Flatback turtle facts: size, diet, habitat
Discover the flatback turtles, a little-known sea turtle native to the coastal waters of Australia. What do flatback…
Mars Express Images Reveal Mars’ Pockmarked Surface
The ESA’s Mars Express probe has been surveying Mars from orbit for more than twenty years. The way…
Extreme weather is exposing a dangerous flaw in modern buildings
Most of us don’t see buildings as life-support systems. But that’s exactly what they are. We sleep inside…
A Solar Superstorm Blasted Mars—and Its Atmosphere Freaked Out
When the surface of the Sun exploded with activity in May 2024, Earth was hit by the biggest…
New Species with Milky Way Spots Discovered in Japan’s Coastal Waters
A newly discovered species of jellyfish has been confirmed in Japan’s coastal waters, and it’s being called the…
AI trained on 9 trillion DNA letters predicts harmful mutations and designs new genomes
Trained on genomic data spanning the tree of life, Evo 2 reveals how artificial intelligence can decode the…
Top predators still prowled the seas after the biggest mass extinction
Artwork of a Hybodus shark, a predator that evolved in the late Permian and survived the mass extinction…
Researchers Test Mars Soil on One of Earth’s Toughest Creatures, The Reaction Was Unexpected
Mars may already possess a built-in defense against contamination from Earth. Experiments using simulated Martian soil show that…
Woman Sees Something Moving On Buoy And A Piece Of ‘Seaweed’ Crawls On Her Finger
The other day, Britt Ballard and her husband went out to do some birdwatching in Semiahmoo, Washington. As…
Entomologists Create Digital Library of Global Ant Diversity
Using powerful X-ray beams, automated robotics and AI, entomologists have created interactive digital images representing 212 genera and…
Pollution, noise and climate stress all pose a serious threat to heart health
In an unprecedented collaboration, the European Society of Cardiology, the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association…
New image of the Milky Way reveals how stars are born
Scientists have captured the most complete, high-resolution map of the cold gas at the center of the Milky…