Catch the Final Supermoon of 2025 with December’s Cold Moon
December’s “Cold Moon” is coming, and in 2025, it is anticipated to be a better spectacle than the typical December show. That’s because this full moon, which is also called…
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Rare Anaconda Fossils Prove They Have Always Been Enormous and Outlived Other Prehistoric Giants
The Miocene, 23 million to 5.3 million years ago, brought a warm, humid climate, allowing flora and fauna to flourish and reach record-breaking sizes due to abundant resources. As the…
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These Seals Remember Their Old Rivals by Voice — Even After a Year at Sea
Each winter, the beaches of central California become arenas of force. Male northern elephant seals rise, collide chest to chest, and hurl their roars across the sand in battles that…
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Dogs Given CBD Showed Lower Aggression Over Time, Unlike Dogs That Never Received It
Dogs given CBD over long periods don’t just get older — they may also get calmer. A new study reports that dogs that received CBD or hemp supplements for years…
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The Burtele Foot and Other Fossils Reveal How Two Hominin Species Thrived Side by Side
Understanding the evolution of our ancestral hominins and their place in the family tree drives paleoanthropologists. By analyzing fossilized remains, scientists can reconstruct life millions of years ago and explore…
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The Vampire Squid Genome Has Helped Explain the Early Evolution of the Cephalopods — Here’s How
According to a new study in iScience, researchers have now sequenced the largest cephalopod genome in history. Generating the genome of the vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis sp.) and comparing it to…
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Separate Families Carved the 1,000 Easter Island Moai Statues — Some in Friendly Competition
On the island of Rapa Nui, more commonly known as Easter Island, more than 1,000 moai statues stand tall. These stone-faced humanoid figures may all look virtually the same from…
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A 233-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals How Pterosaurs Learned to Fly
Pterosaurs entered the air deep in the Triassic, more than 220 million years ago. Birds followed much later, with early forms such as Archaeopteryx appearing roughly 150 million years ago.…
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The Disastrous Maya Collapse Knocked Down an Entire Network of Cities in Mesoamerica
In a span of over 3,000 years, the Maya civilization broke ground in astronomy, architecture, and mathematics. But despite being so rich in advancements, this Mesoamerican culture experienced some major…
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Neptune Is the Furthest Planet From the Sun, But It Still Experiences Auroras
Key Takeaways on the Furthest Planet From the Sun Neptune is the furthest planet from the sun in our Solar System. Even when Pluto was still designated a planet, it…
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