Earth.com

Earth.com

134K total followers

Profile generated by Google

Latest posts

A satellite view of Anak Krakatau reveals layers of ash and gas high in the atmosphere, helping scientists track hazards to aircraft and climate.

Ancient genomes show yak X, an extinct yak relative in Siberia, began splitting off 400,000 years ago and barely mixed with bison.

Ancient Egyptian paintings contain animal and plant proteins, revealing surprisingly complex ingredients used to make paints and glues.

Its eyes are security cameras. The panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) is the color-changing lizard of eastern and northern Madagascar – the males vivid blue, green, red or orange by region, the females tan and brown. Each eye scans on its own, for insects and danger at the same time, and for more than 2,000 years people wondered how a chameleon does that without twisting its neck. High-resolution CT scans have now revealed the secret: each eye is wired to the brain by a long, tightly coiled nerve, like a telephone cord hidden inside the skull, giving the eyes slack to sweep across almost the whole surroundings while the head stays nearly still. Aristotle proposed that chameleons had no optic nerves at all. No other known vertebrate is wired this way. Real footage, not AI. Source: Earth.com Credit: Adobe Stock

Squid have sensory hair cells across their bodies that detect water movement, revealing surprising similarities to how the human ear senses sound.

Venomous snakes stand out against their habitats more than harmless species, according to a recent study.

A battery-free smart shoe uses energy from footsteps to power AI that analyzes walking patterns and could eventually help monitor movement disorders.

Comparing your body with how you looked in the past may shape body image, self-esteem, and eating concerns.

Short bursts of electrical stimulation to a facial nerve strengthened memory-related brain activity and helped people remember new information.

A four-winged dinosaur from China, Norellraptor barsboldi, belongs to a group that built its flight features in a different order than birds did.