Mosquitos get a bad rep – and for good reason. Not only can these flying insects leave a nasty bite, they are responsible for transmitting
The more we learn about planets inside and outside our Solar System, the more difficult the question “Well, where the hell are aliens then?” seems
In a world that seems to be pretty much designed to make us feel stressed and out of balance, our lord and master the social
Atmospheric rivers have been gaining a lot of media traction lately. But while atmospheric rivers have played an integral role in the water cycle long
This week, fat cell “memory” could help explain why weight loss can be difficult to maintain, researchers might have figured out what made the Earth’s
While AI may be more commonly used for stealing art and hallucinating bullshit – that’s a technical term, by the way – the last couple
The transition from symbols like hieroglyphics to writing may have happened much earlier than had been thought, an archaeologist has claimed. However, if the evidence
Imagine walking down a dark corridor, filled with looming shadows and jump scares at every corner. Your heart is rapidly beating in your chest, and
Many people scoff at the sheer speed with which Snow White and her prince realized they were made for each other, or at The Little
Some animals have a “third eye”, and some spiders have as many as eight, but what about bees? A quick glance might lead you to
There’s lots of water in Antarctica, but most of it is frozen. You’d be forgiven, then, for thinking that rivers aren’t really a thing on
On the jagged coast of Scotland lies an island that has stood deserted for decades, haunted by its legacy as a biological warfare testing ground
Art critics of the world, look out – a pigeon might just be coming for your job. Well, if you’re in the business of deciding
Hundreds of scientists have gathered for an “emergency summit” in Australia to discuss the imperiled future of Antarctica. Concluding their findings in a statement published
A zircon crystal blasted off the face of Mars before landing on Earth as part of one of the most unusual meteorites ever found has
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Not to sound superstitious or anything, but yet another oarfish has washed up in California. In early November 2024, Scripps Oceanography PhD candidate Alison Laferriere
