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Facts About Tsai Ing-Wen, Taiwan's First Female President

Jan 17, 2016 08:28 AM EST

Taiwan's president-elect Tsai Ing-Wen has made history after being declared the first female leader of the island nation.

Manatee: 5 Fun Facts About This Large and Slow-Moving Sea Cow

KJ Belonio |

Jul 17, 2015 03:54 AM EDT

A gentle sea cow known as the manatee has recently been making some buzz after it was seen swimming north and just kept going. According to ABC 2, the large and slow-moving marine mammal was found swimming about in St. George Creek, a Potomac River tributary near Waldorf, Maryland.

Meet Wendiceratops: 3 Facts About This Newly Discovered Horned Dinosaur

KJ Belonio |

Jul 09, 2015 09:07 PM EDT

On Wednesday, a newly discovered dinosaur named Wendiceratops pinhornensis was unveiled in an report published in the PLOS ONE journal. According to the new study, the 79-million-year-old bones of four pickup truck-sized horned dinosaurs have been excavated in Alberta, Canada, which is considered as a hotbed of newly discovered ceratopsian dinosaurs. The fossils were discovered in 2011 by renowned fossil hunter Wendy Sloboda.

Bearded Dragon: 3 Amazing Facts About This Gender-Bending Lizard

KJ Belonio |

Jul 03, 2015 07:12 AM EDT

Scientists have recently documented a shocking discovery. In a study published in the journal Nature, a particular species of lizard known as the Australian bearded dragons are found to exhibit sex reversal in the wild. A team of researchers from the University of Canberra have determined that sex chromosomes are not always the determinants of a reptile’s gender. They also observed that at high temperatures, bearded dragons in the wild that have male chromosomes, exhibited outwardly female characteristics.

Happy Asteroid Day: 5 Facts You Need To Know About Asteroids

KJ Belonio |

Jul 01, 2015 06:09 AM EDT

“Happy Asteroid Day” aims to provide information and awareness on the hazards asteroids can bring once they hit the Earth. Though an apocalyptic scenario seems to be overrated, future catastrophic events can still ensue. And in order to thrust space-related dangers back into the public consciousness, astronauts and scientists collaborated and held a debate on whether or not the Earth is prepared to defend itself from the threats of a cataclysmic asteroid impact.