Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) numbers in the eastern Bering Sea declined sharply following the marine heatwave of 2018 and 2019. More than 10 billion snow crabs have disappeared from the Bering Sea in recent years, and we now understand why:…
In the future, we will likely encounter more asteroids like 2024 YR4. (Image credit: Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo Library via Getty Images) Asteroid 2024 YR4 went from potential city-killer to almost guaranteed close caller this week, as the odds of it…
Scars are made up of random bundles of a fibrous protein known as collagen, which forms in the skin when the body tries to repair itself after an injury. (Image credit: Lilia Kruger via Getty Images) Scars come in a…
Christmas Island red crabs (Gecarcoidea natalis) are a species of true crab that live on land. Researchers have found that crabs have undergone a long evolutionary process, moving back and forth between marine environments and land multiple times over the…
Since the Shroud of Turin was first put on display in Lirey, France, in 1355, it has been the subject of intense debate among religious figures and scholars about its authenticity. Wikimedia CommonsSecondo Pia's 1898 negative of the Shroud shows…
An image of a baby in the womb. The first treatment for a baby with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) was carried out in the womb. (Image credit: PEDRE via Getty Images) The baby was treated for a rare, potentially life-threatening…