Wolf spider on white background. Image Credit: Philip N. Cohen/Wikipedia A study published in ‘Experimental and Applied Entomology’ has explored how spiders could tell what animals are living around them by examining traces of prey DNA left inside their bodies. The research tested how ‘reliable prey DNA’ could be found in wolf spiders after feeding…
At a time when laundry was one more task competing with school, travel and family responsibilities, a Kerala schoolgirl began thinking about a surprisingly simple alternative to the washing machine she did not have. Remya, who was studying in the 10th standard, was already spending hours travelling to school each day and helping her twin…
Clavicular (Image via Instagram) A planned Chapel Hill appearance by controversial influencer Clavicular has been canceled after growing community opposition and calls for a protest. The 20-year-old internet personality, whose real name is Braden Peters, had been scheduled to appear at Still Life on East Franklin Street on August 30. The decision came just days…
Danny Ellerd’s life once appeared to be heading towards an early death. After years of addiction and homelessness, he was found beneath an I-40 overpass in Oklahoma City weighing just 92 pounds, according to recovery organisation Hope Is Alive. Officers initially planned to book him on outstanding warrants, but his physical condition was so severe…
A humpback whale breaches off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP photo) Humpback whales are returning in large numbers to Brazil’s coast after being pushed close to extinction by commercial whaling. Their population in the South Atlantic has risen from about 2,000 to around 35,000 in roughly 40 years, bringing the species close…
He is 85, known as the father of sociobiology, has been at Harvard for 60 years, and has won a hundred scientific awards, including two Pulitzer Prizes. Yet what E.O. Wilson, an evolutionary biologist, is focused on is a new conservation approach, a new ecological Grail which is a quest to refute conservation sceptics who…
1 dead, 1 critically injured in Times Square stabbing; police kill suspect At least one person was killed and another critically injured after a woman allegedly stabbed two people in New York City’s Times Square before she was fatally shot by police, authorities said.The stabbings occurred at around 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue on Monday,…
Trump hails Supreme Court ruling on $400M White House ballroom; construction to continue The US Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to continue construction of a $400 million ballroom complex at the White House, overturning a lower-court order that had halted above-ground work while a legal challenge against the project proceeds.The 5-4 decision…
Florida bans Flock cameras that can read license plates amid a major row over privacy. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced Monday that he is removing Flock cameras from state roadways. The order said all Flock cameras were to be removed from what he calls the “state highway system” within the next 30 days, which would…
A 1,050-acre historic farm in Chestertown, Maryland, built in 1743 and kept in the same family for generations, has been put up for sale, according to a real estate report by The Wall Street Journal. The large Eastern Shore property has strong links to American history. During the War of 1812, it was the site…