This Breathtaking Map Traces Hydrogen Throughout the Milky Way
Scientists have made the most detailed map of our home galaxy’s hydrogen currently possible
Neanderthals May Have Given Us Both Good Genes and Nasty Diseases
DNA analysis shows ancient hominds transmitted genes that may have helped us adapt quicker to Europe and Asia. They also gave us HPV.
First Dinosaur Fossils Discovered in Alaska’s Denali National Park
Paleontologists found four small fragments of dino fossils, proving the acidic soil 70 million years ago could have preserved bones
Schiaparelli Mars Lander Likely Crashed on Descent
The European Space Agency lost contact with the Schiaparelli probe after it jettisoned its heat shield and deployed its parachute
How the Poppy Came to Symbolize World War I
Red blooms help the world commemorate a bloody war
Cave Paintings Help Unravel the Mystery of the ‘Higgs Bison’
The hybrid bovine has been a missing link in the ancestral tree of modern European bison
10,000 Scrotum Frogs Found Dead Near Lake Titicaca
Over 10,000 of the world’s largest water frogs were found dead along the Coata River, a tributary of the heavily polluted lake
Did a Comet Set Off Global Warming 56 Million Years Ago?
Tiny glass beads found in New Jersey and Bermuda suggest this dramatic warming period began with an impact
Goodbye, Jia Jia: World’s Oldest Captive Panda Dies at Age 38
Throughout her long life, Jia Jia helped the dwindling number of pandas bounce back
Hungry for Morel Mushrooms? Head to Yosemite
It turns out that the shriveled shrooms love forests ravaged by fire
Uranus May Have Been Hiding Two Moons
Researchers spotted ripples in the planet’s rings, which may be tracks left from two tiny moons
Countries Agree to Cut Harmful Refrigerants: What You Need to Know
Over the weekend, nearly 200 nations agreed to phase out hydrofluorocarbons, a super greenhouse gas used in air conditioners and refrigerators
Five Things to Know About the Schiaparelli Probe Heading for a Touchdown on Mars
A lot is riding on the European Space Agency’s first Mars lander
Scientists Are Creating an Atlas of Human Cells
The Human Cell Atlas will boldly go where science, surprisingly, hasn’t gone before
Craters Are Forming on the Moon Faster Than Anyone Predicted
New research digs into the changes on the pockmarked lunar surface
There Are Ten Times as Many Galaxies as Previously Thought
By these latest estimates, two trillion galaxies are scattered throughout the vast universe
Commercial Modules Are Coming to the International Space Station. But You Can’t Visit Anytime Soon
Small, slow steps for private spaceflight
Antarctic Fossil Suggests Ancient Birds Honked Not Sang
Recent analysis of two fossils provides the first evidence of ancient noisemakers
Many of NASA’s Recent Successes Actually Date Back to the Bush Administration
Some leaps, launches and grand plans for the future
Say Hello to Our Solar System’s Newest Dwarf Planet
Spotting the dwarf planet could help in the search for Planet Nine
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