Ancient Amber Reveals Dinosaur Feather Being Nibbled by Lice-Like Parasites
The find is the first evidence for feather-munching parasites among dinosaurs. ...read more
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Brain Organoids Grow Neural Circuits, Begin Producing Recognizable Brain Waves
#7 in our top science stories of 2019. ...read more
Scientists Find a Shipworm That Eats, and Lives Inside, Rocks
#50 in our top science stories of 2019. ...read more
This Plastic Bunny is Filled With Artificial DNA. The Data Inside: More Bunnies
Researchers store the blueprint for a plastic bunny in DNA that's then injected into the bunny's body. ...read more
Fossils on Mars? If They Exist, NASA’s Mars 2020 Rover has a Shot at Finding Them
A recent study suggests the landing site for NASA's next Mars rover holds minerals that often preserve fossils on Earth. ...read more
Why Do People With Alzheimer’s Stop Eating?
The disease can make eating, and remembering to eat, difficult. ...read more
How the Icy Moon Enceladus Got ‘Tiger Stripes’ at its South Pole
Saturn's moon Enceladus has mysterious, evenly spaced fissures in its icy shell where water erupts into space. ...read more
Deaths at New Zealand’s White Island Show the Dangers of Volcano Tourism
Visiting volcanoes can be dangerous, especially ones that are persistently restless. The deaths at White Island are a chilling example. ...read more
Why Do People With Alzheimer’s Tend to Sleep a Lot?
The disease causes changes to our brain's circuitry that can make sleep difficult. ...read more
With Sea Level Rise, We’ve Already Hurtled Past a Point of No Return
Climate negotiators in Madrid are trying to avoid 2 meters of sea level rise, but research suggests 10 times that — 65 feet — is already inevitable ...read more