Wildlife biologists have discovered the heaviest
Florida panther ever recorded. The adult male
weighs an impressive 166 pounds (75 kg). This
surpasses the typical range of 102 to 154 pounds
(46 to 69 kg) for males. Female panthers, which are
much smaller, generally weigh between 50 and 108
pounds (22 and 49 kg).
Max Manow, a member of Red Bull's skydiving team,
has redefined the extreme sport with the world’s
first mid-air plane hook maneuver. The daring feat
involved jumping from a helicopter, catching onto a
nosediving plane mid-air, and then free-falling again
before landing safely.
An observant worker at Dewars Farm Quarry in
England has helped uncover hundreds of dinosaur
footprints. The fossils date back to the Middle
Jurassic period (around 166 million years ago). They
belong to some of the United Kingdom's largest
dinosaurs and offer new insights into their
movement patterns.
The Goodyear Blimp is turning 100! On June 3,
2025, the iconic airship will celebrate a century since
the first flight of its branded blimp, Pilgrim. This
special birthday will be marked with exciting events
all year long. They include flyovers in 100 cities
across North America and Europe and appearances
at cultural events. Three lucky fans, selected by lot...
A kayaker in Chile had the fright of his lifetime when
he briefly found himself inside the mouth of a
humpback whale. Luckily, the mammal had no
interest in eating a human and quickly spat him out.
Plastic pollution is one of the world's most pressing
environmental challenges. A large portion of the 400
million tons of plastic produced annually ends up in
landfills or the ocean. Unlike organic waste, plastic
never decomposes. Instead, it breaks down into tiny
pieces called microplastics. These particles
contaminate water, soil, and air, harming marine li...
A treasure trove of original Winnie-the-Pooh
manuscripts, drawings, and letters sold for
$108,000 on January 16, 2025. This price was much
higher than the $18,600 estimated by UK-based
Fieldings Auctioneers. Two-thirds of the 1920s-era
collection was purchased by British fans. The rest
went to buyers in the United States.
On January 28, 2025, XB-1, an experimental aircraft
built by US company Boom Supersonic, became the
first privately built jet to fly faster than the speed of
sound. To prove this was not a fluke, test pilot Tristan
Brandenburg flew around for two more supersonic
runs over California’s Mojave Desert before returning
to land.
Ocean shipping moves about 90 percent of global
trade, from oranges to televisions. But the industry
also produces over 3 percent of annual greenhouse
gas emissions. If nothing changes, its carbon
footprint could reach 10 percent by 2050. UK-based
startup Seabound aims to tackle this with a device
that can capture up to 95 percent of a ship’s emis...
