Animals may evolve faster than previously thought
How fast can wild animals adapt? Faster than previously thought based on a global study examining rates of evolution in 15 species.
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JJ Shavit
- Apr 14, 2022
Cutting down on one 'super fat' could help plants survive climate change
Even drops of a few degrees can be tough on growing plants. If temperature swings become too large, that means less food for the planet.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 18, 2021
An 86-year-old crowned 'Miss Holocaust Survivor' in Israeli pageant
Great-grandmother wins the title at an annual Israeli beauty pageant designed to honor women who endured the horrors of the Nazi genocide.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 12, 2021
Primates' ancestors may have left trees to survive asteroid
Computer models, fossil records and information from living mammals revealed that most of the surviving mammals did not rely on trees.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 28, 2021
New play explores kindness found amid devastation of Holocaust
Based on the testimony of 91-year-old Holocaust survivor Susan Pollack MBE, a groundbreaking Holocaust play will be released in September.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 2, 2021
Bird brains left other dinosaurs behind
Today, being birdbrained means forgetting where you left your keys. But 66 million years ago, it meant the difference between life & death
JJ Shavit
- Jul 11, 2021
Wyoming rancher survived on BEER for nearly two days after being pinned under ATV
Frank Reynolds considers himself fortunate because not all search and rescue efforts have happy endings.
JJ Shavit
- Jun 20, 2021
The world’s most premature baby beat a 0% survival rate and celebrates his first birthday
When Rick and Beth received prenatal counseling on what to expect from a baby born very early, the neonatologist team had a 0% of survival
JJ Shavit
- Jun 12, 2021
A whale of a tale: Lobster diver swallowed by Humpback whale and survives
At 8 a.m., veteran lobster diver Michael Packard entered the water for his second dive of the day. Then something truly biblical happened.
JJ Shavit
- Apr 1, 2021
Holocaust survivor Lisl Schick uses experience to teach kindness
Schick remembers the moment she realized times were changing. She says March of 1938 is when she remembers Hitler overrunning Austria.
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