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Scientists Uncover a Frozen History in 6,000 Years’ Worth of Penguin Poop, Revealing Past ...
Sediment samples from the Ross Sea coastline are revealing insights into how animals like elephant seals and Adélie penguins ...
DNA detectives in Antarctica: probing 6,000 years of penguin poo for clues to the past
Today, elephant seals are uncommon visitors to the Antarctic continent, and breed on subantarctic islands including Macquarie ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN4 天
Ancient Antarctican penguin ‘poop’ uncovers 6,000 years of hidden bird history
Archaeologists amassed over 100 sediment samples in Antarctica to trace the history of Adélie penguins 6,000 years into the ...
Minnesotans avoided crowds but saw lions and much more on a once-in-a-lifetime safari
Five lions were sprawled out and sunning on rocks alongside Kenya’s Voi River. Hippos wallowed nearby. Elephants drank and ...
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Whale waste helps health of oceans by funneling nutrients to the tropics, new study shows
New research shows that whales move nutrients thousands of miles—in their pee and poop—from as far as Alaska to Hawaii, ...
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Humans Can Host a Variety of Parasitic Worms. Here's How to Spot The Signs.
The comedian Shappi Khorsandi once commented that she used the mythical concept of 'sugar worms' to get her children to brush ...
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Why Is My Poop Black and Tarry?
If you have recently eaten a large portion of dark or black-colored foods, it's only natural for your poop to look black, too. Some foods or ingredients may be more likely than others to make your ...
Doctor reveals why people fart more on planes — and how you can stop it
The lower air pressure at high altitudes means any gas trapped in your digestive system gets more room to spread out. That ...
Cambridge Day6 天
How the U.S. bird flu epidemic has taken flight, which pets are most at risk and what we can do
Where does our avian flu epidemic come from? Commercial, large-scale poultry farming and migrating birds squeezed into ...
ZME Science on MSN3 天
There’s a Great Whale Urine Highway That Moves Nutrients Across Oceans
“Beyond urine, whale carcasses also serve as nutrient deposits. When a whale dies, its massive body sinks to the ocean floor, ...