Tag: Science
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14-year-old invited to present planetary research at Denver conference
Antonika Shapovalova is not a typical 14-year-old girl. Along with swimming and playing the piano, Wyoming teenager Antonika spends her time researching astronomy and observing the earth’s systems. A recent project seeks to detect signs of life on surrounding planets. “I’ve always been interested in science. I also love math,” she said in an interview. “When I was 2, my mom went to the bookstore and bought a ton of science books.…
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Livestreaming camera reveals secret lives of rattlesnakes in Colorado
The rattlesnakes are hibernating now, spending the winter beneath the surface of a rock outcrop in Colorado where a camera has been posted. The camera has recorded a livestream online ー revealing the secret lives of a species like never before. But Project RattleCam pauses for the winter, for reasons both ethical and logistical. Ethically,…
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Another dinosaur found at Dinosaur National Monument outside Colorado
Back in September, as heavy machinery broke the asphalt of a parking lot at Dinosaur National Monument, ReBecca Hunt-Foster carefully watched. “We knew that there was the possibility of encountering fossils,” the paleontologist said. She and staff knew, as they were very aware of what was through the front door of the Quarry Exhibit Hall…
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Brick by brick: Denver museum exhibit features larger than life Lego sculptures
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To see the Denver Museum of Nature & Science’s newest big animals on display, visitors don’t need to roam their expansive Wildlife Halls. Rather, artist Sean Kenney has dozens of animal sculptures up for viewing — all made entirely of Lego bricks – 1.5 million Lego bricks to be exact. Kenney’s exhibition, “Brick Planet: A…
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AI cameras are spotting wildfires across California — often before humans call 911
For generations, fire lookout towers stood as landmarks across the American West. Binoculars in hand, dedicated fire spotters scanned the landscape for smoke and radioed firefighters before flames grew out of control. But now, as California enters what is historically the most dangerous part of fire season — the end of summer before the first…
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Photos of stray dogs in Indian-controlled Kashmir and attempts to control their population
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Feroz Ahmed does not leave home for his early-morning walk without a stick. Now in his 60s, he is wary of stray dogs that live nearby, on the outskirts of Srinagar in Indian-controlled Kashmir. “I carry a stick to protect myself from dogs,” he says. While Ahmed has never been attacked…
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FWC says man shot bear found in his Florida home
ORLANDO, Fla. — A Central Florida man shot and killed a bear he said became trapped in his home Friday, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. “The FWC was notified of a bear entering a home in DeLand,” the agency said in an emailed statement. “The bear was shot and killed by…
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Day and night get equal billing Monday as fall equinox arrives. Here’s what to know
Day and night will get equal time for a brief moment as the equinox arrives
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Does painting cows with stripes prevent fly bites? Researchers who studied this win Ig Nobel prize
A researcher who studied fingernail growth and a group that explored whether painting zebralike stripes on cows reduced fly bites are among the winners of this year’s Ig Nobels
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Discovery of insects trapped in amber sheds light on ancient Amazon rainforest
Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber in South America for the first time