The annotated area in this animation of the Red Planet is where NASA spacecraft have found near-surface water ice that would be easy for astronauts to dig up. NASA’s wish to follow the water on Mars just got a helping…
Female orcas go through menopause, living up to 90 years—a longstanding mystery. Now, a new study suggests there’s a reason why. The orca is one of only a handful of mammals known to go through menopause. The reason has remained…
An indigenous community in Colombia considers the white-spotted amphibian sacred. Recently, they allowed it to be reintroduced to the world. A TOAD THOUGHT extinct for 30 years has again seen the light of day, scientists have announced: Meet the starry…
Hatched in local ponds and living among garden plantings, these cousins of the dragonfly captured the photographer’s attention and imagination. First they were looking at him—and then he started looking back. Photographer Remus Tiplea noticed the damselflies perched on foliage…
An American biotech company has launched clinical trials in Colombia to test a new therapy designed to reverse the aging process, and in turn, treat age-related diseases, according to news reports. But to stea
New Zealand’s White Island Doctors in New Zealand will have to import 1,292 square feet (120 square meters) of skin to treat victims of the recent White Island volcanic eruption, according to news reports. The volcano erupted without warning on…