“Scientists in Japan successfully triggered a hibernation-like state in mice by activating a specific group of brain cells,” reports UPI, which points out that entering a hibernation-like state “could help astronauts conserve food and water, as well as avoid the ill-effects of microgravity, on long journeys through space.”
The research, published this week in the journal Nature, suggests even animals that don’t…
Tag: turtles
The epic journeys of green sea turtles revealed by 50 years of data
Using more than 50 years of satellite tracking data, a team found that green sea turtles will skip areas they don’t know when looking for a foraging site even if they are suitable Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24632831-300-the-epic-journeys-of-green-sea-turtles-revealed-by-50-years-of-data/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Learn to recognize the wildlife out your window
With careful observation, you can start to recognize a particular squirrel, or that certain cardinal pair that hangs out on your feeder. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/learn-to-recognize-individual-birds-wildlife…
Baby leatherback sea turtles thriving due to COVID-19 beach restrictions
More baby leatherback turtles are surviving because humans aren’t there to disturb them during the coronavirus pandemic. Source: https://www.livescience.com/leatherback-sea-turtle-babies-thrive-covid-19-pandemic.html
Powerful X-ray imaging reveals new details of dinosaur embryos in eggs
To look at dinosaur embryos entombed inside 200 million year old fossil eggs, scientists used powerful X-rays to create detailed images. They wanted to see how these embryos compared to those of modern-day dinosaur relatives. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/dinosaur-fossil-embryo-synchrotron-x-rays…
Why climate change is creating more female sea turtles and crocodiles
As the world gets warmer, animals whose sex is determined by temperature are finding cool ways to control their own fate. But can they adapt in time? Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532700-800-why-climate-change-is-creating-more-female-sea-turtles-and-crocodiles/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
This extinct horned turtle was the size of a car
Recently-discovered fossils shed new light on an enormous horned turtle that roamed South America 5 to 10 million years ago. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/extinct-horned-turtle-size-car…
This may be the biggest turtle that ever lived
Why did these male turtles have horned shells? Likely to protect their heads during fierce combat, a study finds. Source: https://www.livescience.com/largest-turtle-shell-on-earth.html