When June Fearn was asked by the National Crime Agency to assist with its ‘investigation’, her selfless instinct was to agree. ‘I thought I have to help,’ says June, 74, a retired head teacher. ‘I was brought up to be polite, and helpful to the authorities who are there to protect us.’ But little did … Read more
The newly-discovered Japanese critter received the moniker ‘Godzilla wasp’ by its exerts due to its similarity to the sci-fi monster when it emerges from the water.
The skeleton of an Allosaurus which prowled for prey around Wyoming more than 150million years ago is set to fetch around £1million at auction. The rare fossil is on display at the Drouot Auction House in Paris, where it will be auctioned by Maison Binoche et Giquello on October 13. It was discovered in Johnson County, Wyoming, which … Read more
Ancient ‘hell ants’ had deadly scythe-like mandibles that they used in a vertical motion to pin prey against their horn-like appendages, a fossil has revealed. The 99 million-year old insect stunningly preserved in amber from Myanmar was trapped just as it embraced its final victim — an ancient relative of the cockroach. Alongside revealing just how … Read more
Rare BLACK leopard is spotted drinking from a pond and stalking its prey at an Indian reserve Abhishek Pangis, from Pune in western Maharashtra state, spent 40 minutes watching a rare black leopard The 23-year-old was on a two-day safari trip at Tadoba Reserve last month when he took the photographs He watched the black … Read more
A giant 16-foot long dolphin has been discovered that lived 25 million years ago and was an apex predator. The prehistoric beast feasted on large-bodied prey, like the killer whale does today. Scientists have given a detailed description of the first nearly complete skeleton of the extinct dolphin, discovered in what is now South Carolina … Read more
‘Is it holding a SHARK?’: Startling footage shows a bird of prey swooping over a beach carrying a massive fish in its talons Footage from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, showed a giant bird carrying its prey There is debate over what type of bird it is and whether it was carrying a shark Some users … Read more
Stock market speculators attempting to cash in on turmoil at British companies raising money from investors to survive coronavirus pandemic By Jamie Nimmo, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 13 June 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 13 June 2020 Stock market speculators are attempting to cash in on turmoil at the British companies raising … Read more
Fish eye lens: Zebrafish use ‘single-pixel vision’ to spot their tiny prey – which may be the same technique humans use to see minuscule details like stars in the sky Zebrafish used single photoreceptor cells in a highly sensitive part of their eye This zone is thought to be an early form of the human … Read more
Researchers reveal that birds of prey in Florida have been eating and drinking microplastics, and 86 percent comes from washing machine wastewater containing synthetic microfibers from cheap clothing Florida researchers found significant amounts of microplastics in birds of prey The research marks the first time anyone has confirmed plastics in birds of prey They analyzed … Read more