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DNA Code Gets Two New Synthetic Letters—And Uses Them to Create a New Protein
Researchers hope the advance is a step toward producing a range of new compounds, including designer drugs and biofuels
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Your Oldest Ancestor Was Probably Sponge Like
A new study may settle a long-running debate about which creature was the first to evolve from a universal common animal ancestor
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Rare Amur Leopard Call Gets Caught on Tape
New footage of the cat making its distinctive roar offers a glimpse into the endangered species’ behavior
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Super Pictures Capture This Year’s Only Visible Supermoon
If you missed last night’s celestial show, these images feature our lunar orb in all its glory
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Mammoth Remains Unearthed at Michigan Farm, Hint at Ancient Human Butchering
Researchers have found 40 additional bones, including the skull, tusks and teeth of an ice age creature
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Chilean Telescope Takes Deepest Look Into the Cosmos Yet
In the process, researchers discovered 72 new galaxies and details on 1,600 more
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Cache of 120-Million-Year-Old Fossilized Pterosaur Eggs Found in China
Some of the eggs contained embryonic remains, offering unprecedented insight into the pterosaur’s early life phases
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Earthworms Reproduce in Faux Mars Soil For the First Time
A vital component of healthy Earth gardens, scientists are testing their resilience in the harsh Red Planet environment
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Winston Churchill Imagined the Lab-Grown Hamburger
But he was off about the year when it would be created
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Meet the Record-Breaking Fish That Lives 26,000 Feet Under the Sea
The creature is a type of snailfish, and has adapted to survive crushing pressures
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Most “Yeti” Evidence Is Actually From Brown Bears
The results dispel the idea of these mythical beasts while providing clues to the ancestry of the elusive Himalayan and Tibetan bears
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This Dinosaur Was Much Fuzzier Than Scientists Once Thought
A new analysis shows the extent of ancient bird-like dino’s fluff
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Three-Mile Wide Asteroid Will Zoom by Earth This December
But it will still be about 6.4 million miles away
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This Neural Network Can (Maybe) Start a Novel Better Than You
As the end of NaNoWriMo draws near, take a look at one researcher’s effort to help find that perfect first line
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Are Alien Microbes Clinging to the International Space Station? Probably Not
A report out of Russia claims extraterrestrial bacteria has been found on the space station, but there’s plenty of room for doubt
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Three Medical Breakthroughs That Can Be Traced Back to a Tragic Nightclub Fire
Four hundred ninety-two people died as a result of the horrifying fire, an unprecedented death toll that led physicians to make unprecedented innovations
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Our Cloud Names Come From a 1700s Amateur Meteorologist
Luke Howard’s nomenclature inspired writers as well as scientists
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The Geology of Bali’s Simmering Agung Volcano
The high viscosity magma of stratovolcanoes like Agung makes them extremely explosive—and potentially deadly
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Mexico Establishes Largest Marine Protected Area in North America
The nation will fully protect 57,000 square miles around the Revillagigedo Islands from fishing and resource extraction
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Five Things to Know About Net Neutrality
The Dec. 14 vote will decide whether to reverse the landmark 2015 regulations placed on Internet service providers
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