Category : science

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

Sonar Can Literally Scare Whales to Death, Study Finds

Naval sonar has been linked to mass strandings of otherwise-healthy whales for nearly two decades, but the precise mechanisms of how it affects whales has eluded scientists. Now, researchers have explained key details of how this disruptive signal tr...

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

Early human cousins may have been jewellers: study

A rare species of primitive human roamed the forests of Eurasia 200,000 years ago and may have made tools and even jewellery, according to new research published Wednesday. Denisovans -- a cousin of Neanderthals -- were discovered in 2010 when scien...