy
La Pizza +1 of Sante Ludovico, NIPfood of Dovilio Nardi and Tomato World Week 2015 made the world’s longest pizza ever, measuring 5,234 feet 4.8 inches (1,595.45 meters). The five-ton Margherita, whose...
View ArticleResearchers Discover Sharks inside Submarine Volcano
Kavachi volcano is a shallow submarine volcano located south of the Vangunu Island in the Solomon Islands. The main peak of the volcano was not erupting during the expedition, so Mr Phillips and his...
View ArticleNew Video Explains Why Coffee Makes You ‘Go’
A cup of coffee almost immediately means an extended trip to the bathroom. But what’s inside a cup of coffee that makes you have to go?
View ArticleWWF Report: 211 New Species Discovered in Eastern Himalayan Region
The WWF report and diversity of discoveries, 211 species in total between 2009 and 2014, highlight the Eastern Himalayas as one of the most biologically richest areas on Earth; the discoveries listed...
View ArticleMeet Bonnie, Cow Who Escaped ‘Meat-Industry Fate’ and Lived with Herd of Deer...
“Born on a farm in Holland, NY, where cattle were raised for beef, Bonnie spent her early months surrounded by a loving herd of family and friends,” the Farm Sanctuary staff explained in a statement....
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