Scientists Find Toxic 'Forever Chemicals' in More Than 100 Popular Makeup Products
Waterproof mascara and long-lasting lipsticks contained the highest levels of organic fluorine, an indicator of PFAS
This Prehistoric Giant Rhino Was 'Taller Than a Giraffe'
The prehistoric mammal had a 3.8-foot-long head and stood at about 16 feet tall
Scientists Are on the Cusp of Finally Deciphering the Entire Human Genome
After 20 years of work, the pursuit is nearly complete, but the team still has to sequence a Y chromosome
Crayfish Exposed to Antidepressants Are More Adventurous
While the traces of drugs found in waterways alter the crustacean's behaviors, it may leave them more vulnerable to predation
A Cape Cod Lobster Diver Was Swallowed by a Humpback Whale—and Then Spat Back Out
Except for severe bruising and a dislocated knee, the survivor is in good health and ready to return to work, he says
What 'Glacier Blood' on the French Alps Tells Scientists About Climate Change at High Elevations
The red hue is produced by snow algae blooms. The color most likely shields the algae from damaging ultraviolet rays
National Geographic Officially Recognizes the Southern Ocean as World's Fifth Ocean
The organization's cartographers will now label a total of five oceans on their maps and atlases
Humans, We've Shrunk the Whales
North Atlantic right whales born today are three feet shorter on average than whales born in 1980—and commercial fishing could be to blame
This 35,000-Year-Old Skull Could Be the First Evidence of Humans Hunting Small Cave Bears
The hole in the specimen may have been from injuries inflicted with a spear or during a postmortem ritual
Two Farmers Found the Largest Dinosaur Ever Unearthed in Australia
The long-necked herbivore's length measured the span of a basketball court, stood at two stories, and weighed an estimated 70 tons
NASA's Juno Space Probe Zooms by Largest Moon in the Solar System
The flyby will be the closest any spacecraft has flown near Ganymede in over two decades
A Puzzling Extinction Event Almost Wiped Sharks Out of Existence 19 Million Years Ago
Sediment cores show that shark populations declined by 90% during the Miocene, but no one knows why
Scientists Discover 'Chocolate Frog' in New Guinea
Despite its distinct cocoa color, the new species is related to the green tree frog
Corpse Flower Steals the Spotlight at Abandoned California Gas Station
A local nursery owner grew the rare botanical wonder and shared the bloom with the community, where they could touch and interact with the plant
Meet Fernanda, the Galápagos Tortoise Lost for Over a Century
Now that researchers have confirmed the animal belongs to the previously vanished species, conservationists are planning to search the islands for a mate
Red-Handed Tamarins Can Mimic Other Species' Accents
The South American primates change their calls to communicate with other tamarin species living in shared territories
Madagascar May Be Stronghold for Ancient Fish With 420-Million-Year History
Fishermen from the island nation caught a number of rare coelacanths off the coast using gillnets
Diving Anole Lizards Use Bubbles to Breathe Underwater
Like a natural form of scuba gear, the semi-aquatic lizard can stay submerged underwater for up to 18 minutes using the clever trick
This Stinky Plant Smells Like Dead Bugs to Attract Coffin Flies
The plant attracts corpse flies to its opening with the aroma of rotting insects
Park Ranger Stumbles Upon Treasure Trove of Several-Million-Year-Old Fossils in Northern California
Paleontologists found hundreds of Miocene fossils, including an 8-million-year-old mastodon, at an undisclosed location in the Sierra Nevada foothills
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