Walmart invests in the last place on earth
Walmart is helping save the last place on earth where large mammals co-exist in a rare rainforest in Indonesia.
Animals
Dung beetle billion-star navigation applied to drones
Dung beetle star navigation applied to drones
Discovering the Magic of Dead Sea Magnesium Chloride
Icy winters means salt on the driveways and walkways. This company offers a more pet-friendly solution from the Dead Sea, which is based on magnesium salt.
Turkey’s 4 million dog cull begins
Turkey has started culling 4 million stray dogs, throwing them out in plastic bags.
Real-life Moana “Shiny” sponge collects glitter to stop from being eaten
Researchers have found that a sea sponge in the Red Sea collects rare metals and minerals and forms a symbiosis with a bacteria to protect it.
Yemen rebranding as the home of honey
Yemen gets a week long honey festival to celebrate its bees and unique varieties of honey.
Turkey has approved the culling of millions of dogs
Turkey has approved a law to cull its estimated 4 million stray dogs.
Goat and sheep plague threatens Greek meat industry
A goat plague, also known as Peste des Petits Ruminants, was detected for the first time in Greece last month. While the virus does not seem to infect humans, it is highly contagious among goats and sheep and can kill between 80 and 100% of those infected.
War stressful for geckos and reptiles
What is the taste of honey from bees collecting pollen during a war? Do snakes feel stress? A new study shows that war impacts the least expected creatures
The ocean is too loud for baby oysters
Oyster reef restorations are taking place in countries like America.
Pets abandoned as people flee climate change
Pet shelters in the United Arab Emirates are noticing a worrying trend. As soon as the temperatures soar in the summer months, more pets are being abandoned.
Monday was the hottest day on record globally
Monday was the hottest day on record in the world
Is eating honeycomb good for you?
This review of existing studies on eating beeswax or honeycomb showed an antimicrobic effect of beeswax against Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella enterica, Candida albicans and Aspergillus niger: "these inhibitory effects are enhanced synergistically with other natural products such as honey or olive oil."
Ants can perform life-saving amputations
Florida carpenter ants (Camponotus floridanus) bite off injured nest mates’ limbs to save them from deadly infections. It’s the first example of animals other than humans performing such life-saving amputations.
Norways pushes ahead with deep sea mining licenses
Norway decides to start offering deep sea mining licenses for the for the "green transition"