The effect of scorpion venom on human internal organs

15-09-2023
Scorpion venom is primarily aimed at blocking activity in other arthropods; consequently it is generally harmless to humans, and a sting can only produce localized effects

Seasonality of prolactin in birds and mammals

06-09-2023
Prolactin is a polypeptide hormone of 199 amino acids weighing 23 kDa produced by the lactotroph cells of the anterior pituitary which make up 20%

Seasonality in tropical birds and their survival

05-09-2023
Many species are migratory, traversing considerable distances annually

Microplastics in Antarctic krill from Antarctic region

03-09-2023
Microplastics come from various sources: they are found massively in products such as cosmetics, personal and household hygiene products, building materials, industries and agriculture

Snake venom, a potential treatment for melanoma

01-09-2023
The study Snake venom, a potential treatment for melanoma. A systematic review, published in the International journal of biological macromolecules, made a review on the issue

Prehistoric bird returns to New Zealand after 100 years of extinction!

01-09-2023
More than a hundred years have passed since the takahē, a large colorful flightless bird, had disappeared from the islands, with the researchers convinced that it was never extinct

The last bonobos on the planet

31-08-2023
There are no precise data on the bonobo population, but the estimate is between 29,500 and 50,000 individuals

A rare white cougar cub was born in the Nicaragua zoo

27-08-2023
According to facility veterinarian Carlos Molina, it would be one of only four similar specimens in the world

Ukraine accuses Russia of ecocide for massive death of dolphins in the Black Sea

24-08-2023
As reported by the New York Times, Ukrainian authorities are documenting the unfolding eco-environmental disaster in order to prosecute Russia for the environmental damage caused by the war, accusing the country led by Vladimir Putin of ecocide

The biggest hi-tech hunt in Loch-Ness is about to begin!

23-08-2023
On the weekend of August 26 and 27, Scotland will have the largest high-tech hunt in Loch-Ness

Exposure of metals on female health

17-08-2023
Exposure to heavy metals is certainly one of the biggest health problems that people across the planet are threatened with. Directly and directly

The last emperor penguins

15-08-2023
The Emperor Penguin species is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN

What causes Deep-sea gigantism?

15-08-2023
Many abyssal animal species grow to a much larger size than their shallower-water congeners

White sharks and tourism: is it a bad choice?

13-08-2023
The most popular places for shark tourism are generally: Seal Island in South Africa, Cape Cod in Massachusetts, Guadalupe Island in Mexico, the Neptune Islands in Australia and Stewart Island in New Zealand

The great white shark is in grave danger, is there still time?

13-08-2023
Recently, a study by the University of Stanford has shown that the white shark migrates up to 18,000 km, for which it has recently been hypothesized that the same specimen has often been counted several times

Does the great white shark have the most powerful bite in nature?

12-08-2023
The white shark has what, by popular belief, has been for years considered the most powerful jaw among living animals, however more recent studies have found that the bite of crocodiles is up to fifteen times more powerful.

How capture heats up sharks

12-08-2023
Capture heats up sharks, a study published on the Conservation physiology, highlights how sharks suffer from human activity. Whether it is deriving from the climate crisis, from intensive fishing, or from other activities carried out by man

Vitamins, minerals and the entire well-being microworld of cabbage and broccoli

04-08-2023
Cabbages contain sulfur, calcium, selenium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, copper, sodium, B vitamins, including folic acid, and vitamin C, which also makes vitamin E easily absorbable

Mass stranding of pilot whales in Australia: 45 of them euthanized

29-07-2023
State Parks and Wildlife officials tried to save the portion of the animals that weren't dead yet, but to no avail, and the surviving pilot whales were euthanized

Massive death of penguins on the beaches of Uruguay

28-07-2023
From the first hypotheses, the mass death of penguins in Uruguay would be due to a lack of food in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean

Russian scientists awaken a 50,000-year-old worm from permafrost

28-07-2023
To date, this worm is the animal that has resisted the longest in the state of cryptobiosis

Sharks addicted to cocaine have been discovered in Florida

27-07-2023
According to the researchers, the sharks present in the waters of the Keys are devouring the bales of cocaine that drug traffickers throw into the sea to evade controls

Great cormorant surviving at risk from the Avian flu

25-07-2023
Avian flu is one of the dangers that is slaughtering them. To this must be added the climate and environmental crisis

Millions of birds are dying across the planet from Avian influenza

25-07-2023
The A(H5N1) virus is accelerating the decline of the most threatened species. Reports of deaths also come where the virus has never been reported before

All the dirty horrors of the Grindadráp

22-07-2023
Despite the official data, many environmental groups argue that hunting is a serious threat to the pilot whale population, because they believe the data on the total number of these animals is unreliable