5/21/23Meet the Dinosaurs of Prehistoric Planet Season 2The Apple TV+ show explores the Cretaceous world through the lens of a nature documentary.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMay 21, 2023
5/19/237 'Extinct’ Species That Eventually ReappearedThese so-called Lazarus species often evade our notice.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMay 19, 2023
5/14/23Why a Genome Can't Bring Back an Extinct AnimalMakeshift mammoths and body-double dodos are on the way—but they won't be the genuine article.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMay 14, 2023
5/12/23Astronomers See Largest Explosion in Space YetA massive outburst rocked the cosmos nearly 8 billion years ago, but we're only just observing it.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMay 12, 2023
5/11/23NASA's Perseverance Rover Spots Evidence of a Turbulent River on MarsThe river was once one of many waterways that fed into a lake in the now-dry Jezero Crater.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMay 11, 2023
5/11/23Hammerhead Sharks 'Hold Their Breath' When Deep DivingThe sharks close their gills to stay warm while diving to frigid depths.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMay 11, 2023
5/8/23‘Tall Nose’ Gene in Humans Was Inherited From NeanderthalsHumans got a gene related to nasal height from mating with Neanderthals, new research finds.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMay 8, 2023
5/5/23Four Moons Circling Uranus May Be Sopping WetSeveral of the largest moons orbiting the ice giant probably have an ocean layer, according to new research.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMay 5, 2023
5/3/2330,000-Year-Old Tusk Reveals Male Mammoths’ Horny AggressionNew research finds that mammoths experienced musth, a phenomenon that sends modern elephants into a frenzy.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMay 3, 2023
5/3/23This Star Ate Its Own PlanetThe observations are a first for astronomy. Let's hope our Sun doesn't get any ideas.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMay 3, 2023
5/3/23Ancient Gas Clouds Spotted by Astronomers May Be Remnants of First Stars13.5-billion-year-old clouds are poor in iron, suggesting they precede the dissemination of heavier elements.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMay 3, 2023
5/2/23‘Very Large’ Radio Telescope Array Will Scan for Alien SignalsThe 27 radio antennae will look for technosignatures emitted by intelligent civilizations.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMay 2, 2023
5/1/23This Piping-Hot Rocky World Looks Surprisingly WetWebb Telescope observations reveal water vapor near a distant exoplanet—but could the signal actually be coming from…ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMay 1, 2023
4/28/23Rover Spots Possible Evidence of Liquid Water on Modern MarsHydrated dunes suggest water can persist on some parts of the Martian surface, according to data from China's…ByIsaac SchultzPublishedApril 28, 2023
4/27/23Researchers Just Used Knots of Worms to Understand the Science of TanglesThe animals’ wriggles could have implications for bioengineering and robotics.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedApril 27, 2023
4/27/23Scientists Sequence Genome of Famous Good Boy Balto the Sled DogThe Siberian husky Balto saved a town from a diphtheria outbreak. Now he's helping reveal the genetics of working…ByIsaac SchultzPublishedApril 27, 2023
4/26/23New Image of M87 Black Hole Shows a ‘Fluffier’ Ring and Its High-Speed JetA higher-resolution view is helping scientists understand the physics behind the strangest objects in the universe.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedApril 26, 2023
4/26/23Galactic Collisions Could Be the Source of QuasarsThe origins of these powerful objects have been a mystery since their discovery in the 1950s.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedApril 26, 2023
4/25/23A Black Hole Star Could Be the Trippiest Object in SpaceThe theorized object warps spacetime like a black hole but still releases light.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedApril 25, 2023
4/24/23Martian Core Revealed by Deep-Traveling Seismic Waves From Planet’s Far SideA meteorite impact and a marsquake shed light on the Red Planet’s deepest recesses.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedApril 24, 2023