The most famous cat in science is Schrödinger’s cat, the quantum mechanical mammal, which can exist in a superposition, a state that is alive as well as dead. The moment you look at it, one of both options is chosen. Leiden University physicists simulated an experiment to catch this mysterious moment of choice red handed. …
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Weird rodent glows under UV light with disco swirls of pink and orange
New research spotlights fluorescence in a jumping rodent known as a springhare. Source: https://www.livescience.com/pink-fluorescent-mammal-springhare.html
Young killer whale rescued after stranding on Scottish beach
A marine mammal medic praised locals who helped save a stranded juvenile killer whale from a beach in Scotland. Here’s how they did it. Source: https://www.livescience.com/scottish-locals-save-stranded-killer-whale.html
A New Population of Blue Whales Was Discovered Hiding in the Indian Ocean
Weighing up to 380,000 pounds and stretching some 100 feet long, the blue whale — the largest creature to have ever lived on Earth — might at first seem difficult for human eyes and ears to miss. But a previously unknown population of the leviathans has long been lurking in the Indian Ocean, leaving scientists none the wiser, new research suggests….
Why some animals have a penis bone shaped like an ice-cream scooper
The ‘penis bone’, or the baculum, is one of the most mysterious structures in mammal biology. To this day, no one really knows what it does or why it’s gone missing in humans, horses, elephants and a few other species. Source: https://www.livescience.com/why-animal-penis-bone-ice-cream-scoop-shape.html
This palm-sized elephant relative was just sighted for the first time in 50 years
A bit of peanut butter lured the wee mammal out from the rocky lands of Djibouti in the Horn of Africa. Source: https://www.livescience.com/species-elephant-shrew-found-after-half-century.html
Photographer documents the fight to save pangolins from extinction
Pangolins are the most illegally trafficked mammal. This image from a new photographic series features the efforts by conservationists to halt their decline before the creatures go extinct Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24632851-300-photographer-documents-the-fight-to-save-pangolins-from-extinction/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…