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Cheetah Populations Plummet as They Race Toward Extinction
Hunting, habitat loss and the pet trade have reduced the fastest land animal to roughly 7,100 individuals
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Researchers ‘Translate’ Bat Talk. Turns Out, They Argue—a Lot
A machine learning algorithm helped decode the squeaks Egyptian fruit bats make in their roost, revealing that they “speak” to one another as individuals
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Park Service May Boost Wolf Pack on Isle Royale
The NPS has proposed a plan to boost the wolf population on the island where currently only two inbred canines remain
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This Historical Figure Wore the Label “Snowflake” With Pride
Wilson Bentley became the first person to photograph a single snowflake in 1885
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The Volcano That May Have Killed Off the Neanderthals Is Stirring Once Again
Responsible for Europe’s largest eruption, the volcano is showing signs of another pending explosion
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The Fight to Save Thousands of Heirloom Apple Trees
There’s more to apples than the supermarket selection may suggest
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Mineral Baths May Have Given Stradivari Their Signature Sound
Turns out the famous violins really are different from modern instruments
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Celebrate Christmas With the First Voice Ever Broadcast in Space
Eisenhower kicked off the space race with a goodwill wish
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Snow Falls in the Sahara for the First Time Since 1979
A cold snap in the Algerian city of Ain Sefra led to a snowfall that covered the area’s distinctive orange dunes
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Massive Survey Catalogues the Night Sky
Over four years, the Pan-STARRS telescope collected 2 petabytes of photos of the night sky, creating the most complete astronomical atlas yet
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Check Out NASA’s Picks for This Year’s Best Images of Earth
From sunsets to city lights, the images capture the beauty of our ever-changing planet
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Obama and Trudeau Protect Millions of Acres From Drilling in the Arctic and the Atlantic
But questions remain about the permanency of the act in the arctic
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Unidentified Complex Sound From Earth’s Deepest Trench May Be New Whale Call
Known as the Western Pacific Biotwang, researchers believe it may be a previously unrecoreded call from a dwarf minke whale
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Meet the Klingon Newt, Ziggy Stardust Snake—Two of the 163 New Species Discovered in the Mekong
A new reports details the dozens of new animal and plant species scientists found in Southeast Asia’s Greater Mekong in 2015
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The Strange Story of the Westinghouse Atom Smasher
The giant bulb was an important part of early American nuclear history. Now it’s part of a miniature railroad
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Why Do Flashing Images Cause Seizures?
For people with epilepsy, a flashing screen can be more than a passing annoyance
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Watch Rare Footage of the Mysterious Ghost Shark Gliding Through the Deep
Researchers spotted the grey-blue creature off the coast of California—far from its usual haunts in the Southern hemisphere
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Scientists Discover the Oldest-known Pool of Water
But you wouldn’t want to drink from it
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Most Expensive Science Book Sells for $3.7 Million
An anonymous buyer paid triple the estimated sale price for this first-edition copy
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The Pokémon GO Craze Had Health Benefits—For a Little While
Though avid players walked about 11 extra minutes per day, the boost only lasted around six weeks
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