In a Tooth, DNA From Some Very Old Cousins, the ...
By CARL ZIMMER A fossil found in a Siberian cave yields evidence from a vanished, once-hardy branch of […]
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Jawbone in Rock May Clear Up a Mammal Family Mystery
By KENNETH CHANG Helped by CT scans and 3-D printing, researchers say a rodentlike creature that lived more […]
Leonids Over Monument Valley
There was a shower over Monument Valley — but not water. Meteors. The featured image — actually a […]
Plan to Export Chimps Tests Law to Protect Species
By JAMES GORMAN A plan to export eight chimps from a research center in Atlanta to a zoo […]
Wright Mons on Pluto
Long shadows are cast by a low Sun across this rugged looking terrain. Captured by New Horizons, the […]
The Tadpoles of IC 410
This telescopic close-up shows off the otherwise faint emission nebula IC 410. It also features two remarkable inhabitants […]
Kenya Morning Moon, Planets and Taurid
On November 8, a waning crescent Moon joined the continuing parade of planets in Earth’s early morning skies. […]
After a Mass Extinction, Only the Small Survive
By CARL ZIMMER A study of fossils from before and after a mass extinction 359 million years ago […]
Researchers Say There May Be Undiscovered Tomb at Great Pyramid ...
By LIAM STACK A team using scanning technology said temperature variations could indicate the presence of a tomb […]
An Unexpected Rocket Plume over San Francisco
What is that unusual light in the sky? A common question, this particular light was not only bright […]