Science

Gray seals may sense their own blood oxygen levels

The seals’ ability to detect the amount of oxygen in their blood may help them m...

Wildfires and farm fertilizer use are fueling ozone pol...

Fires and agricultural soils can rival cars and factories in emitting chemicals ...

Stinky penguin poop strikes fear into the hearts of Ant...

A chemical in Adélie penguin guano may have cued krill to take evasive maneuvers...

A map of 14 million galaxies and quasars deepens a dark...

The DESI experiment shocked cosmologists with a hint that dark energy varies ove...

A hopping robot shows off its squirrel-like skills

Salto the jumping robot can take a flying leap and land on a narrow pipe — just ...

Parrots and humans share a brain mechanism for speech

Brain activity in vocalizing budgerigar parrots showed a pattern that harkened t...

The nearest single star to Earth has four small planets

Last year, astronomers announced that a planet orbits Barnard’s star. Now, resea...

Two astronauts stuck in space for 9 months have returne...

Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore’s extended stay in the International ...

New baby pictures of the universe deepen a cosmic mystery

Cosmic microwave background data support cosmology’s standard model but retain a...

Some of Sydney’s koalas are chlamydia-free, but still a...

Southwestern Sydney's koalas have avoided the chlamydia outbreak threatening the...

The mystery of how iguanas crossed the Pacific Ocean ma...

The iguanas' 8,000-kilometer trip — one-fifth of the Earth’s circumference — is ...

Hear what it’s like to recover from depression with dee...

In the sixth episode of The Deep End, listen to what’s next for Jon Nelson and f...

Measles is spreading. Here’s what experts say you shoul...

The uptick in measles cases has left many people wondering about early signs of ...

Therapy dogs can ease young patients’ anxiety in the em...

A clinical trial found that spending about 10 minutes with a therapy dog reduced...

Narwhals may use their iconic tusks to play

Videos show narwhals using their tusks in several ways, including prodding and f...

The Blue Ghost lander just witnessed a lunar eclipse — ...

The privately-owned lander turned its cameras toward Earth as our planet cast it...