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Five Things to Know About the Genetically Engineered Salmon Approved by the FDA
Sustainable seafood or “Frankenfish”?
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A Drone Encounters Two Eagles, and the Birds Win
A pair of arial predators snatched a photographer’s drone from the skies of Austria
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Look to the Skies This Month for the Pleiades Star Cluster
The Seven Sisters will shine bright from dusk till dawn for the rest of November
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This Parasite Is Really a Micro-Jellyfish
Somewhere along its evolution this jellyfish-turned-parasite got really strange
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Five Things to Know about Kissing Bugs and Chagas Disease
The disease-causing parasite spread by biting bugs has spread beyond the tropical world
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This Is How Bats Can Land Upside Down
Bats spin like ice skaters to stick their landing
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Domestication Saved the Pumpkin (and Squash)
The pumpkin in that holiday pie wouldn’t be here today without domestication
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The Last Wild Horses Are Rebounding From Extinction
After years of breeding programs, the last truly wild horses return
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Watch the Philae Lander’s Bouncing Touch Down on Comet 67P
A year after its crash-landing, researchers reflect on the unexpected successes of the mission
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A London Zoo Wants to Hypnotize Away Your Fear of Spiders
This program turns what phobics perceive as terrifying threats into fuzzy friends
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A Victoria’s Secret Perfume Works Great as Mosquito Repellent
A scent named “Bombshell” is almost as good as DEET
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History and Culture of the 1960s to 1980s Is Disintegrating With the Tapes That Recorded It
But a new test and a bit of chemistry can help preserve the past
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A New Earth-Sized Planet Is Getting Astronomers Riled Up
It could be a rare opportunity for scientists to study an exoplanet’s atmosphere
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Cougars Are Returning to the Midwest
A team of scientists predicts that the big cat could establish new breeding populations in Arkansas and Missouri in the next 25 years
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How Many Genes Does a Body Need?
Only about 15 percent of the human genome or 3,230 genes—that we know of
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Mars’ Gravity Is Slowly Shredding Its Moon Phobos
Telltale grooves on the moon’s surface are an early sign of Phobos’ grim fate
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This Ear Was Made With Vincent Van Gogh’s DNA
What secrets have been whispered into this creepy, living copy of the most famous ear in art history?
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Fossils Show Ancient Rats Were the Size of a Small Dog
And our ancient ancestors likely ate them
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Could Climate Change Mean Less Sex and Fewer Babies?
Even if it does, perhaps that’s not a bad thing
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