Chimpanzees have been seen killing gorillas in unprovoked attacks for the first time, scientists said. The lethal encounters between the two species occurred as they were being observed at Loango National Park in Gabon, according to a study Monday in the journal Nature. In the first attack in December 2019, more …
Read More »NASA's Perseverance Mars rover readies to begin sampling process
air-and-space Perseverance air-and-space rover is preparing to collect its first-ever sample. The agency’s Southern California-based Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) said that the rover was searching for a scientifically interesting planet-earth in Jezero Crater’s “Cratered Floor Fractured Rough.” The “Cratered Floor Fractured Rough” is one of the deepest, and potentially oldest, …
Read More »When to view July's full buck moon
The next air-and-space of 2021 will occur on Friday in the U.S. Called the buck moon and the thunder moon, Earth’s natural satellite will appear opposite the air-and-space in planet-earth” target=”_blank”>Earth-based< LUNAR ORBIT ‘WOBBLE’ COULD RESULT IN HIGH-TIDE FLOODING RISE IN THE 2030S: NASA RESEARCHERS In a blog post, the …
Read More »Western wildfires: Why the sun looks red over eastern states this week
Amidst a backdrop of hazy gray skiesa>, the <a href="https: glowed with a reddish-orange hue on Tuesday above the eastern U.S. The color change is due to plumes of smoke originating from us-regions and world-regions disasters that have traveled thousands of miles, carried by the jet stream. WHY DID THE …
Read More »NASA's Perseverance Mars rover begins hunt for signs of past life
air-and-space Perseverance air-and-space rover has begun its hunt for evidence of ancient natural-science. The air-and-space” target=”_blank”>spacecraft< in February, has tested an array of instruments on its 7-foot robotic arm. NASA’S MARS PERSEVERANCE ROVER SNAPS SHOTS OF UNIQUE ROCK FORMATION IN ‘ANCIENT LAKEBED’ In a Monday release, NASA said that Perseverance …
Read More »Florida good Samaritan uses dog leash to stop bleeding of biker attacked by alligator: report
A good Samaritan used a pets”>dog <as a tourniquet to help stop the bleeding of a bicyclist who was wild-nature” target=”_blank”>attacked by an alligator<, on Monday, according to a report. The unidentified victim was riding his bike on a trail at Halpatiokee Regional Park around 11 a.m. when he lost control …
Read More »Hubble Space Telescope delivers first images since shutdown
air-and-space Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has delivered its first images since the telescope’s payload computer suddenly halted on June 13. The pictures show a galaxy with what the agency calls air-and-space” target=”_blank”>”extended spiral arms”< The photos were taken by a program spearheaded by the University of Washington’s Julianne Dalcanton. Other …
Read More »Florida beaches see nearly 800 tons of dead fish, sea life wash ashore
The Tampa Bay-St. Petersburg area of us-regions has nearly 800 tons of a particularly smelly problem. Thousands of dead wild-nature and marine life have washed up on beaches in the area largely due to red tide caused by toxic environment” target=”_blank”>algal blooms< According to the St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman, …
Read More »How Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin crew trained for historic spaceflight
jeff-bezos” target=”_blank”>Jeff Bezos'< on Tuesday morning, taking the richest person in the world and three others to the edge of space. Accompanying the billionaire are Bezos’ brother, Mark, “Mercury 13” aerospace pioneer Wally Funk and Netherlands native and first commercial customer Oliver Daemen. RICHARD BRANSON SAYS CRITICS ARE ‘NOT FULLY …
Read More »Alligator attacks, severely injures man who fell off bike at Florida park
A bicyclist was attacked by a roughly wild-nature” target=”_blank”>9-foot long alligator<, on Monday, according to authorities. The unidentified man was riding his bike on a trail at Halpatiokee Regional Park around 11 a.m., when he lost control and fell “about six feet down an embankment” and into a body of …
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