You're probably wondering what a headline like that is doing on a science blog like this. Space piracy is firmly the stuff of science fiction - or is it? The final frontier is opening up for business, and bringing with it a whole new set of morally questionable opportunities. Asteroid mining, while sounding just as … Continue reading How to get away with space piracy
Month: Sep 2019
Squawkzilla: King of the parrots
When scientists unearthed large fossilised leg bones in New Zealand, they assumed they belonged to an ancient eagle. Ten years later, they realised they were wrong – these were the fossils of the largest parrot to ever walk the Earth. Heracles inexpectatus (Hair-a-cleeze in-ex-pec-tay-tus) stood about a metre tall – as tall as a four-year-old … Continue reading Squawkzilla: King of the parrots
Slugs put predators in sticky situation
If slugs are so slow, how do they escape predators? Easy – slow them down even more. Scientists from Newcastle were doing research in the nearby Watagan Mountains when they found a tree frog stuck to a branch. Right next to where it was trapped was a red triangle slug. The scientists watched it for … Continue reading Slugs put predators in sticky situation
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