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Jupiter’s Auroras Are Surprisingly Out of Sync
X-ray bursts from the poles are expected to line up, but the south is regular while the north produces haphazard bursts
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Why Did Dozens of Octopuses Crawl Onto a Beach in Wales?
Scientists aren’t sure, but recent storms or burgeoning populations might be to blame
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Growing Ice Cracks Force Shutdown of Antarctic Research Station
The British Antarctic Survey’s Halley VI research station will close for the second year due to cracking of the ice
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An A.I. Bot Named “Shelley” Is Generating Spooky Stories on Twitter
And you’re invited to collaborate on her very weird tales
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Celebrate Halloween With These Unsettling Sounds From Outer Space
NASA’s new SoundCloud playlist captures the sounds of planets, comets and plasma waves
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Spiders Give You the Heebie Jeebies? You Might Be Born With That Fear
New research shows that even babies are creeped out by these wriggly critters
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Carbon Dioxide Levels Reached Record High in 2016
World Meteorological Organization reports that current atmospheric CO2 concentrations are at their highest level in 800,000 years
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Thirty-Three Migratory Species Get New Protections
Among the newly protected creatures are lions, chimpanzees, giraffes and whale sharks
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Trump Declares the Opioid Crisis a Public Health Emergency. What Does That Mean?
Critics say that his plan falls short of the drastic—and costly—effort required to effectively combat the crisis
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Even Without Ears, Oysters Can Hear Our Noise Pollution
Study shows that certain frequencies of noise cause oysters to clam up
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Out-of-This-World Facts for International Observe the Moon Night
This Saturday, people around the world will be gazing up at the glowing orb in the sky
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Scientists Unearth Near-Complete Marine Reptile Fossil in India
Palaeontologists have unearthed the remains of an ichthyosaur, a prehistoric creature more frequently seen in North America and Europe
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Are Viking Squirrels to Blame for Infecting England with Leprosy?
It’s possible, say researchers who found that medieval strains of the disease may have come to Great Britain in the rodents’ fur and meat
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Einstein’s Maxims on Life Fetch $1.8 Million at Auction
The notes were given as a tip to a Tokyo bellboy in 1922
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Bacterial Infections Spread in Storm-Ravaged Puerto Rico and Texas
In the wake of Hurricanes Maria and Harvey, bacterial infections threaten communities struggling to rebuild
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Shrews Shrink Their Skulls and Brains for the Winter
The tiny animal have some surprising reactions to the changing seasons
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Ancient Trees “Ripped Their Skeletons Apart” To Grow
Cross-sections of 374-million-year-old tree trunks revealed a complex web of woody strands that split and repaired themselves
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Surprising Footage Captures Arctic Jellyfish Lurking Under the Ice
The creatures were previously thought not tough enough to survive the harsh winters
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Scientists Need Your Help Peeping on the Lugworm’s Weird Mating Habits
UK scientists are recruiting volunteers to look for the critters’ “sperm pools”
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The Acoustics of Ancient Greek Theaters Aren’t What They Used to Be
The sound quality in ancient times was likely much better than it is today
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