Climate change and persistent contaminants deliver one‑two punch to Arctic seals, SFU study finds
image:Â SFU researchers take a blood sample from an Arctic ringed seal in Northern Labrador. Photo: Samuel Bentley…
The natural architecture of oyster reefs maximizes recruit survival
Huston, M. A general hypothesis of species diversity. Am. Nat. 113, 81–101 (1979). Article MathSciNet Google Scholar Kovalenko,…
NASA Reveals Hidden 2.5 Billion-Year-Old Geological Wonder in Stunning Space Photo
NASA’s stunning astronaut photo from the International Space Station unveils the breathtaking beauty of Zimbabwe’s Great Dyke, a…
This Galaxy Is 99% Dark Matter—and Basically Invisible
Dark matter doesn’t emit, absorb, or reflect light. It’s invisible but supposedly makes up 85% of the universe’s…
Trucks, snowmobiles patrolling Iqaluit after polar bear sighting
Updated on Feb. 18 at 5:55 p.m. ET People in trucks and on snowmobiles were on the lookout…
New global map finds recent tectonic activity across the Moon’s surface
Low, winding ridges run across the Moon’s dark plains like faint seams in cooled wax. They are easy…
Trump administration sued over reversal of key climate finding
The Trump administration is facing a lawsuit over its decision to deregulate emissions and repeal a landmark scientific…
A New Moon Race Starts This Year—and This Time It’s All About the Water
The interior of the Moon’s Shackleton crater is shrouded in eternal darkness. This not only makes it one…
Physicists recreated the first millisecond after the Big Bang — and found it was surprisingly soupy
Heavy collisions at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have revealed the faintest trace of a wake left by…
Baby Elephant Loses Patience Quickly When He Doesn’t Fit Into a Camping Chair, and We Totally Get It
Like most little ones, baby elephants are incredibly curious and love exploring and trying new things. Elephant Rescue…
McMaster researchers discover genetic ‘tipping point’ that affects sex and fertility in African clawed frogsÂ
Researchers at McMaster have discovered that a sex-related gene in the African clawed frog underwent strikingly different functional dynamics in males versus females.  This…
Property developers spark anger over plan to clear woodland home to Baudin’s and Carnaby’s black cockatoos | Endangered habitats
Property developers in Perth plan to bulldoze an endangered banksia ecosystem used by threatened black cockatoo species, and…