An elderly female snake that hasn’t been near a male in 15 years has inexplicably laid a clutch of eggs. The python, which at 62 years of age is belie… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/339454/mystery-as-lone-python-suddenly-lays-eggs…
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Leaked Salary Spreadsheet Reveals Microsoft Employee Earnings for a Second Year
An anonymous reader shares a report: Over the course of August 2020, more than 300 Microsoft employees shared their salaries, bonuses, and stock awards in a Google spreadsheet to continue their push for fairer compensation. “You are legally protected to share this info, and you should share it so your coworkers can determine if they’re being underpaid; however, you should still…
The Coronavirus is Most Deadly if You Are Older and Male — New Data Reveal the Risks
An anonymous reader shares a report: For every 1,000 people infected with the coronavirus who are under the age of 50, almost none will die. For people in their fifties and early sixties, about five will die — more men than women. The risk then climbs steeply as the years accrue. For every 1,000 people in their mid-seventies or older who…
‘GamerGate’ Proponent Kills Ex-Girlfriend, Commits Suicide
41-year-old Rudy Ferretti “was known in the male-dominated retro gaming community as a champion gamer — and as a raging misogynist who ferociously harassed women,” writes blogger David Futrelle. “He once made a homebrew game in which the goal was to kill women. “Last week, he allegedly gunned down his former girlfriend Amy Molter before turning his gun on himself.” Wired…
750 Million Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Approved For Release In Florida Keys
A plan to release over 750 million genetically modified mosquitoes into the Florida Keys in 2021 and 2022 received final approval from local authorities, against the objection of many local residents and a coalition of environmental advocacy groups. The proposal had already won state and federal approval. CNN reports: Approved by the Environment Protection Agency in May, the pilot project is…
Male Brazilian frog stays loyal to two females during breeding season
The males of a Brazilian frog species is the first amphibian known to stay faithful to two females throughout its breeding season, replicating a style of mating seen in mammals Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2251718-male-brazilian-frog-stays-loyal-to-two-females-during-breeding-season/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Woolly mammoth with preserved poop, wool and ligaments dredged from Siberian lake
It’s unclear what killed this roughly 15-year-old male woolly mammoth at least 10,000 years ago. Source: https://www.livescience.com/woolly-mammoth-skeleton-poop-siberia.html
‘Zombie Cicadas’ Are Under the Influence of a Psychedelic, Mind-controlling Fungus
Slashdot reader quonset shares CNN’s report on “zombie cicadas” under the influence of “a psychedelic fungus” called Massospora containing the chemicals found in hallucinogenic mushrooms (citing a new study published in PLOS Pathogens).
After infecting its host, the fungus results in “a disturbing display of B-horror movie proportions,” West Virginia University said in a press release. First Massospora spores eat away at…
Does coronavirus linger in the body?
Some viruses can hide out in the body and reemerge at later times. Which viruses do this, and can the new coronavirus do this too? Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/does-coronavirus-linger-in-body-immune-system-covid…
The Anglerfish Deleted Its Immune System To Fuse With Its Mate
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: There are few animals more bizarre than the anglerfish, a species that has so much trouble finding a mate that when the male and female do connect underwater, males actually fuse their tissue with the females for life. After the merger, the two share a single respiratory and digestive system. Now scientists have…