Category Science

Dinosaur feathers are usually described as evidence of flight. But when researchers recently examined fossils preserved with their feathers intact, and found patterns of feather molting, they discovered a different…

Lurking in the ocean’s twilight zone — an area between 650 and 3,000 feet below the surface where light rarely reaches — is the seven-arm octopus (Haliphron atlanticus). Also known…

In a region of space not far outside of our Solar System, two separate collisions between space rocks have scattered an incredible amount of debris. The dust clouds at both…

Jurassic Park may have exaggerated what mosquito DNA can reveal, but it got one thing right. Mosquitoes feed on an extraordinary range of animals — a habit that makes them…

Everyone’s favorite comet is about to fly away from Earth and continue on its interstellar journey. 3I/ATLAS recently passed by Earth on Friday, Dec. 19, and gave astronomers a fleeting…

Tahlequah is an endangered orca that calls the calm, nutrient-rich waters of the Pacific Northwest home. In 2018, the 26-year-old cetacean made headlines across the world as a symbol of…

Catastrophic events like major volcanic eruptions can wipe out all life in an area, leaving behind a blank slate. But as nature always finds a way back, researchers are increasingly…

Biology is full of tradeoffs, and one of the most familiar is whether success comes from quality or quantity — from building stronger individuals or producing more of them. A…

Monitoring the health of the world’s largest animals has always posed a challenge. Whales spend most of their lives underwater, migrate across vast distances, and are difficult to examine without…

Although the remnants of COVID-19 are still lingering, it seems that another pandemic could be right around the corner. According to a new simulation study published in BMC Public Health,…