New Research
Researchers Think They've Found a Mini Continent in the Indian Ocean
The island of Mauritius sits on a sunken piece of earth's crust torn apart by plate tectonics
Ocean Preserves Keep Fishing Boats Away from Grey Reef Sharks
Scientists tracked hundreds of reef sharks to find that massive marine refuges can work—with one caveat
Special Spit Helps Frogs Get a Grip on Insects
Secretly sticky spit snatches snacks, study shows
Inside Every Frog's Mouth Is a Sticky, Grabby Bullet
Investigating frog tongues—and some human ones!—in the name of science
Can Eagle-Eyed Artificial Intelligence Help Prevent Children From Going Blind?
Deep learning pinpoints cataracts more accurately than humans, and could help prevent this form of vision loss in children
Dig This: Researchers Found a 38,000-Year-Old Engraving in France
Excavated from a rock shelter, the image of an aurochs covered in dots was made by the Aurignacians, the earliest group of modern humans in Europe
This 100-Million-Year-Old Insect Trapped in Amber Defines New Order
These now-extinct creatures are thought to have been able to secrete a chemical repellant and rotate their heads 180 degrees
Humans Threaten Over 100 Precious Natural Heritage Sites
Forest loss and humans' footprint are endangering the very sites humans want to preserve
Did an Earthquake Make Mount Everest Shorter? New Expedition Aims to Find Out
India and Nepal both plan to determine if the 2015 earthquake that devastated Nepal caused the world's highest peak to lose an inch
By Age Six, Girls Have Already Stopped Thinking of Their Gender as 'Brilliant'
The're more likely to assume that someone who is 'very, very smart' is male, new research finds
Human-Pig Chimeras Created for the First Time
The hybrid embryos are the first step in interspecies organ transplants
Changing Climate, Not Humans, Killed Australia’s Massive Mammals
But that mass extinction could help us predict what today’s human-wrought climate change may bring
The Quest to Return Tomatoes to Their Full-Flavored Glory
We’ve bred the original tomato taste out of existence. Now geneticists are asking: Can we put it back?
Robo-Dermatologist Diagnoses Skin Cancer With Expert Accuracy
A neural network can recognize and categorize skin lesions as well as MDs and may lead to a cancer-screening mobile app
Ancient Asteroid Collision Is Still Raining Space Rocks Down on Earth
A new study shows that today's meteorites considerably differ from those of the ancient past
More Women Die of Cervical Cancer Than Previously Thought
Past studies significantly underestimated cervical cancer deaths—and racial disparities
Scientists Can Turn This Gecko-Inspired Gripping Device On or Off With the Flick of a Light
The mighty lizard inspires yet another innovation that could prove a boon to robotics and manufacturing
Did Neanderthals Like Pretty Rocks?
An unusual rock in a cave inhabited by Neanderthals in Croatia suggests the hominids may have picked up interesting stones
Scientists Capture a "Sonic Boom" of Light
A new, ultra-fast camera recorded the phenomenon for the first time
Ötzi the Iceman's Last Meal Included Goat Bacon
Analysis of the 5,300-year-old mummy's stomach contents shows he ate dry-cured meat from a mountain ibex
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