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Londoners Beware: These Toxic Caterpillars Cause Rashes and Asthma
The caterpillars were accidentally introduced to Britain in 2005
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The World’s Oldest Known Spider Has Died at Age 43
The female trapdoor spider ruled over her burrow in the Australian outback until a parasitic wasp attacked
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Comet “Snowstorm” Swirling in This Stunning GIF Is a Tricky Illusion
“Things are not quite as they seem,” explains astronomer Mark McCaughrean
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Watch Cells Move Within Living Animals in This Breathtaking Footage
The new microscope technique incorporates cutting-edge technology to capture spectacular imagery of cellular activity
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Contest Judges Rule Wildlife Photography Winner Used Taxidermic Creature
Brazilian photographer Marcio Cabral has been disqualified and can not enter the competition in the future
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Fossil Tracks May Record Ancient Humans Hunting Giant Sloths
The tracks suggest a human—perhaps in search of food—closely followed the movements of the massive creature
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This “Mutant Enzyme” Breaks Down Plastic
It’s definitely cool—but probably won’t solve our plastics problem
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Watch This 3D Snowflake Model Melt Over and Over Again
It’s not only mesmerizing, it could help researchers predict the hazards of wet snow
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New Star Map Could Change Everything We Know About the Milky Way
The map includes 1.7 billion stars and is already revealing new details about star evolution and the formation of our galaxy
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The EPA Declared That Burning Wood Is Carbon Neutral. It’s Actually a Lot More Complicated
Here are five things to know about the controversial change
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These Are the Cities With the Worst Air Pollution
More than 4 in 10 Americans live with unhealthy levels of air pollution, according to a new report
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Giant, Intact Egg of the Extinct Elephant Bird Found in Buffalo Museum
Fewer than 40 such eggs are held in public collections today
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A Surprising Way Dogs Are Similar to Humans
We share more than snuggles and and a love of walks; canines and humans have similar gut microbiota
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‘Exploding’ Ant Ruptures Its Own Body to Defend Its Nest
It’s the ultimate act of self-sacrifice
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Murder Most Fowl: Forensic Scan Shows the Legendary Oxford Dodo Was Shot
Micro-CT scans shows lead scattered across the back of the skull of what is believed to be the taxidermied remains of the dodo brought to Britain
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Colony of Beautiful, Doomed Purple Octopuses Found Off Costa Rica
Hundreds of unidentified cephalopods were found nursing their eggs near a deep-sea vent
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2016 Ocean Heatwave Killed 30 Percent of the Great Barrier Reef
Combined with a 2017 temperature spike, half of the 2 billion corals on the reef have died since 2015
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‘Staggering’ Damage to Florida’s Everglades Remains in the Wake of Hurricane Irma
Researchers found gaps in 40 percent of the forest canopy in aerial images taken before and after the storm
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Human Cell Atlas Releases First Major Data Set
The information includes data from over half a million immune cells from human cord blood and bone marrow
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Once Rare Nectar-Feeding Bat Removed From U.S. Endangered Species List
The move is a first for bat species
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