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Rare Sighting of Small, Critically Endangered Deer Reported in Vietnam
The camera trap images of two large-antlered muntjacs offer a glimmer of hope for the species
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How a Copper Coin Mummified a Baby’s Hand
The preemie was buried in a jar in an medieval cemetery with a coin to “pay” for passage into heaven
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First Yellowstone Grizzly Hunt in 40 Years Will Take Place This Fall
In a controversial move, Wyoming will allow a limited take of the once-endangered species
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Scientists Built the World’s Smallest House
Even a mite wouldn’t fit inside this itty-bitty structure
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Meet NASA’s New Dynamic Duo: A Pair of Climate Change-Tracking Satellites
The pair will measure changes in Earth’s gravitational field to monitor melting glaciers, rising seas, droughts and more
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Astronomers Find Signature From the Universe’s Earliest Known Stars
The first lights may have winked to life just 250 million years after the Big Bang
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Is This Backwards-Orbiting Asteroid an Interstellar Visitor?
The space rock could have been captured from another star system during the early days of our solar system
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200,000 Stars Twinkle in First Test Image From NASA’s Planet-Hunting Satellite
Once its cameras are calibrated, TESS will capture 400 times as much sky as this test image
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Hundreds of Blue Whales Are Permanent Residents Off New Zealand’s Coasts
Survey and genetic data show the whales of South Taranaki Bight are a unique population of non-migratory blue whales
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One-Third of the World’s Protected Areas Are Threatened by ‘Intense’ Human Pressure
And that spells trouble for global biodiversity
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Canada Is Now Home to the World’s Largest Stretch of Protected Boreal Forests
The province of Alberta has announced the creation of four new protected parks
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Your Bed Is Dirtier Than a Chimp’s
Human beds have far more bacteria associated with skin, saliva and feces than the nests of our primate cousins
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The Case for Charles Dickens, the Science Communicator
A new exhibition dives into the Victorian novelist’s passion for science
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Can an Experimental Ebola Vaccine Put a Stop to the Latest Outbreak?
Over 4,000 doses of the vaccine have arrived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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These Lizards Evolved Toxic Green Blood
The strange trait has developed four separate times and may protect the skinks from certain malaria strains
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Chernobyl Puppies Going Up for Adoption in the U.S.
Now in quarantine, the pups are expected to come to the U.S. this summer in search of their forever homes
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Huge Burst of Ash and ‘Vog’ from Kilauea Puts Hawaii on Red Alert
Experts worry that more violent eruptions could be in store
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Doctors ‘Grow’ Ear for Transplant in Patient’s Forearm
The procedure is rare, but could potentially help many more patients who experience similar bodily damage
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Scientists Say They Have Transferred ‘Memories’ Between Snails
A controversial new study suggests that RNA may play an important role in memory storage
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An Asteroid Will Hurtle Past Earth Tonight in Close Flyby
While the space rock poses no danger to our planet, such a close pass is uncommon for asteroids of this size
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