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Praying Mantises Don Tiny Goggles to Help Us Understand 3-D Vision
Unlike humans and other animals, the insects rely on movement to judge distances to their prey
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Researchers Mature Human Eggs in the Lab for the First Time
Developing eggs so they are ready to be fertilized could help women who have trouble producing their own
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Study Uncovers Startling Number of Black Lung Cases in Coal Miners
Miners are contracting the disease with striking frequency and at younger ages than ever before
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Early Briton Had Dark Skin and Light Eyes, DNA Analysis Shows
The study of ‘Cheddar Man’ adds to a growing body of research that highlights the complexities of human skin color evolution
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Scientists Make Weird Type of Ice Halfway Between Solid and Liquid
The strange form of ice could help explain the odd magnetic fields seen around Uranus and Neptune
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Wildlife Trade Researcher Esmond Bradley Martin Found Murdered in Kenya
He helped shine a light on the shadowy trade of ivory and rhino horns
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Watch SpaceX’s Successful Launch of Their Falcon Heavy Rocket
After seven years of designing and tinkering, the most powerful rocket in the world hurtled into space
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Astronomers Spot Signs of Planets Outside the Milky Way
Researchers estimate that more than a trillion planets may lurk beyond our galaxy’s bounds
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What Sedated Plants Can Teach Scientists About Anesthetizing People
The same drugs that knock us out or numb our wounds can also be used on our leafy friends
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Found: 100-Million-Year Old Arachnid with a Tail
The creepy-crawly is unlike any living spider
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Swatting May Teach Mosquitoes to Avoid Your Scent
Though it won’t work for all species, Aedes aegypti mosquitos seem to have a memory for near-death experiences
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How the Antarctic Sun Creates Breathtaking Optical Effects
A fine haze of ice particles transformed this landscape into an otherworldly scene
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Dinosaur and Ancient Mammal Stomping Ground Found in NASA Parking Lot
The slab is covered in 70 foot prints and is one of the best collections of animal traces yet found
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Hong Kong Will Phase Out Ivory Trade by 2021
Conservationists hope the ban will help preserve the dwindling elephant populations
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Whale Talk Pretty One Day: Listen to an Orca Mimic Human Words
Though it’s fun to hear an orca say “Hello” and “Amy,” the new study could provide clues to how whale dialects change over time
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African Titanosaur Discovery Helps Untangle Dinosaur Evolution
The creature reveals ancient connection between Africa, Europe, and Asia after the great Pangea broke apart
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Dark Nebula Hides a Brilliant Streak of Baby Stars
South American observatory captures most detailed peek yet at Lupus Clouds stellar nursery
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Astronomers Get Best Look Yet at the Surface of a Red Giant Star
The image shows convection cells on the star are huge, confirming some theories about star evolution
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Old Age Doesn’t Seem to Kill Naked Mole Rats
The wrinkly rodents are as likely to die at the age of 1 as they are at 25, according to a new study
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Sea Foam Delights Visitors of Lebanese Beach
Last week, thick white layers of bubbles washed ashore Naqoura Beach
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