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Between 1943 and 1946, the program ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer) had been a popular computer.John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert Jr. (a grad student) collaborated on the design of this modern computer. Several tubes, 7,300 diodes, and miles of cable were used to construct this general-purpose computer.The first computer occupied 1,900 sq ft (176 sq m) of space, the equivalent of a huge room. Although mechanical computing machines have existed since Archimedes’ time, the modern computer era for the first computers of the present times began in the 1930s and 1940s....

man in blue sweatshirt holds two puppies Credit: Courtesy of brady.oliveira / TikTok Brady Oliveira has a promising career ahead of him. Drafted with the 14th pick in the second round of the 2019 CFL (Canadian Football League) Draft, the 24-year-old is set to begin the 2022 season as the featured running back for the two-time defending champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Yet, here he is one of his latest TikTok videos, spending his offseason trudging through ice-cold floodwaters to rescue a stranded mother dog and her two puppies who were trapped in the inundated Peguis First Nation in Manitoba last week....

golden lab staring out the window looking at the sunset Credit: Courtesy of westhegoldador / TikTok Young couples bringing home a new puppy is a time of wonderment and excitement. You’ve loved dogs all your life and now you get to raise one with the person you love. The dream! TikTok makes it even better. That’s where couples over the last several days, including some of my millennial brethren, have posted videos featuring the text messages exchanged between partners about their new dog....

The tentacles of a jellyfish contain stinging cells called nematocysts which release the poisonous substance helping the jellyfish protect itself.These soft, bell-shaped bodied creatures of the water with lengthy tentacles (called jellyfish) are found in all the oceans of the world. Jellyfish pose a threat and can also sting prey as it helps in easily capturing it.The marine animals called jellyfish are capable of inflicting painful stings. This sting can also be life-threatening sometimes....

Have you ever wondered how more than 8.7 million species coexist in an ecosystem?Food web interactions such as predation and parasitism are among the common factors leading to the coexistence of wildlife species around the world. Likewise, predator and prey also coexist in the wild, suburban, or urban areas.Among several predatory and preying species, coyotes are predacious omnivores, this means that they will both hunt prey and eat vegetation. Moreover, the Canidae members are ferocious and cunning animals that may attack humans, domestic dogs, and cats....

Bark ranger at the Joshua Tree National Park Credit: Courtesy of joshuatreenps / Instagram Millions of Americans visit the U.S. national park system every year. As they should. These spots are perfect for vacations! But, of course, no vacation can be perfect if our fur family members are back home. Enter dog-friendly national parks. You are allowed to bring your dog with you to almost all of the 63 national parks....

Farm animals are bred for a purpose, like most other domestic animals.They include sheep, pigs, goats, horses, donkeys, mules, buffalo, oxen, llamas, and perhaps even camels. They are often fed corn, wheat, and soy and are primarily fed by grazing.They are raised on farms and provide us with a wide range of products and various different services. Hens give us eggs, cows and goats give us milk and dairy products, pigs are kept to produce pork and bacon, sheep produce wool used in making winter clothing and horses are used as working animals and for sports and leisure activities like horse riding and polo....

These cute, adorable, and furry American minks come from the Mustelids family of the mammal class of animals. The scientific name of American minks is ‘Neovison vison’, and they are medium-sized animals about 12–20 in) (30–50 cm) tall and weigh about 0.8-3 lb (400-1600 g). Males are normally heavier. Americal minks prefer wetlands and are found near rivers, lakes, and wet grasslands. They have short legs and sharp teeth, which help them swim and hunt small fish in lakes and rivers....

There are about 15 species of shark from the single genus Squatina that are included as angel sharks. The Atlantic angel shark (Squatina dumeril) is one of many species in the family of angel sharks. They are also known as the sand devil. They are named after its distribution throughout the North Atlantic ocean. They are the second most scariest shark in the family of sharks. The natural habitat of Atlantic angel sharks is deep ocean floors....

The Aurornis was first discovered in present-day northeastern China. The specimen was described as a primitive fossil -belonging to the group of feathered dinosaurs, by Hu Dong-Yu, Gareth Dyke, Pascal Godefroit, François Escuillié, Andrea Cau, and Wu Wenhao in the year 2013. The general name Aurornis was actually procured from the word ‘aurora’ which is Latin and means ‘daybreak,’ and the Greek word ornis for ‘bird.’ The primitive feathered dinosaur was actually discovered by a farmer on work....

Among the 50 identified species of flying squirrels, the large black flying squirrel is considered to be the largest. The black flying squirrel (Aeromys tephromelas) and Thomas’s flying squirrel (Aeromys thomasi) are the two species of large black flying squirrels that are limited within the boundaries of Southeast Asia. Belonging to the family Sciuridae, black flying squirrels are essentially tree-dwelling, nocturnal animals of the wild who prefer to stick to their habitat in the forest....

If there is one insect whose name matches its characteristics completely, it would have to be the bombardier beetle. The bombardier beetle is one of the most astonishing creations of nature due to its unique defense mechanism which is known throughout the world. Although they have not been found to kill human beings, their actions can definitely hurt humans and even incapacitate them to a large extent. These beetles have fascinated scientists and researchers because of the unique way in which their body works....

A brant is a goose that belongs to the genus Branta. This water goose is usually found in different regions of the Arctic and North America, along the west coast and the northeastern coast. The preferred habitats of brant geese include bays, estuaries, oceans, lagoons, and coasts. These birds are usually found in flocks near estuaries, lagoons, and other habitats during winters.A brant goose has a short neck with white neck markings and a small chubby bill....

The corn earworm, known by the scientific name Helicoverpa zea, is classified under the order of Lepidoptera. They are mostly spotted in tropical and temperate regions. The migration from South to North America is very prominent. Corn earworms are small creatures of greenish-brownish color with dark stripes.They mostly prey on fresh sweet corn, tomatoes, cotton, and other green plants. Thus, they are well known by the names sweet corn earworm moth, tomato fruitworm, and American cotton bollworm....

The American flagfish (Jordanella floridae), also identified as the Florida flagfish or commonly the flagfish, is a species of fish native to the United States. The genus of this fish is Jordanella. This is an odd fact given that this is a distinctive-looking fish with stripes and a color pattern that strongly resembles the American flag (blue dots, red and blue stripes). This species is native to Florida where it can be found in swamps, marshes, rivers, canals, and waterways that have slow-flowing, densely vegetated waters....

The Hamipterus tianshanensis was named and described by Xiaolin Wang, Alexander Kellner, Wang Qiang, Ma Yingxia, Yahefujiang Paidoula, Jiang Shunxing, Cheng Xin, Taissa Rodrigues, Meng Xi, Zhang Jialiang, Li Ning, and Zhou Zhonghe in 2014, after the discovery of this Early Cretaceous dinosaur. The generic name consists of the Hami region with a Latinised Greek word, ‘pteron’, meaning ‘wing’. The specific name refers to the Tian Shan, a mountain range in China....

Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) is a species of bird found in North America, Asia, and Europe. It has a brown-colored body with a white-colored breast with black patches. It has a yellow or pale white face with a black stripe running down from the bill to below the eyes that looks like it is wearing a black mask. The most distinctive feature about the bird is a pair of black tufts in its head that look like horns, hence the name, Horned Lark....

‘Hypohippus’, whose name means ’low horse’, lived about 17-11 million years ago in North America, specifically Nebraska, Colorado, and Montana as their fossils have been located there. This creature was a three-toed primitive horse that lived in forest areas during the Middle Miocene period. The name was given to this horse-like animal based on the profile and structure of the teeth in 1858 by Joseph Leidy. About 50 years after, a skeleton fossil belonging to this genus was then described....

When you look at a Japanese flying squirrel, you might think it has emerged straight out from a cartoon show! Today, let’s visit the Honshu and Kyushu islands of Japan to learn about this amazing being.The species’ scientific name is Pteromys momonga, and it is one among two species of the genus Pteromys. They are arboreal animals that are active during the night. During their nighttime adventures, they satiate their hunger with all types of seeds, barks, fruits, and flowers....

If you enjoy learning about animals who live on a farm, then you might feel right at home reading about a pig. But be careful, the Javan pig is like no other domesticated pet, and can be quite vicious when it wants to be! This is why, if you ever do run into one on the islands of Java, the best thing to do would be to give them the wide berth and admire them afar!...