Scientists filmed this rare Arctic squid in the wild for the first time, guarding its eggs in sub-zero water inside the world’s largest national park

Credit: Maroni, P.J., Cornet, J., Skorikova, Y. et al./Springer Nature In the icy waters of Northeast Greenland, scientists have documented something never seen before: a rare Arctic bobtail squid living in its natural habitat while guarding clusters of eggs. Captured on high-resolution underwater video, the observation marks the first confirmed in situ record of the…

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Quote of the day by Socrates: ‘Beware the barrenness of a busy life,’ and why constant activity can leave little room for a meaningful life

Quote of the day by Socrates ‘Beware the barrenness of a busy life’ – SocratesThe most common complaint in today’s world is not having enough time. Calendars fill up weeks in advance, phones demand constant attention and even moments meant for rest are interrupted by notifications, emails and unfinished tasks. Against that backdrop, the saying…

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Costa Rica covered a dead pasture with 12,000 tonnes of orange peel. Sixteen years later, scientists found a thriving forest | World News

For most people, discarded orange peel is little more than food-processing waste. In Costa Rica, one abandoned environmental experiment showed it could become something very different. During the late 1990s, around 12,000 tonnes of leftover citrus peel were spread across a worn-out cattle pasture beside the Guanacaste Conservation Area as part of an unusual restoration…

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Anglers had been reporting black skin patches among catfish in Vermont lake. Now scientists have found it’s a contagious cancer affecting 30% of their population |

Tasmanian devils, dogs and shellfish are some of the only animals that are known to carry naturally occurring cancers that can pass between individuals. But scientists in Vermont have discovered a new animal species that can do the same, catfish. When they researched the mysterious black skin lesions afflicting catfish in Lake Memphremagog and other…

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California eradicated these 20-pound rodents decades ago; DNA suggests someone deliberately brought them back

Nutria (representative image) California once believed it had beaten nutria. The invasive semi-aquatic rodents had been wiped out in the state by the late 1970s, but decades later they reappeared in the Central Valley and a new genetic study suggests their return was not an accident of nature, but the result of human reintroduction.The finding…

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The pig that almost started a war: How a pig shot in 1859 turned a San Juan Island farm dispute into a 12-year Britain-America standoff | World News

In 1859, a single pig turned a quiet island dispute into a tense confrontation between two powerful nations. What began as a farmer’s frustration over a wandering animal on San Juan Island quickly escalated into a military standoff involving British warships, American soldiers and competing territorial claims. The disagreement was rooted in a much older…

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Quote of the day by Kobe Bryant: “I don’t want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be…” – a timeless lesson on authenticity, self-belief and creating your own legacy | World News

Every generation produces someone so good that everyone who comes after them gets compared to them constantly. Kobe Bryant faced exactly that from the very start of his career, endless comparisons to Michael Jordan. He had a clear answer ready. “I don’t want to be the next Michael Jordan,” he said. “I only want to…

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Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso tightened control over industrial and artisanal mining; 55 tonnes of gold worth around $6 billion entered official channels in six months

Burkina Faso recorded more than$6 billion worth of gold through official channels in first half of 2026 Burkina Faso has recorded more than $6 billion worth of gold through official channels in the first six months of 2026, as the country’s military-led government continues efforts to bring more gold mining under state supervision.The government says…

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