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This yr was all about White Gladis , the killer whale that became a global wizard because of her apparent hate for sauceboat . The orcas began ramming boats in 2020 , but it was n’t clear what had kicked off this weird behavior — researchers were clearly hesitant to unpick the thoughts of a pod of killer whales .

But in May , scientist identify White Gladis as the ringleader and lastly explain her motivation . Experts said a traumatic experience with a sauceboat had flipped a switch . She started attacking boats . Others then re-create her behaviour and the boat - subside saga began .

Head of killer whale (Orcinus orca) opening mouth in blue water.

Orca attacks on boats hit a crescendo this year, with a single female (not pictured) identified as the ringleader of the unusual behavior.

watch a material - time shift among a population of super - smart predators has been fascinating — and agreement that the boats and their human owners started it should make us think a niggling more about how we interact with our environment . The orcas were in the oceans first .

Scientists do n’t live what ’ll hap next . They ’re social animals andterrifying behaviors can spread out among pod . Or they may just get bored of the boats and end . We ’ll learn more next yr .

Orcas have sunk 3 gravy holder in Europe and come out to be teaching others to do the same . But why ?

Rough diamond, precious stone in mine.

A rough diamond in a mine.

Imagine diamonds exploding from Earth in vast volcanic outbreak akin to Mount Vesuvius . That ’s what scientists think happened when the supercontinentPangaeabroke up — the center of attention of these gigantic land mass become so stretched and tenuous , diamonds that have been patiently sit beneath them come spud up from Earth ’s core in a big old glinting plosion . And springy Science will take a deep look at what these sparkly gem can reveal about the nascence and death of supercontinents in 2024 , so stay tuned .

Fountains of diamonds erupt from Earth ’s center as supercontinents break off up

A dolphin with thumbs was spotted playing in the Gulf of Corinth . What a wonderful creation we live in .

A close up picture of the dolphin’s flippers with carved out “thumbs."

A striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) with hooked “thumbs” photographed in the Gulf of Corinth in July 2023.

See photos of the extremely rare dolphin with thumb

Thanks for reading , looking forward to 2024!Happy New Year !

Split image of the world�s largest underground thermal lake on record and a �city-killer� asteroid approaching Earth.

Split image of newborn planets and the burial object left in a newly discovered ancient Egyptian tomb.

Split image of the Martian surface and free-floating atoms.

a split-panel image of "de-extincted dire wolves" and a touchable hologram

A two paneled image. On one side, a space capsule in the ocean. On the other side, an illustration of a human with a DNA strand

Split image of Skull Hill on Mars and an artificially stimulated retina

a hoatzin bird leaping in the air with blue sky background

Two young lions (Panthera leo) in the Masai Mara National Park in Kenya.

Closeup of an Asian needle ant worker carrying prey in its mouth on a wooden surface.

Photo shows an egg hatching out of a �genital pore� in a snail�s neck.

side-by-side images of a baboon and a gorilla

a tiger looks through a large animal�s ribcage

an illustration of Mars

three prepackaged sandwiches

Tunnel view of Yosemite National Park.

A scuba diver descends down a deep ocean reef wall into the abyss.

Remains of the Heroon, a small temple built for the burial cluster of Philip II at the Museum of the Royal Tombs inside the Great Tumulus of Aigai (Aegae)

An artist�s illustration of a satellite crashing back to Earth.