Sea sponges, among the oldest creatures in existence, let out what looks like a deep sea “sneeze” to filter out waste, researchers found in a new study. Using time-lapse video, researchers captured the behavior, which could help them better understand how sponges evolved. “Our data suggest that sneezing is an adaptation that sponges evolved to […]
Europe’s most severe drought in decades is hitting homes, factories, farmers and freight across the continent, as experts warn drier winters and searing summers fuelled by global heating mean water shortages will become ‘the new normal’. Drone footage comparisons between the summer of 2022 and previous years shows the dramatic impact lack of rainfall has […]
Claims have been made on social media that the fire struck Skadovsk, a port city on the Black Sea in Ukraine’s Kherson region. A Twitter user shared images which appeared to show smoke and helicopters in the air nearby. MilitaryLand.net, a blog focused on the war, tweeted from its account: “Locals report several explosions in […]
Horrific video and photos have emerged that appear to show the head of a Ukrainian prisoner of war stuck on a pole outside a house in the eastern Ukrainian city of Popasna, which was captured by Russian forces in May and is close to the current frontline in the Donbas. The Ukrainian governor of Luhansk […]
A bizarre seafloor creature covered with luminous orange, spaghetti-like tentacles recently made its internet debut in newly released video footage. The unusual pom-pom-shaped creature is actually a type of segmented marine worm known as a polychaete, and it belongs to an appropriately named group: spaghetti worms. Researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute […]
Footage showing a man with a camera walking to within feet of a bison in Yellowstone National Park is generating a powerful response on social media. The man has been criticized for reckless and illegal behavior. Commenters also lambasted the parents of a child who is shown jogging in front of the bison with his […]
Ukraine’s army struck the train at Brylivka railway station travelling from Crimea on July 29, killing around 80 Russian soldiers and injuring a further 200. But now astonishing video of the moment the huge train was struck is circulating on social media, leading many to claim it was a huge victory for Ukraine in the […]
The aftermath of an epic collision involving at least one neutron star has been captured for the first time in the millimeter range of radio frequency wavelengths. The result is a recording of a short-duration gamma-ray burst – one of the most energetic ever observed, and one of the brightest lingering afterglows we’ve ever seen. The data can help […]
In 1984, Taylor completed seven weeks in residential rehab. The documentary went on to explore the iconic star’s Aids activism during the 1980s. Experts highlighted Taylor’s public fight to end the stigma associated with the disease at the time. Taylor herself became known for having a long history of ill health before her death in […]
Brand new gameplay footage and images have been leaked from the upcoming entry in Activision Blizzard’s popular FPS series, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2. A special event held by the publisher granted NFL team the LA Rams early access to Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, through which several gameplay videos and off-camera screenshots […]