Spiral Galaxy NGC 6744
Beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 6744 is nearly 175,000 light-years across, larger than our own Milky Way. It lies […]
Science
Friendly Foxes’ Genes Offer Hints to How Dogs Became Domesticated ...
A long-running experiment provides clues to genes that influence friendliness to humans. Published: August 9, 2018 at 02:00AM […]
Fossils on an Australian Beach Reveal a Shark-Eat-Shark World by ...
An amateur fossil hunter at first found a single shark tooth. It led to signs of a prehistoric […]
Marine Mammals Have Lost a Gene That Now They May ...
Dolphins, manatees, sea lions, elephant seals and other animals no longer produce an enzyme that protects land mammals […]
Give a Cow a Brush, and Watch It Scratch That ...
Some researchers think mechanical brushes aren’t just some spa amenity for dairy cows — they’re important to the […]
Something Digs Intricate Tunnels in Garnets. Is It Alive? by ...
The deep red gems have long been found marred with internal markings. Researchers propose a new explanation involving […]
Alabama Beachgoers May Have Killed Hundreds of Protected Birds, Experts ...
Human visitors scared away least terns, which are considered a threatened species in the state, and used their […]
Eclipsed Moon and Mars over Mountains
There is something unusual about this astronomically-oriented photograph. It’s not obvious — it was discovered only during post-processing. […]
Welcome to the World, Little Fish. In 14 Days You’ll ...
The African annual fish can reach sexual maturity in about two weeks, scientists found, the fastest known among […]
Designing the Death of a Plastic by XIAOZHI LIM
Decades ago, synthetic polymers became popular because they were cheap and durable. Now, scientists are creating material that […]