Illustration of the Hercules-Corona Borealis Great Wall. Our entire galaxy sits on one of these tiny strands. (Image credit: Robert Lee (created with Canva)) The largest structure in the Universe, the Hercules-Corona Borealis Great Wall, was already difficult to analyze…
Ingrida Domarkienė (pictured above) and her team at Vilnius University in Lithuania conduct research into ancient DNA. (Photo courtesy of Indrė Mažeikienė, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University) Ingrida Domarkene explores ancient DNA, combining fragments of genetic material from modern humans…
Atlantic Ocean currents influence the climate, and new research suggests they may be weakening. (Photo: Nicholas Forder) A mysterious patch of water in the North Atlantic has long puzzled scientists. The patch, southeast of Greenland, was colder between 1901 and…
An image of a fossilized “hell ant.” (Photo courtesy of Anderson Lepeko) A newly discovered fossil of a “hell ant” may be the oldest known ant, researchers say. The fossil insect was discovered in what is now northeastern Brazil and…
This fossil is a vertebra of Mosasaurus hoffmanni, one of the largest mosasaurs to ever exist. (Photo: James Starnes) Scientists say a giant “sea dragon” spine found on a Mississippi riverbank may belong to the largest mosasaur ever discovered in…
People can become infected with La Crosse virus after being bitten by a mosquito that carries the virus. (Photo courtesy of James D. Gathany via CDC PHIL) Disease Name: La Crosse Virus Disease Affected populations: La Crosse virus disease is…