How tiny phytoplankton travel long distances up the ocean
It’s one of the most massive migrations on Earth: a huge biomass of tiny plankton traveling from the deep sea […]
Fossil teeth hint at a surprisingly early start to humans’ long childhood
An extended childhood, a hallmark of human development, may have had an ancient and unusual beginning. One of the earliest
Saturn’s first Trojan asteroid has finally been discovered
Astronomers have finally found an asteroid that keeps pace with Saturn in its orbit around the sun. Such objects, called
How did dark matter form the universe? This physicist has ideas
At the age of 12, Tracy Slatyer felt sorry for a book. She read a newspaper article about how many
Preserving Mexico’s spruce forests can help monarch butterflies
An experiment to grow new forests in central Mexico offers hope that crucial winter habitat for millions of migrating monarch
Lizard saliva may help detect a rare pancreatic tumor
A molecule in lizard saliva may make it easier to find some tumors in the pancreas. Insulinomas – benign tumors
NASA’s Europa mission is a homecoming for a planetary astronomer
Planetary astronomer Bonnie Buratti remembers exactly where she was the first time she heard that Jupiter’s icy moon Europa might
X-rays from nuclear explosions can protect Earth from asteroids
An asteroid heading toward Earth can be deflected without ever touching a spacecraft. The trick is to use X-rays to
Fans may not keep the elderly cool during heat waves
Blowing air from an electric fan alone isn’t enough to cool older adults who are suffocating indoors in a heat
Researchers seek and find a magical illusion for ears
Close your eyes and imagine a sound, someone’s voice, coming from your left. It slowly moves to come up behind