Olivia Ferrari

3 weeks ago | livescience.com | Olivia Ferrari

Scientists have discovered evidence of an ancient tsunami in Japan — which is hidden in tree amber that dates to the age of the dinosaurs. The amber samples are deformed in a particular way that suggests trees and plant debris were rapidly swept out to the ocean and sank to the seafloor around 115 million years ago, the researchers said, which the team interpreted as evidence of one or more tsunamis. The scientists published their findings today (May 15) in the journal Scientific Reports.

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Olivia Ferrari

“You feel it in your body when they drum—it’s insanely impressive,” says Vesta Eleuteri. She’s a cognitive biologist at the University of Vienna who studies chimpanzee drumming and observed over 350 drumming performances like this in five African countries. Chimpanzees in West Africa hold onto trees with their hands while kicking against roots with their feet, emitting powerful sounds that travel long distances, sometimes over a half mile.

4 weeks ago | nationalgeographic.com | Olivia Ferrari

“You feel it in your body when they drum—it’s insanely impressive,” says Vesta Eleuteri. She’s a cognitive biologistat the University of Vienna who studies chimpanzee drumming and observed over 350 drumming performances like this in five African countries. Chimpanzees in West Africa hold onto trees with their hands while kicking against roots with their feet, emitting powerful sounds that travel long distances, sometimes over a half mile.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Olivia Ferrari

In the summer of 1989, Jack Dumbacher was a fresh-faced ornithologist-in-training on his maiden expedition to the lush rainforests of Papua New Guinea. One sticky afternoon, he noticed an unusual bird with gaudy black-and-orange feathers entangled in his mist nets. But as Dumbacher tried to set it free, the hooded pitohui scratched him. “They’re jay-sized birds with needle-sharp claws and bills,” says Dumbacher, who instinctively put the cut to his lips.

1 month ago | nationalgeographic.com | Olivia Ferrari

In the summer of 1989, Jack Dumbacher was a fresh-faced ornithologist-in-training on his maiden expedition to the lush rainforests of Papua New Guinea. One sticky afternoon, he noticed an unusual bird with gaudy black-and-orange feathers entangled in his mist nets. But as Dumbacher tried to set it free, the hooded pitohui scratched him.  “They’re jay-sized birds with needle-sharp claws and bills,” says Dumbacher, who instinctively put the cut to his lips.