Science
A Treasure Map to Falling Stars? This Glaciologist Made One
Imagine you're a planetary geologist who studies meteorites. You...
Priest Vows to Take Care of ‘Mummified Mermaid’
Although the mummified ‘mermaid’ that scientists discovered last year...
A Modern Puzzle: Why Did Humans Lose Their Fur?
While human beings have many living ancestors — bonobos,...
Apes Seek Altered Mental State, Get Dizzy on Purpose
You've probably seen the viral videos: gorillas, orangutans, and...
Amazon Peoples Resist ‘Kissing-Bug Disease’
Scientists have pinpointed an exciting evolutionary mutation in South...
For Germs on Everest, There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Death Zone’
With our fragile, hairless bodies and inconvenient need for...
Many Canadian Tornadoes Too Polite to Get Noticed
If a tornado touches down in Saskatchewan and no...
Overly Dependent Male Orcas Exact Long-Term Toll on Mothers
In news that mothers worldwide will understand, a new...
Foot-Long ‘Mermaid’ Mummy Discovered in Japanese Temple
In 2022, researchers found a foot-long 'mermaid' inside the...
Meet the ‘Chunkle-osteus’ — Part Fearsome Shark, Part Chunky Tuna
Okay, its name isn't actually Chunkle-osteus.
While this ancient and...
Vocal Fry: How Whales Talk Without Using Air, 1,000m Underwater
When celebrities or singers use the lowest range of...
The Search for Life in the Vast Oceans of Jupiter’s Biggest Moon
Jupiter's largest moon, Ganymede, is only a quarter of...
DNA Analysis Reveals Eight Previously Unknown Groups of Ancient Europeans
In a genetic study of prehistoric Europe The New...
Hubble Telescope Views Increasingly Marred by Satellites
Space may be unfathomably vast, but the slice that...
Take a Virtual Tour of the World’s Most Mysterious Seed Vault
Norway's Svalbard Global Seed Vault is, by its very...
It’s About Time: ESA Agrees to Agree on Lunar Timekeeping
Quick: What time is it?
An easy enough question to...
This Map Will Show You How Much Wild Space is Left on the Planet
Sometimes it seems like we're running out of wild...
Black Hole The Size of 20 Million Suns Speeding Through Space
An enormous black hole has left the center of...
‘It’s Bananas’: James Webb Telescope Finds Six Galaxies That Challenge Current Understanding
A group of scientists trawling through the original batch...
Frogo Baggins: Scientists Name New Amphibian After J.R.R. Tolkien
When scientists surveying a stream in Rio Negro-Sopladora National...
Black Holes Harness Dark Energy To Grow The Universe: Study
Sometimes, scientific theories sound like the most absurd of...
Do Trees Really Network Via a ‘Wood-Wide Web’?
The idea that trees communicate and share resources via...