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A tsunami that struck an Alaskan fjord in 2025 sloshed higher than the height of the top floor of One World Trade Center in New York,…
A lion’s head carved out of amethyst has been set into a golden base decorated with baboons.(Image credit: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1987.1,…
Back when dinosaurs stomped the Earth, dinky mammals scurried about in their shadows. The little furballs, hiding out in underground burrows, provided a fresh niche for…
Polar bears are intensely curious animals. That curiosity often brings them into contact with people and can put both species at risk from one another.As the…
A unique, X-ray-spewing black hole may help to confirm the enigmatic identity of “little red dots,” a curious class of objects that are observed mostly in…
Quick factsWhat it is: An astronaut photo of unidentified lights seen from the moonWhere it is: Above the horizon on the lunar near sideWhen it was…
They sleep on our beds, steal our food, and generally rule the house. Between them, cats and dogs make up two-thirds of pet ownership worldwide. But…
As placental mammals, humans give birth to live young. Pregnancy begins on the first day of the last menstrual period, roughly two weeks before conception.A human…
This week’s science news was dominated by coverage of a cluster of hantavirus infections aboard the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius.The cases first received public attention…
There was a time when Elon Musk and Sam Altman were friends. But the two tech billionaires are now embroiled in a bitter legal battle in…
