Bats and Sugar: How Bats Can Eat Immense Amounts of Sugar Without Health Problems

Bats and Sugar: How Bats Can Eat Immense Amounts of Sugar Without Health Problems

Some bats eat immense amounts of sugar, but unlike humans, this does not cause any health problems. Too much sugar is bad for your health. It can lead to diabetes, obesity or even cancer, among other things. Remarkably, bats that eat fruit don’t seem to be bothered by this at all, even though they eat … Read more

Top 7 Strangest and Rare Animals in the World – Unbelievable Creatures You’ve Never Heard Of

Top 7 Strangest and Rare Animals in the World – Unbelievable Creatures You’ve Never Heard Of

Jakarta – This world has many strange animals, whether in the sea, land or air. Some of these animals may be rarely known, because their lives are far from human reach. In fact, some of them are rare animals. Furthermore, find out some examples of strange and rare animals in the world below. SCROLL TO … Read more

Newborns’ Innate Ability to Recognize Music Rhythm: Recent Studies Reveal Biological Roots of Musicality

Newborns’ Innate Ability to Recognize Music Rhythm: Recent Studies Reveal Biological Roots of Musicality

Lányi Eszter Rozgonyiné / Universidade de Amesterdão One of the babies who participated in Honing’s experiments Recent studies reveal that newborns have an innate ability to recognize a rhythm in music, indicating that our capacity for music, or “musicality,” may be biologically programmed. In 2009, a study published already PNAS showed that newborn babies could … Read more

Player Unearths Original “Impossible Creatures” Disc from 2003, Nostalgia Surges Among Netizens

Player Unearths Original “Impossible Creatures” Disc from 2003, Nostalgia Surges Among Netizens

Original title: Players dig out game discs from 20 years ago, bringing back many memories for netizens IT House reported on December 31 that at a time when PC games are increasingly becoming digital, a lucky player found a physical disc from the ancient times while sorting out the warehouse-from the 2003 real-time strategy game … Read more

The Science Behind Animal Patterns: A Look at the Research and Theories of Genetic Pattern Formation

The Science Behind Animal Patterns: A Look at the Research and Theories of Genetic Pattern Formation

Jakarta – Animals in this world have various patterns. There are animals that have striped, round, or even abstract motifs on their bodies. Biologists have previously shown that many animals evolved patterns to camouflage themselves or attract mates. Genes do encode pattern information such as the color of a leopard’s spots, but genetics alone don’t … Read more

The Distinction Between the Brain and the Mind: Key Differences and Understanding Their Interconnectedness

The Distinction Between the Brain and the Mind: Key Differences and Understanding Their Interconnectedness

We have all made the mistake at least once of using the words “brain” and “mind” with the same meaning, but it is discovered and analyzed by researchers that the two are totally distinct. What differentiates them? To begin with, let’s find out what the brain is and what the mind is according to studies: … Read more

Pacific Lamprey: Ancient Vertebrate with Unique Feeding Habits and Life Cycle

Pacific Lamprey: Ancient Vertebrate with Unique Feeding Habits and Life Cycle

The Pacific lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus) lives in freshwater or along the North Pacific coast from California to Alaska, and in the Bering Sea from Russia to Japan. Minnows feed on the blood and body fluids of other fish. Pacific lampreys are special in that they belong to the oldest vertebrate group, the jawless. Today, there … Read more

Invasive Red Fire Ants Found in Europe: Threatening the Continent’s Ecosystems

Invasive Red Fire Ants Found in Europe: Threatening the Continent’s Ecosystems

Jakarta – Red fire ants move towards Sicily, Italy. This is the first sighting of the invasive species in Europe. If these South American insects continue to spread like they have elsewhere, experts fear they could take over the entire continent. Currently, the red fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) is the world’s fifth most expensive invasive … Read more

The Mississippi Turtle: Facts, Habitat, and Conservation Efforts

The Mississippi Turtle: Facts, Habitat, and Conservation Efforts

“It almost looks like the fish is smiling,” the post reads. For this achievement, Herrington received the “Outstanding Angler Award,” given by TPWD for a catch that does not qualify for other categories, but still deserves recognition. Herrington then released the armadillo into the 1,442-kilometer-long Trinity River to continue swimming. The Mississippi turtle (Atractosteus spatula) … Read more