Massive strolling alligator enthralls tourists at Fla. nature reserve — and on video
The Lakeland Police Department says this giant alligator was spotted on Jan. 15 at the Circle B Bar Reserve in Florida. (Kim Joiner) The Florida alligator refused to wow the small crowd, if it noticed them, with a burst of speed as it crossed the grassy path. Its size was enough. Each slow step was like the twist of a queen’s wave, as though such things as urgency were below the product of a long reptilian heritage. The American alligator line, after all, is ancient: The bones of alligat..>> view originalZebra shark surprises scientists by giving birth without male
While scientists have previously observed "virgin births" in vertebrates such as sharks, rays and reptiles -- a reproductive strategy thought to aid survival during periods of isolation -- this is the first time a female shark has ever been observed reproducing asexually after previously mating with a male. It is only the third documented case of a vertebrate of any species switching its reproductive strategy from sexual to asexual.The zebra shark, named Leonie, lived with a male partner at the ..>> view originalNASA Passes on Asteroid-Detecting Telescope Program
NASA Passes on Asteroid-Detecting Telescope ProgramMoreA high-telescope program that could have pinpointed the locations of thousands of asteroids orbiting near the Earth was recently rejected by NASA, the third time the mission has been shot down. According to Business Insider, the Near-Earth Objects Camera (NEOCam) has the ability to find rocks in space as small as 140 meters in diameter. The program was partially funded for a year, but America's space agency did not commit to going at the pro..>> view originalWeek ahead: Trump EPA pick faces fiery nomination hearing
Senators will consider three of President-elect Donald TrumpDonald TrumpPutin accuses Obama of trying to undermine Trump’s legitimacy Trump will only attend 3 inaugural balls: report GOP rep on Dems skipping inauguration: ‘Put your big-boy pants on’ MORE's key energy-related Cabinet appointees in the week ahead, with only days left before he moves into the White House.To kick off the proceedings, the Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hear from Interior Secretary nominee Ryan Zinke on T..>> view originalBritish Antarctic Station Closed Over Ice Concerns
Apollo Astronaut Eugene Cernan, Last Man to Walk on the Moon, Dies at 82
U.S. astronaut Gene Cernan, who as the commander of the final Apollo lunar landing mission in 1972 became known as the "last man on the moon," died on Monday (Jan. 16). He was 82. NASA confirmed Cernan's death on its website and social media channels, noting he was surrounded by his family at the time he died. The cause of death was not stated, but he was known to have been ill in recent months. "We are saddened by the loss of retired NASA astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk ..>> view originalDid Humans Arrive In North America 10000 Years Earlier Than Previously Thought?
Humans may have been living in North America 10,000 years earlier than previously suggested, a new study has proposed. The team from the University of Montreal in Canada analyzed artifacts from the Bluefish Caves in Yukon, which lie in an area called Beringia, a dry mass of land now mostly found underwater. The site stretched from Yukon to Alaska over the Bering Sea leading to Russia almost 24,000 years ago during the last ice age. The new testing suggested this as the time when humans lived ne..>> view original[ January 16, 2017 ] Experimental flight of Japanese sounding rocket falls short of orbit News
Credit: JAXA A small research rocket launched from Japan fell into the Pacific Ocean on Saturday after attempting to send a student-built CubeSat into orbit, Japanese officials said. The three-stage rocket took off at 2333 GMT (6:33 p.m. EST) Saturday from the Uchinoura Space Center in southern Japan’s Kagoshima prefecture, four days after inclement weather at the base scrubbed a launch attempt Tuesday. The launch occurred at 8:33 a.m. Sunday Japan Standard Time. Standing just 31 feet (9.5 met..>> view originalVenus is hiding a 'bizarre' gravity wave in its clouds that spans the entire planet
Venus in visible light. NASA Venus is hiding something very, very big. Every so often, a wave of hot air rises up 40 miles (65 kilometers) from the planet's Hell-like surface and stretches across its entire diameter. The stationary gravity wave, as its called, hovers above the surface in the shape of a flattened "V", rippling through the sulfuric acid clouds of Venus that blow by at a chaotic and constant 220 mph. The anomaly lasts for one or two or maybe three..>> view original
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