The Daring Ploy That Saved the Florida Panther
Decades ago, only eight known panthers roamed the wilds of Florida. Here’s how a handful of scientists and a vet detective saved a subspecies. ...read more
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Solar Orbiter Sets Off for Mission to Study the Sun
The joint mission from the ESA and NASA will allow humans to get a closer look at the star at the center of our solar system. ...read more
Heavy Metal Pollution From the Industrial Revolution Turns Up in Himalayan Snows
Likely churned out by factories and engines over 6,000 miles away, iron, lead, uranium and more traveled halfway around the world. ...read more
20 Things You Didn’t Know About… Doors
Doors injure 300,000 people a year — not to mention the "Door to Hell." And what's up with trapdoor spiders? ...read more
Why Did the Ancient Chimú Civilization Sacrifice Hundreds of Young Lives?
A mass sacrifice of children and llamas 550 years ago may have been a desperate attempt to appease the gods in the wake of heavy rain and flooding. ...read more
Feeding Seaweed to Cows Could Curb Their Methane-Laden Burps
Moo-mentous research on using seaweed to fight climate change. ...read more
Meet the Physicist Predicting When Online Hate Will Turn to Real-World Violence
The same principles that govern jostling molecules apply to groups of humans as well. ...read more
Thousands of Fossils Sit Forgotten in Museum Drawers. How one Paleontologist is Changing That
Paleontologist Peter Roopnarine wants to bring forgotten fossils into the spotlight. ...read more
That Word You Heard: Vinculum
Award-Winning Scientist: Skip the Gloom and Doom and Get Cracking on Solving Climate Change
An interview with Dorthe Dahl-Jensen, a Danish ice-core scientist who recently won a prestigious award for Arctic research ...read more