Category Science

We all know that nutrition is one of the pillars of health. To live a long and healthy life it’s important to get the details right, and one ongoing topic…

Jupiter has a new birthday thanks to raindrops preserved in asteroids. These raindrops, known as chondrules, have allowed a team of scientists to accurately date the origin of Jupiter’s formation…

We’ve heard of blue moons and pink moons and have likely seen the rise of an eerie orange moon, but what is a black moon? The name actually has nothing…

Poo is big business in the open ocean. It’s a vital source of nutrients for many aquatic plants, and helps sequester vast amounts of carbon from the atmosphere. But studying…

Public health officials have upgraded 10 communities across Massachusetts to a “high-risk” status for West Nile virus. The report also identified a dozen towns as being at moderate risk of…

Volunteers clearing the aftermath of historic floods in Texas found something completely unexpected amid the mud and debris: dinosaur tracks from an ancient era. Paleontologists say that the huge tracks,…

Little pieces of the 4.5 billion-year-old Asteroid Bennu are saying a whole lot about the history of the solar system. As the first asteroid samples to return to the U.S.…

Key Takeaways on Octopus Arms Octopuses typically have eight limbs that are called arms. Because the limbs have suction cups for its entire length, they are called arms instead of…

Product recalls are nothing new. Most happen because of bacterial contamination like Salmonella, foreign objects accidentally entering the production line, or even mislabeled ingredients. But the latest case caught the…

Giraffes are tall, but they aren’t above a taxonomic reclassification. According to a new report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), giraffes actually represent four separate species,…