Jason Daley

 

Jason Daley is a Madison, Wisconsin-based writer specializing in natural history, science, travel, and the environment. His work has appeared in Discover, Popular Science, Outside, Men’s Journal, and other magazines.

Psst--smell my feet.

Bumblebees May Smell Each Other's Footprints to Keep Track of Flowers

In a new study, bumblebees were able to discriminate the foot odor left behind by their nestmates, strange bees and themselves

First image from NASA's Geostationary Lightning Tracker

Next-Gen Lightning Tracker Photographs Storms From Space in Stunning Detail

Part of the GOES-16 weather satellite, the geosynchronous imager promises to improve storm detection and reveal the secrets of thunderbolts

True's Beaked Whale

See the First Video of One of the World's Rarest Whales

The 46 second clip of several True's beaked whales was taken by students and teachers on a field trip in the Azore Islands in 2013

What Killed More Than Half a Dozen of the Bahamas' Swimming Pigs?

Drought and sand-tainted snacks might be the reason for the recent deaths

Excavations inside the Fiesta Mall

Skeletons Found Under a Florida Wine Shop May Be Some of America’s First Colonists

The skeletons, found in St. Augustine, Florida, likely date to the first decades of the oldest European settlement in the United States

Pluto and its moon Charon

New Definition Would Make the Moon and Pluto Planets

A suggested update to the International Astronomical Union criteria would add over 100 planets to the solar system

Five-Year Photo Project Captures the Sistine Chapel in High-Res Detail

Released in a new set of books, the 1:1 photos will be used by restorers to restore and assess damage to Michaelangelo's masterpieces

The innards of the Large Hadron Collider's CMS module

Large Hadron Collider Gets "Open Heart Surgery"

The massive physics experiment in Switzerland is receiving an upgrade

George W. Bush Displays Portraits of Military Veterans

The former president honors 66 members of the armed services in the show "Portraits of Courage," which just opened at the George W. Bush Center

Artists rendering of the suspected Planet 9

NASA Wants the Public to Log In to Help Find Planet 9

Citizen scientists can examine photos to help discover a new planet, which recent evidence suggests is hiding at the edge of the solar system

First page of the Kempe manuscript

Researchers Decipher Recipe Believed to Treat Medieval Mystic

The find came to light thanks to a multi-spectral analysis on the manuscript of Margery Kempe's autobiography

Margaret Hamilton, Katherine Johnson, Sally Ride, Nancy Grace Roman, Mae Jemison

LEGO Is Making a Women of NASA Set

The toy company selected Maia Weinstock's proposal to celebrate the space agency's female pioneers during its Lego Ideas competition

"I shall call him Squishy, and he shall be mine." No, wait, that's Finding Nemo.

Take a Peek at the Mesmerizing "Cosmic Jellyfish"

NOAA's research vessel Okeanos Explorer filmed this specimen of Rhopalonematid trachymedusa in the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa

New Foundation is Looking to Level Up Video Game Culture

The non-profit aims to preserve game code and the magazines, marketing materials and culture surrounding video games

Study Shows 84% of Wildfires Caused by Humans

Over the last 21 years, debris burning, arson and campfires have combined with climate change to make the fire season much longer

Prince Charles Will Battle Squirrels Using Contraceptives and a Lot of Nutella

North American gray squirrels are decimating native red squirrels in the British Isles, leading to a new plan to reduce the population of invasive mammals

Bleached coral discovered earlier this month at Maureen's Cove in the Great Barrier Reef

Great Barrier Reef Braces for Another Massive Bleaching Event

After the worst die-off in the reef's history in 2016, scientists are worried that high sea temperatures will affect the area again

Albania Wants to Show Off Its Shipwrecks

From 6th century B.C. Greek cargo ships to WWII wrecks, the Balkan nation is hoping to boost tourism by highlighting its underwater archaeology

Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park

Mining Exploration Begins in Michigan's Porcupine Mountains

Michigan is divided over a mining company's plans to drill for copper in a beloved state park

New Report Cautiously Supports Some Gene Editing of Embryos

A new report suggests that editing embryos to cure some genetic diseases may be permissable

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