Critically Endangered Javan Rhino Mother and Calf Spotted on Trail Cam
Conservation efforts for the critically endangered Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) have yielded promising results with the recent sighting…
Male Neanderthals and female humans shaped modern DNA through ancient interbreeding, study finds
Most people living outside Africa carry small traces of Neanderthal DNA. These inherited fragments appear across many human…
‘We’re starting to find a lot more weirdness’: These strange animals can control their body heat
In 1774, British physician-scientist Charles Blagden received an unusual invitation from a fellow physician: to spend time in…
The Hubble Is Inexorably Falling to Earth
For years now, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has had its fair share of brushes with death. The groundbreaking…
It can grow over 2m long, is made up of 400 body segments and makes a strange gurgling sound as it moves underground
Beneath the stream banks of Victoria, Australia, lives an earthworm of extraordinary proportions. The giant Gippsland earthworm is…
Inherited diseases don’t work like we thought they did
For decades, scientists have delved into the genetic causes of disease by studying patients with those diseases and…
Brazil flooding death toll rises to 64 as search efforts continue | Weather News
Government agency says more extreme weather expected after rains trigger floods, landslides in Minas Gerais state. Listen to…
The LOFAR Telescope Produces the Most Detailed Radio Map of the Universe Ever
Radio astronomy offers scientists a means of observing the “unseen” Universe, where a wide range of natural phenomena…
Rescued Raccoons Turn Old Jeans Into The Coziest Little Hammocks
Saving and rehabilitating young wild animals takes a village, and at Austin Wildlife Rescue (AWR), that village shows…
If Humans Vanish, Which Animal Will Become Earth’s Dominant Species? Scientists Say They Finally Know
Imagine a planet with no humans. No cities, no roads, no satellites orbiting overhead. The forests have reclaimed…
Most US coal plants could meet air pollution rules. Trump weakened them anyway | Trump administration
Almost all coal-fired power plants in the US had the ability to comply with rules limiting their emission…
Astronomers Say They Have Solved One of Saturn’s Greatest Mysteries
Saturn eclipsed by Titan as seen from the Cassini probe – credit, NASA/JPL-Caltech A neat feat of calculation…