A team of scientists has discovered what they say is the first evidence in the world – dating back 47 million years – of a snake giving birth to its young. Most reptiles are oviparous, which means that they are hatched from fertilised eggs. But other reptiles are viviparous, which…
Tiny fuzzy Australia-native possum shyly stares into the camera lens looking too adorable to handle while snacking on some food at an Australian zoo. https://youtube.com/shorts/ZCpoL8hWNuk Warrawong Wildlife Sanctuary/Newsflash The little ring-tailed possum named Harley gave netizens a cuteness overload just by being his lovable self as he modestly posed for…
Humans and elephants are the only mammals to combine their mouths and their noses to create sounds, a new study has revealed. Cognitive biologists Veronika Beeck and Angela Stoger-Horwath and a team from Austria's University of Vienna studied the sounds of Asian elephants using an acoustic camera with 48 microphones.…
This is the heart-melting moment when a cruelly abused greyhound finds the courage to trust humans again. Traumatised Rigel had suffered months of torment before he was found on the streets of the Spanish city of Seville, with chemical burns and one hind paw lost in a trap. But now…
A newly discovered mammoth butchering site proves that humans were in north America nearly 15,000 years earlier than thought, scientists have revealed. The site from 37,000 years ago discovered bones that had been carved as well as evidence the beasts' fat was rendered over fires. By chance the the fossils…
Meet Kira the full-grown wolf hybrid who likes to play games with her owner’s son and frolic with pooches in the park. Alida, 31, and her son Bogdan show off Kira's amazing domestic life in Ufa, Russia, on her own Instagram page She's A Wolf where she has 63,000 followers.…
Scientists have discovered that humans – unlike our Neanderthal cousins – evolved the ability to meditate to deal with past and future stresses. Humans and Neanderthals both shared an important evolutionary stage with the development of parietal lobes. The key progression woke up the capacity to pay attention and live…
The oldest known sample of an E. coli bacteria has been extracted from a 16th-century Italian mummy by an international team of researchers. Modern E. coli bacteria is often found in the digestive system of healthy humans and animals and while most forms of it are harmless, researchers revealed in…
Scientists think that new ways of using satellites and drones could help protect bees and their habitats. Researchers at Devon’s Exeter University, southwest England, hope that innovative usage of modern technology will lead to earlier detection of threats to honeybees and the ecosystem. Honeybees and other pollinators provide a range…
A new pioneering technique developed at the University of Michigan can blast tumours in a non-invasive way, with experts saying that in 80 percent of cases, they do not grow back. The experts think that the discovery could revolutionise cancer treatment. Newsflash obtained a statement from the University of Michigan…