The bird that I’m referring to in the title is the Namaqua sandgrouse. It’s remarkable animal. It weighs 180 grams and yet is able to carry 25 grams of water as far as 20 miles to its nest in its feathers. It is a bird …
For me, this is a scientific study which has resulted in a common-sense conclusion but it deserves to be stated. Scientists at the universities of Barcelona and Leipzig and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany came to the conclusion that the more …
“The jury is still out on whether [plants] feel pain. If we discover that they can, we may all become fruitarians, eating only what falls from the tree.” The words are from PETA on the Dail Mail website. The title is clickbait! But one day …
An interesting scientific study has come to the conclusion that after a hard day’s work, apes like to hang onto a vine and twizzle around i.e. spin around so that they become dizzy because it alters their consciousness in the same way that alcohol alters …
This is quite a provocative story for some people. For me it is just fine because I am a great believer in equality and inclusivity although I don’t agree with all that is going on in the woke movement. This story is about scientific research …
Horsepower is a unit of the measurement of power and it was first coined by the Scottish engineer James Watt (19 January 1736 to 25 August 1819). He is the engineer/scientist who invented the concept of horsepower (h.p.). At the outset the measurement was simple …
Petnow’s AI-driven smartphone biometric identification app may make big inroads into pet identification. A Korea-based technology company, Petnow, claims that there AI-driven biometric identification app for mobile phones means an end to lost pets. Petnow Inc is a pet identification development company based in Seoul, …
The elephant is said to have a long memory. It is a species of animal which is known for this attribute. Now, the “sniff test” has proved it unquestionably. This is a nice story, too, of the reunion of a mother with her daughter after …
You will find peregrine falcons in London, UK. They nest in St Paul’s Cathedral for instance, high up towards its pinnacle. They are protected. During Covid-19 there were less people wandering around London. There were less people to feed the pigeons which is a pastime …
