Wind power in Brazil now costs less than natural gas. Brazil’s National Electric Power Agency held a series of energy…
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Bats Have Fastest Mammal Muscles
By possessing the fastest known mammal muscles bats are able to flex up to 200 times per second. The findings,…
“Hollows” Found on Mercury
The planet Mercury is dotted with holes that appear to be unlike any other landform yet seen in the solar…
Biggest Crocodile Ever Caught?
Caught alive after a three-week hunt, an allegedly 21-foot-long (6.4-meter-long) saltwater crocodile—the biggest crocodile ever caught in the Philippines—is restrained…
Rare African Golden cat captured by cam
Scientists tracking one of Africa’s most elusive and poorly understood animals say they’ve recorded a rare – and possibly the…
Meteorites delivered gold to Earth
Scientists have shown that the Earth’s surface became enriched with precious metals by impacting meteorites. The Earth’s crust and mantle…
Shaggy, Shovel-Headed Rhino Evolved
Woolly rhinos and many other large, shaggy prehistoric animals first evolved their cold tolerance in Tibet, which served as the…
“Walking” Fish a Model of Evolution in Action
Sometimes, a fish out of water doesn’t feel like a fish out of water—at least if it’s a Pacific leaping…
Largest U.S. Dam Removal to Restore Salmon Runs
In Washington State‘s Olympic Peninsula, members of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe still tell stories of a time when the…
Elephant Makes a Stool
In an apparent flash of insight, a young Asian elephant in a zoo turned a plastic cube into a stool—and…