An image from the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope. (Image credit: National Science Foundation Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope) The weather on our planet can be unpredictable, but it’s not the only type of atmospheric conditions we have to cope…
Baby Galapagos Tortoises Shown to Public for the First Time – YouTube See more Four endangered turtle hatchlings are eagerly on display at the Philadelphia Zoo, becoming the first offspring of their 100-year-old mother, Momma. Mommy, a western Galapagos tortoise…
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…