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A notorious Thai zoo has sparked concern for the health of its animals after it reopened to visitors following the Covid lockdown. People found bears begging for food in tiny enclosures, emaciated tigers and cattle, crocodiles swimming in filthy water and orangutans desperately reaching out for food behind bars. A vet dispatched by the government … Read more
Huge ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroid twice the size of the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, will skim past Earth next month, NASA reveals The asteroid – 231937 (2001 FO32) – was first discovered by astronomers in 2001 It will be about 1.2 million miles from the Earth at its closest approach in March This … Read more
About 500 seeds of different tree species were launched into space in 1971 that circled around the moon 34 times before returning to Earth where they were then planted in different spots around the globe. NASA has shared a map showing the locations of these ‘Moon Trees,’ which total to 83 that mainly reside in … Read more
These stunning photos show the harsh reality of life for Mongolian nomads who live on the country’s vast steppe. Hundreds of nomads live in the 340,000 square miles of open grassland, where temperatures regularly drop to -40C (-40F), and subsist off their herds of animals, eating a diet of only milk and meat. Vegetables are … Read more
Vast halo of dark matter around a dwarf galaxy 163,000 light years from Earth is said to be five times larger than previously estimated Experts spotted stars orbiting an ancient galaxy, but are far from the center This suggests that dark matter is located in the area and holding stars in place Scientists say this … Read more
Fungi-like microfossil dating back 635 MILLION years is found in China that may have helped Earth recover from a catastrophic ice age by stimulating marine bioproductivity The oldest terrestrial fossil was found in China that dates back 635 million years This fungi-like microorganism is believed to help Earth recover from an ice age Experts say … Read more
A record-breaking 28 trillion tonnes of ice — enough to cover the whole of the UK in a sheet over 300 feet thick — melted from the face of the Earth between 1994–2017. Researchers from the University of Leeds carried out the first ever global survey of ice loss using data collected from satellites orbiting … Read more
Machine Gun Kelly and his girlfriend Megan Fox had an instant connection upon first meeting in March, which has only grown as they bond over their unique beliefs. During his appearance on Tuesday’s episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden, the 30-year-old rapper opened up about being a ‘believer in life on other planets,’ just like the Transformers … Read more
Did DINOSAURS beat man to the MOON? Bones from giant reptiles were flung into space when the extinction-event asteroid smashed into the Earth 66 million years ago, scientists claim An excerpt from ‘The End of the World’ by Peter Brannen was shared to Twitter It describes the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million … Read more
Did DINOSAURS beat man to the MOON? Bones from giant reptiles were flung into space when the extinction-event asteroid smashed into the Earth 66 million years ago, scientists claim An excerpt from ‘The End of the World’ by Peter Brannen was shared to Twitter It describes the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million … Read more