This artist’s impression shows the blast from a heatwave detected in a massive, forming star. Here on Earth, we pay quite a lot of attention to the sun. It’s visible to us, after all, and central to our lives. But…
After getting tangled in a fishing net, this green turtle was brought in for rehabilitation. The phrase “what goes in … must come out” took on a literal meaning for a green turtle that had gobbled up human trash, only…
Exoplanet KELT-9b orbits its local sun once every day and a half. This close proximity makes KELT-9b the hottest exoplanet ever detected. When planning your next interstellar vacation, avoid planet KELT-9b. This hot Jupiter (so named because it is roughly…
An illustration shows a comet passing in front of a star. A pair of Harvard astrophysicists have proposed a wild theory of how life might have spread through the universe. Imagine this: Millions or billions of years ago, back when…
A surprising new discovery of ancient human remains in Africa — with remarkably well-preserved DNA — is redrawing the map of human populations in new and exciting ways. Pierre de Maret Louis UniversityThe rock shelter at Shum Laka, where the…
When a great famine struck Europe in 1314, mothers abandoned their children and in some cases, even ate them. Scholars believe that these tragedies gave birth to the story of Hansel and Gretel. The notorious tale of Hansel and Gretel…