Avatarrxycf621 hour agoHumpback Whales Sing the Way Humans Speakverified_publisherThe New York Times - By Emily AnthesThe animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new study suggests. The English language is full of wonderful words, from “anemone” and “aurora” to “zenith” and “zodiac.” But these are special occasion words, sprinkled …
Avatarrxycf62Something Small Is Killing Great White Sharksverified_publisherThe New York Times - By Kyle ShawFaced with a rash of shark deaths marked by brain swelling, Canadian and American scientists are trying to solve a marine mystery. The first great white shark was found dead in August 2023 on a beach in a national park on Prince Edward Island, Canada: a young male, 500 pounds, 8 feet 9 inches from …
Avatarrxycf62This Carnivore Turned Up in Egypt After Vanishing 5,000 Years Agoverified_publisherThe New York Times - By Darren IncorvaiaWhen a scientist received a video of a spotted hyena in the southern part of his country, he thought someone was playing a trick on him. The animal killed two goats belonging to residents of Wadi Yahmib, a village within the sparsely populated Elba Protected Area of Egypt. To protect their …
Avatarrxycf62Invasive Crabs Have Taken Over New England. One Solution? Eat Them.verified_publisherThe New York Times - By C.J. ChiversFor several years while teaching at the University of Vermont, Joe Roman, a conservation biologist, challenged students to an unusual exercise. Design an animal ideal for the role of marine invader, he’d say, a creature with the natural traits to colonize a territory not its own and, in the …
Avatarrxycf62A Billionaire’s Biggest Regret: Letting an Old Love Slip Awayverified_publisherThe New York Times - By Gina CherelusBill Gates recently described the dissolution of his 27-year marriage as a painful “mistake.” As he’s learned, you can’t put a price on a relationship that’s seen you through it all. When Bill Gates called his divorce from Melinda French Gates the biggest regret of his life, he explained that when …
Avatarrxycf62Bill Gates Isn’t Like Those Other Tech Billionairesverified_publisherThe New York Times - By David StreitfeldThe older he gets, the more Bill Gates is surprised by what the world dishes up. Take billionaires. There are many now from the tech industry, quite a few with politics that skew forcefully right. Listen to this article with reporter commentary “I always thought of Silicon Valley as being left of …