The 52-hertz whale, a creature whose unique calls have intrigued scientists and the public alike, has been the subject of fascination for decades. Detected for the first time in 1989, its call is pitched at a frequency of 52 hertz, much higher than the typical range of other whale species. IFLScience has followed its mysterious journey, highlighting the intrigue around …
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MAHARASHTRA, INDIA — When Babytai Suryavanshi first noticed a few scaly patches on her right forearm, she ignored them for three months, thinking it was an infection that would heal on its own. While working in the sorghum fields last year, she noticed the patches had become more raised and red and that they burned. A doctor diagnosed her with …
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Thirty-five of Mike Gundy’s 58 years on Earth have been spent either playing for, or coaching at, his alma mater Oklahoma State. The remaining years of his life will be spent doing anything other than that. The school on Tuesday fired Gundy after a 1-2 start in a shocking in-season move that gets it out of the Mike Gundy business …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link Mumbai — Relentless coughing echoes through the Mumbai suburb of Govandi, where families live cramped under tarpaulin and salvaged wood. The narrow lanes are waterlogged and airless, and here in India’s financial capital, a deadly disease is lurking at every door. Doctors on the ground estimate that tuberculosis has infiltrated almost every second home of this …
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The Dow Jones (DJIA) is in negative territory following a disappointing Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) update and a warning from President Trump. Elevate Your Investing Strategy: Take advantage of TipRanks Premium at 50% off! Unlock powerful investing tools, advanced data, and expert analyst insights to help you invest with confidence. July’s layoff level rose to 1.808 million, …
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Seen from space, Antarctica looks so much simpler than the other continents—a great sheet of ice set in contrast to the dark waters of the encircling Southern Ocean. Get closer, though, and you’ll find not a simple cap of frozen water, but an extraordinarily complex interplay between the ocean, sea ice, and ice sheets and shelves. That relationship is in …
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