Ever wonder how a dolphin sleeps while still swimming? Or how a giraffe sleeps while standing up? Cara Santa Maria, Narrator of Smithsonian Earth's "The Secret World of Animal Sleep" joins Cheddar to explore the wild world of sleeping animals.
Marine mammals only shut down half their brain while sleeping, leaving the other half of their body to stay afloat and be alert for prey. She explains how the higher up on the food chain you are, the more sleep you get. That's why prey species like giraffes can only afford mere minutes of sleep at a time, while lions revel in over 20 hours of luxurious slumber a day.
Arctic ground squirrels survive harsh Canadian winters through skilled hibernation. Entering a state of controlled hypothermia, their body temperatures drop to 27°F – the lowest ever recorded in a mammal.
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Friday, November 29, 2019.
The region's natural gas utility, Peoples Gas, is spending $30 million to build five gas-fired generating stations that will together churn out 20 megawatts – enough not only for the airport itself but a hotel and gas station that are on-site.
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Wednesday, November 27, 2019.
With "no sign of slowdown" in the concentrations of greenhouse gases according to a report by the UN's World Meteorological Organization, the international body renews its call for drastically reducing emissions globally.
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Tuesday, November 26, 2019.
Taking a page from V-shaped bird formations, Airbus next year plans to start testing the ability to have two aircraft fly closely together for long-haul trans-Atlantic flights.
The Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now (or GREEN) Act would add five years to the so-called investment tax credit (ITC) that provides an upfront subsidy to solar and offshore wind projects.
Cheddar spoke to Mike Massimino, former NASA astronaut and senior advisor for space programs at the Intrepid Museum, to get his take on films such as "Apollo 13" and "Gravity."
The sold out event marked progress for the industry, and hammered home opportunities ー and challenges ー on the rise in one of the next frontiers for cannabis legalization: the European Union.
New research from the agency, released on Friday, examined lung fluid samples from victims of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (EVALI) and found vitamin E acetate in 100 percent of samples from 29 patients across 10 states.
