Mirach s Ghost
As far as ghosts go, Mirach’s Ghost isn’t really that scary. Mirach’s Ghost is just a faint, fuzzy […]
Science
A Turkey-Sized Dinosaur With a Raccoon-Like Bandit Mask by NICHOLAS ...
By analyzing Sinosauropteryx specimens found in China, paleontologists found that certain camouflage patterns have a deep evolutionary history. […]
NGC 7635: Bubble in a Cosmic Sea
Adrift in a cosmic sea of stars and glowing gas the delicate, floating apparition left of center in […]
Ancient Skull May Be History’s Earliest Known Tsunami Victim by ...
The 6,000-year-old Aitape skull, found in Papua New Guinea in 1929, was excavated from sediments that contain telltale […]
Yes, Oysters Can ‘Hear.’ They Probably Wish We’d Clam Up. ...
Researchers found shellfish in a tank closed their shells when they heard frequencies similar to noises made by […]
How Beets Became Beet-Red by VERONIQUE GREENWOOD
Confronted with a surplus of an amino acid found in many plants, beets evolved the ability to transform […]
One Simple Signal Sets Off a Complicated Frog Journey by ...
Poison frogs in a South American rain forest carry tadpoles to water. But the males aren’t choosy about […]
Wild and Captive Chimpanzees Share Personality Traits With Humans by ...
A new study confirms early research by Jane Goodall, who first attributed such traits to chimps about 60 […]
Uncovering an Overlooked Source for Iconic Alabaster Statues by NICHOLAS ...
A team of scientists matched stone in statues and religious icons to a quarry in the French Alps, […]
As Winter Sets In, Tiny Shrews Shrink Their Skulls and ...
Researchers who documented a head-size reduction of as much as 20 percent say it may be a survival […]