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West Coast Monarch Butterflies Flutter Toward Extinction
Since 1981, the butterfly’s numbers have declined 97 percent according to a new survey
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Denver Airport…Where the Bison Might Soon Roam
Flyers through this large airport could be greeted by America’s official mammal
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Got Writer’s Block? Try Listening to Happy Music
A new study suggests that an upbeat tune can boost creativity
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Two Centuries of Dinosaur Art Come Alive in This Gorgeous New Book
Paleoart traces historic depictions of T. rex, mastodons and other ancient creatures through an artistic lens
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Swiss Chocolatiers Introduce New Type of Chocolate—Pink
Called ‘ruby chocolate,’ its creators claim the concoction contains no red coloring
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Pluto’s Surface Features Get Their First Official Names
The International Astronomical Union approved 14 dark and heroic names for the erstwhile planet
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More Than a Century Later, This Texas Hurricane Remains America’s Deadliest Natural Disaster
The Great Galveston Hurricane helped the city of Houston to rise to prominence
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Albert Welles’s ideas about whiteness were a reflection of his time, and would be continued into the future
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Harvey’s Next Danger: Massive Mosquito Clouds
Standing water is breeding billions of post-hurricane mosquitoes, which could transmit diseases like the West Nile Virus
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This Algorithm Can Tell How Much Pain You’re In
Doctors may soon measure pain with an app
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Brain-like Blob Found in Canadian Pond
The rarely seen creature, which is a type of bryozoan, is comprised of thousands of tiny organisms
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Gesundheit! African Wild Dogs Sneeze to Vote on Group Decisions
A new study found that the more the pooches sneeze, the more likely they are to set off on a hunt
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NASA Captures Strongest Solar Flare in a Decade
This morning, the sun emitted two X-class flares, disrupting GPS and radio signals
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2.8 Million Stars Sparkle in This Incredible Image of the Milky Way
The Gaia star surveyor captured a densely packed area near the center of the galaxy
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How Zika Virus Could Be Used to Fight Brain Cancer
The same properties that make Zika virus devastating to fetal brains could be turned against cancer cells
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Discovery of Unexploded WWII Bomb Forces Massive Evacuation in Frankfurt
On Sunday, residents living within a mile of the site left their homes while the 4,000-pound “Blockbuster” was defused
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Prize-Winning Images Capture Birds in All Their Feathered Glory
The Best Bird Photographer of the Year Awards displays the dynamic lives of the amazing avian
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Why Are Some Leaves Massive and Others Minuscule?
Researchers have found that the rainfall, sunshine and the threat of frost or overheating set the maximum size for leaves
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Could These Nearby Earth-Sized Exoplanets Harbor Liquid Water?
Analysis of the TRAPPIST-1 stellar system shows that several of its planets have the right conditions for liquid water
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Taiwan’s Yehliu Geopark Is Like Disneyland for Rock Lovers
These mushroom-like mounds are some of the country’s greatest geological treasures
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