The Pesquet’s parrot is often called the Dracula parrot, partly due to its brightly coloured plumage. (Photo credit: Iggino Van Bael via Alamy) Name: Dracula’s Parrot (Psittrichas fulgidus) Habitat: New Guinea. Diet: figs, flowers and nectar. Why it’s cool: The…
Two new direwolves and a man reaching for a hologram. (Image credit: Colossal Biosciences, UpnaLab) Jump to: It’s been a busy week in science after biotech company Colossal Biosciences announced the return of dire wolves (Aenocyon dirus) from extinction after…
A Teotihuacan altar discovered in a house in the ancient Mayan city of Tikal highlights the interaction between the two cultures and the horrific rituals they both performed. Mike Vondran/Wikimedia CommonsThe Temple of the Masks, also known as the Temple…
A cache found in Houthalen-Helchteren, Belgium, contained hand grenades and light mortars. ArcheoNet VlaanderenPhotograph of Houthalen, Belgium, taken near the bushes where two young men found a cache of weapons. On April 7, 2025, two teenagers were searching with a…
mRNA technology has gained attention during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it has actually been in development for decades before the event. (Image credit: Maciej Toporowicz, New York via Getty Images) Many first heard about mRNA vaccines during the coronavirus pandemic,…
Video: Dalmatian dog owners travel abroad with their pets, spending significant amounts A couple from Warwickshire, England, spent big on taking their two large Dalmatians on holiday abroad, travelling more than 10,000 miles to France, Switzerland, Italy and other destinations.…
Pacific sea surface temperatures are below average during La Niña, but have warmed in the past month. (Image credit: Stocktrek via Getty Images) Scientists just reported that the long-awaited La Niña climate phenomenon has ended after just a few months.…
(Image credit: Xia Yuan via Getty Images) We spend a significant portion of our lives asleep. This may seem like an evolutionary disadvantage, since sleep leaves us motionless and potentially susceptible to attack for hours at a time — but…
Scientists have discovered mammoth DNA spanning more than a million years of their evolutionary history. (Image credit: Dottedhippo via Getty Images) Scientists have identified the oldest woolly mammoth fossil in North America and unlocked its genetic secrets, according to a…
New calculations suggest that a collision between young Mercury and a similarly sized protoplanet may have given it its unusual composition. (Image credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington) A recent study suggests that Mercury’s mysterious composition…