Day: March 12, 2011

Horses Electrocuted at the Races in the UK

A mysterious tragedy happened to two horses at the Novices’ Hurdle Race yesterday. The two horses, Fenix Two and Marching song, were killed in what seemed to be some type of electrocution. There were hundreds of onlookers who saw the two horses rear up and scream, and then drop to the ground. Other horses showed

Sick Seals Found off the Norfolk Coast

A mysterious illness faces seal pups that live on the Norfolk beaches in the UK. The illness is destroying the species and baffling the scientists as the sickness leaves the pups weak, starving and struggling to breathe. The harbor seals, also known as common seals have needed emergency care by veterinarians twice as much as

Ancient Organisms Found Alive!

Scientists have found ancient organisms that were trapped in salt crystals 34,000 years ago. This was reported in a study published by The Geological Society of America’s open-access journal, GSA Today. These ancient organisms that were found are called prokaryotes. These are microbes which were known to exist in sub-surface habitats such as continental and

How Fleas Jump

So we all know that fleas have the ability to jump over 100 times their own height, but we have always wondered just how this is possible. To think that a creature so small could jumps so high seems almost unbelievable and yet it is very true. A flea At Cambridge, a study was given