Category: Shorts

Whats up with wacky wildlife? Creatures caught in comic poses #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #comedy #wildlife #photography #awards #conservation The Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards are back with hilarious animal antics. An otter practices ballet. Giraffes get into an unusual configuration. A heron fishing technique needs work. And an owl gets a stern…

Out of Africa, No Floaties Required: Ancient Man Crosses Sinai Desert Without Getting His Hair Wet #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #human migration #Africa #Sinai #desert #Jordan #stone tools #archaeology #wetlands This just in – archaeologists have uncovered stone tools in Jordan dating back 84,000 years, suggesting early humans migrated out of Africa…

New Study Shows Humans Arrived in America Way Earlier Than We Thought #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #america #settlement #archaeology #prehistory #ice age According to a new study, humans first settled in the Americas around 23,000 years ago, which is a whopping 7,000 years earlier than previously thought. I guess you could say…

Youll Never Sea A Giant Squid At The Aquarium #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #giant squid #aquarium #captive animals #deep sea #ethics Folks, unless you’re keen on watching a bus-sized mollusk slowly lose its mind in a tank, you can kiss your dreams of getting close to a live giant squid goodbye. These…

New Time Reflection Tech Lets You Play Lifes Signals Backward and In Slow Motion #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #time reflection #temporal reflection #metamaterials #photonics #Doppler shift #wave physics Scientists have pulled off time reflection, making waves go backward like a rock album played in reverse. By quickly changing metamaterials, they reversed and…

Micro Wasp Mysteriously Sports Antenna Nuts In 100-Million-Year-Old Digs #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #wasp #amber #fossil #insect #antennae #Cretaceous #parasite This just in: Scientists have discovered a new species of teeny-tiny wasp frozen in 100-million-year-old amber. And get this – the little bugger’s antennae end in these weird, bulbous structures that look…

New Study Says Its Time We Start Treating the Flu Like Its COVID #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #flu #covid #respiratory illness #pandemic #masks #ventilation #air filtration #work from home Good evening, I’m Aria. A new study from New Zealand is suggesting that maybe we’ve got things backwards when it comes to COVID-19…

Scientists Report Melting Ice Shelves in Antarctica Could Raise Seas, But Warn Changes Are Glacial #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #glaciers #ice shelves #Antarctica #sea level rise #climate change Scientists are keeping a close eye on glaciers in Antarctica, especially in the vulnerable West Antarctic region. While ice shelves are breaking up more…

China Drills Down To Party Like Its 145 Million B.C. #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #China #drilling #Cretaceous #dinosaurs #rocks #minerals #earthquakes China’s drilling a 10,000 meter hole to reach 145 million year old rocks. They’ll identify minerals and assess quake risks, but won’t reach the Earth’s mantle goo. Other deep drill projects…

BREAKING FISH NEWS: Half A Thousand Fish Evolve Crazy Fast In Single Lake Thanks To Fishy Hookups #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #fish #evolution #ecology #hybridization #cichlids #lake victoria #biodiversity #speciation #adaptive radiation Good evening, I’m Aria. In some breaking news from the fish world, scientists report that over 500 different species of…