Donald McPherson was a United States Navy aviator in the Pacific Front in World War II, destroying five enemy Japanese aircraft. US Navy/National WWII MuseumDonald McPherson mastered the controls of a fighter jet during the war. After completing training at…
In 2018, archaeologists exploring cave systems in Vietnam discovered the well-preserved remains of an ancient human that may indicate the oldest violent death in history. Christopher M. Stimpson et al. Reconstruction of the skull of a man who died in…
The full moon rises over a wheat field in southern Alberta, Canada, on August 30, 2023. (Image courtesy of Getty Images, royalty-free) The last full moon of summer in the Northern Hemisphere occurs on Sunday, September 7, and is best…
(Image courtesy of Knowable Magazine, CC BY-ND) Back in 2008, neurovirologist Renee Douville discovered something strange in the brains of people who died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): viral proteins. But these people were not infected with any known virus.…
Bats have one of the most advanced hearing systems in the animal kingdom. (Image: VW Pics via Getty Images) The nocturnal hunter emits high-frequency sounds in flight, analyzing the reflected waves to navigate in the dark. Although these signals exceed…
The first ever image of Earth taken by a space probe from lunar orbit was recorded on August 23, 1966. (Image: NASA) KEY DETAILS The gist: The world’s first photograph of our planet taken from the surface of the Moon.…
Can you spot the differences between a water turtle (left) and a land turtle (right)? (Photo: LL28 and Francesco Riccardo Iacomino via Getty Images) Turtles are reptiles with a protective shell, but there are important differences between species. How can…
Israeli forces have found the bodies of two more hostages in the Gaza Strip. The remains of Ilan Weiss and another unnamed captive were found just as Israel launched an offensive in the region. Mr. Weiss, 33, was killed in…
This illustration shows a cross-section of the ovary of a rhesus macaque, with female reproductive cells highlighted in green. The small dots around the periphery (there are 25–30 of them in this plane) represent the ovarian reserve. The large cell…
The disappearing lake is located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. (Photo: Martin Siepmann/Getty Images) AT A GLANCE Name: Lugarema, or the Vanishing Lake Location: County Antrim, Northern Ireland Coordinates: 55.157034137386944, -6.1079272599514285 The reason for its uniqueness: The reservoir can disappear…