3rd Annual International Night
The courtyard at the American International School of Abu Dhabi was transformed last week into a cultural crossroads in their ongoing effort to aid those in the devastated Haiti.
The 3rd Annual International Night raised AED 18,810 reaching their goal of raising AED 34,000 for the charity. The event gave students and staff members an opportunity [...]
Orphaned “Moon Bear” Cubs “Mothered” by Scientists
After being orphaned, Asiatic black bear, or moon bear, cubs are getting protection from scientists in Russia. Listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the moon bear is threatened by habitat destruction and by hunters fueling a trade in body parts.
It’s springtime in the Russian Far East, and two scientists have [...]
Teen, 13, Youngest Atop Mount Everest
It took Jordan Romero 13 years to climb Mount Everest – not bad, considering he’s 13 years old.
The California teen reached the summit of the tallest mountain in the world and promptly called his mother on a satellite phone to share the good news. His father stood beside him at “the [...]
Huge Snake Lab Goes Up in Smoke
What is believed to be the world’s largest collection of snakes has gone up in flames. A fire at the Instituto Butantan, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, has destroyed nearly 80,000 snakes, along with thousands of spiders and scorpions. The cause of the fire isn’t known.
Scientists who worked at the institute [...]
“City of Gonads” Jellyfish Found
The new Csiromedusa medeopolis jellyfish, with its bright “city of gonads” at center.
Photograph courtesy Lisa-ann Gershwin, courtesy Zootaxa/Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery
Sporting a reproductive “skyline,” a new species of jellyfish is like nothing else known under the sea, a new study says.
Shaped like flying saucers, both males and females of the new jellyfish have [...]
Colossal Squid a Soft, Sluggish Drifter
Captain John Bennett examines an adult colossal squid accidentally caught by fishers in 2007. Photograph courtesy Ministry of Fisheries via Getty Images
Equipped with a powerful beak, sucker-packed tentacles, and arms lined with razor-sharp claws, the colossal squid (pictures) likely inspired legends of terrible sea monsters, including the ship-wrestling kraken.
But the squid’s titanic reputation is slowly [...]
