The Horrifying Reason Siberia Is Dealing With an Anthrax Outbreak
According to NBC News, authorities think the outbreak began when some zombie anthrax thawed out of an infected reindeer corpse and woke up.
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According to NBC News, authorities think the outbreak began when some zombie anthrax thawed out of an infected reindeer corpse and woke up.
An enormous region of the eastern Pacific that was long considered a biological wasteland is proving to be anything but.
A long-standing theory suggesting that the were left long ago by flowing rivers was just debunked. So where did these trenches come from?
A new kind of solar cell efficiently converts atmospheric carbon dioxide into usable hydrocarbon fuel—and it does so using only sunlight for energy.
All told, 43 per cent of deceased astronauts from the Apollo missions died from cardiovascular problems.
It’s not something that’s been added to the lake that caused the change: it’s something that’s been taken out.
An upsetting new analysis now shows that these stocky, wrinkly-faced dogs lack the genetic diversity required to improve the breed.
We don’t know just what that satellite is doing in space. But! We can see in these pictures exactly how it got there.
A 1.7 million-year-old cancerous foot bone and a 2 million-year-old vertebrae ravaged by tumours, show that cancer has been bothering us for a while. So it’s not strictly a modern disease.
Called AR Scorpii, the star flashes brightly and fades again every couple minutes, like a lightbulb on a dimmer switch. The cause is a reminder that the cosmos is still rife with terrifying secrets.
I'm retching just thinking about it.
From nebulas and auroras through to starbursts and solar eclipses, these entrants into Greenwich's Royal Observatory competition will rekindle your sense of wonder.
And this mysterious beast is yet to be named. May we suggest Whaley McWhaleface?
A tourist guide working in Bolivia stumbled upon the enormous dinosaur footprint, which measures nearly 1.2 metres wide.
There’s a mystery above Jupiter. The planet is five times further from the sun than earth is — and yet has similar atmospheric temperatures to our own. So where’s all that extra heat coming from? Read more >>
Couch potatoes can rejoice.
