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An armored dinosaur has been found in Utah. The armored dinosaur is a herbivore. The dinosaur lived and died on a continent that no longer exists. At the time, an inland sea carved off western North America into a continent all its own, which scientists now call Laramidia. Akainacephalus johnsoni, a southern Laramidian, seems to be more closely related to ankylosaurids found in Asia than to ones that lived in northern Laramidia. If so, ankylosaurids probably dispersed from Asia into Laramidia multiple times, fanning out across the lost continent to form distinct populations in the north and south. So the Armored dinosaur seems to be related to the Ankylosaurus. | An armored dinosaur has been found in Utah. The armored dinosaur is a herbivore. The dinosaur lived and died on a continent that no longer exists. At the time, an inland sea carved off western North America into a continent all its own, which scientists now call Laramidia. Akainacephalus johnsoni, a southern Laramidian, seems to be more closely related to ankylosaurids found in Asia than to ones that lived in northern Laramidia. If so, ankylosaurids probably dispersed from Asia into Laramidia multiple times, fanning out across the lost continent to form distinct populations in the north and south. So the Armored dinosaur seems to be related to the Ankylosaurus. | ||
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This Amazonian snake has two types of venom to kill their prey. The fangs of these Amazon puffing snakes are like a double edged sword. This South American tree snake has developed a venom with toxins that target different prey. One for killing small mammals like rodents, and another that targets birds and lizards. Most tree snakes use constriction to kill their prey but this snake uses venom instead. | This Amazonian snake has two types of venom to kill their prey. The fangs of these Amazon puffing snakes are like a double edged sword. This South American tree snake has developed a venom with toxins that target different prey. One for killing small mammals like rodents, and another that targets birds and lizards. Most tree snakes use constriction to kill their prey but this snake uses venom instead. | ||
Source:https://www.newscientist.com/article/2175544-an-amazonian-snake-has-two-types-of-venom-that-kill-different-prey/ | Source:https://www.newscientist.com/article/2175544-an-amazonian-snake-has-two-types-of-venom-that-kill-different-prey/ | ||
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Article 8: Bird Poop is Good for the Ocean.
Researchers studied islands with and without the rodents in the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. On rat-free isles, there were on average 1,243 birds per hectare compared with about two birds per hectare on rat-infested islands, the team found. And these rodentless islands had healthier coral reef ecosystems.They found out that Bird poop, or guano, is rich in certain heavy nitrogen isotopes.
Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/bird-poop-helps-keep-coral-reefs-healthy-rats-are-messing
Article 7: People, Especially in the United States, Have a Condition Called Neurocysticercosis.
This means that they have tapeworm larvae in their brain. Which can create life-threatening cysts. This disease occurs when a person consumes raw infected pork, which brings microscopic eggs of the pork's tapeworm in their stomach. If the larvae travels to the brain it can create dangerous cyst even though some can be harmless. Symptoms of neurocysticercosis include dizziness, nausea, vomiting, and mental disorders. There may also include cases of meningitis, stroke, or blindness. So you should clean and always cook your meat correctly.
Source: https://www.livescience.com/61844-brain-cysts-tapeworm-seizures.html
Article 6: There is a Virus That is Similar to a Flu Called Adenovirus.
This virus can make you feel feverish and horrible during the winter. Adenovirus is a different and active virus that can lead to different illnesses like pneumonia and conjunctivitis. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , when respiratory infections occurs, it's hard to find the difference of adenovirus from the flu. However, there are differences between the two viruses, for example, the flu is a seasonal virus while adenovirus occurs annually. Also, an outbreak of adenovirus 10 years ago has proven that it can lead to severe symptoms. U.S. military recruits are given vaccines for this
virus, which has prevented about 15,000 cases of it ! This virus is serious. Source: https://www.livescience.com/61585-what-is-adenovirus.html
Article 5 : Why This Zoo Lion Killed a Lost Water Bird
In this article, a lioness kills a heron that came for water. Even though the lioness was raised in captivity. Cats, big and small are instinctual hunters. Without practicing or being instructed, they know how to move silently, stalk, and pounce on prey. Even domesticated cats hunt small animals like birds and rodents with these keen skills. This is why the lioness killed the heron because it was its instincts.Since the heron entered the lions exhibit, it triggered the lioness' instincts to kill. Therefore, even captive or domestic cats are instinctual hunters.
Article 4 : Tracking Animal Migrations
In this article, I summarized about understand Tracking Animals migration helps the animals.
Tracking the Animal during migration helps us how individuals and populations move within local areas and migrate across oceans and continents.Also, this information is being used to address environmental challenges.The information on the animals migration path or environment helps us stop climate and land-use changes, biodiversity loss, invasive species, and the spread of infectious diseases.So, Tracking animal migration paths HELP US KEEP THEM SAFE, and stop the challenges that await them during there migrations. Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/media/tracking-animal-migrations/
Article 3 : First snake found in amber is a baby from the age of the dinosaurs
In this article a baby snake is found in amber and its the first snake ever found from 100 million years ago. Around 100 million years ago, a baby snake hatched on a tropical island in the Indian Ocean. The tiny snake, just 10 centimetres long, got stuck in resin oozing from a tree. That chunk of resin remained buried as the island drifted north and became part of what is now Myanmar. When it was finally dug up a few years ago, the skeletal remains were misidentified as a centipede and the amber sold to a private collector. But It has now been studied by an international team, who have scanned the amber to build up a 3D image of the skeleton. “The baby is unquestionably a snake,” says team member Michael Caldwell of the University of Alberta, Canada, a palaeontologist who specialises in studying ancient snakes and lizards. This would make it the first ever snake found in amber.
Article 2 : A Spectacular Armored Dinosaur Has Been Found
An armored dinosaur has been found in Utah. The armored dinosaur is a herbivore. The dinosaur lived and died on a continent that no longer exists. At the time, an inland sea carved off western North America into a continent all its own, which scientists now call Laramidia. Akainacephalus johnsoni, a southern Laramidian, seems to be more closely related to ankylosaurids found in Asia than to ones that lived in northern Laramidia. If so, ankylosaurids probably dispersed from Asia into Laramidia multiple times, fanning out across the lost continent to form distinct populations in the north and south. So the Armored dinosaur seems to be related to the Ankylosaurus.
Article 1: An Amazonian Snake Has Two Types of Venom That Kill Different Prey
This Amazonian snake has two types of venom to kill their prey. The fangs of these Amazon puffing snakes are like a double edged sword. This South American tree snake has developed a venom with toxins that target different prey. One for killing small mammals like rodents, and another that targets birds and lizards. Most tree snakes use constriction to kill their prey but this snake uses venom instead.
