After 17 Years, the Northeast Is About to Be Blanketed by a Swarm of Cicadas
An inch and a half long with bright red eyes, the swarm of Brood II cicadas is coming
From the Big Bang to the End of the Earth and Everything in Between, the Two Minute History of America
A fun video by a Minnesota high school student tries to capture all of human history in just two minutes
‘Bone-Eating Zombie Worm’ And Eight Other New Species Live on the First Whale Skeleton Found in Antarctica
The Minke whale skeleton was probably on the seafloor for at least several decades and is only the sixth natural whale carcass ever found
Earthquakes Are Basically Gold Factories
In the cracks between tectonic plates, veins of gold appear
Ecotourists Have Changed Stingrays’ Behavior—And Not for the Better
There might be a dark side to the so-called “interactive ecotourism” business
Hundreds of Emaciated Stranded Sea Lion Pups Are Washing Ashore in California
No one knows what is causing the unprecedented strandings, and the number of pups in need of help is only increasing
Are Birds Evolving to Avoid Cars?
New research suggests that perhaps, for some animals, evolution might be kicking in and helping birds adapt to avoid cars
Beautiful Monarch Butterflies Basically Aren’t Migrating Anymore
Over the past two years, the migration has shrunk by nearly 60 percent, the latest in a long-term plummet
Are We Ready to Have Babies in Space?
As technology progresses, and people talk seriously about trips to Mars or other planets, the questions of love and sex in space become more pressing
A Woman With Five Transplanted Organs Has a Baby
A woman whose liver, pancreas, stomach, large intestine and small intestine all began lives in another person’s body has given birth to a life of her own
Eight Months Later, Physicists Double Down on Claim of Higgs Particle Discovery
No longer Higgs-like, now just Higgs
Brand New, Never Before Seen Bacteria Found in Frozen Antarctic Lake—Maybe
Scientists are revealing, then recanting, then reaffirming their claim to have discovered a new type of bacteria
Anesthetists, At Least, Report That Only an Unlucky Few Are Aware During Surgery
Researchers used to think about one in 500 people are conscious during surgery, but new research puts that number at one in 15,000
An Otter Learns to Play Therapeutic Basketball at the Oregon Zoo
Zookeepers show that it is possible to teach an old otter new tricks
Cloth Coated in Fish Sperm DNA Doesn’t Burn
Coated in sperm DNA and set on fire, this cotton cloth just doesn’t want to burn
Eclipses Look Even More Gorgeous From Outer Space
With roiling red Sun and the black disk of Earth, eclipses don’t get much prettier than this
A Warming Climate Is Turning the Arctic Green
The world is getting warmer, and the Arctic is getting greener
Can Humans and Lions Truly Be Friends?
They’ve certainly tried
Life on Earth May Have Been Seeded by Comets
Researchers at UC Berkeley recently added evidence to the idea that life on earth came from a comet
Female Butterflies Can Sniff Out Inbred Males
Unlike in humans, butterfly females can actually distinguish between inbred and outbred males by their scent
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