Science2/26/21Feb 262Science2/26/21ScienceThis New Image of Venus Shouldn't Actually ExistGeorge Dvorsky31A recent flyby of Venus by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has resulted in an unexpectedly good image of the scorched…
Conservation2/26/21Feb 26SaveConservation2/26/21ConservationStriking Australian Bee Spotted for First Time in a Century—but It Could Face New ThreatsGeorge Dvorsky11Not since 1923 have scientists gazed upon the Australian cloaked bee. That is, until recently when scientists located…
Slideshow2/26/21Feb 263Slideshow2/26/21SlideshowPerseverance’s Most Intriguing Images Captured From Mars So FarGeorge Dvorsky19NASA’s Perseverance rover has been on Mars for a full week, and the images are starting to pour in. Here are our…
Science2/25/21Feb 25SaveScience2/25/21ScienceDinosaurs Like T. Rex Were More Tyrannical Than We Realized, New Research SuggestsGeorge Dvorsky17Large meat-eating dinosaurs took on the role of multiple species while growing up, resulting in a shocking lack of…
Science2/24/21Feb 241Science2/24/21ScienceComputer Simulations Suggest Martian Moons Were Separated at Birth More Than a Billion Years AgoGeorge Dvorsky3The Red Planet’s two tiny moons—Phobos and Deimos—could have formed after an ancient collision, according to new…
Science2/24/21Feb 242Science2/24/21ScienceWe’re Absolutely Surrounded by Double Stars, New 3D Map SuggestsGeorge Dvorsky15A newly compiled 3D map has revealed more than 1 million binary star pairs located within 3,000 light years of…
Science2/23/21Feb 231Science2/23/21ScienceAn Ancient Dog Bone Could Be Evidence of the Route Humans Took to North AmericaGeorge Dvorsky10A fragment of 10,000-year-old dog bone found along the Alaskan coast could be the oldest evidence of domesticated…
Science2/23/21Feb 23SaveScience2/23/21ScienceOf Course the Oldest Known Rock Painting in Australia Is of a KangarooGeorge Dvorsky13Archaeologists have discovered a 17,300-year-old painting of a kangaroo at a rock shelter in Western Australia,…
Science2/22/21Feb 221Science2/22/21ScienceAn Extinct Cave Bear's DNA Was Still Readable After 360,000 YearsGeorge Dvorsky11A tiny ear bone belonging to a cave bear that died some 360,000 years ago has yielded the oldest genome not sourced…
Science2/22/21Feb 222Science2/22/21ScienceUnreal Video of Perseverance Landing on Mars Will Take Your Breath AwayGeorge Dvorsky77NASA has released stunning footage of the Perseverance rover landing on Mars, in what is a seminal achievement for…
Science2/19/21Feb 192Science2/19/21ScienceHere's What's Next for Perseverance Rover's Journey on MarsGeorge Dvorsky10NASA has a new toy to play with on Mars, but the space agency has some important work to do before the Perseverance r…
Science2/19/21Feb 192Science2/19/21Science'Exhilarating' Photo Shows Perseverance Rover Being Lowered to the Martian SurfaceGeorge Dvorsky35NASA released a stunning photo of yesterday’s historic landing, showing the Perseverance rover being lowered to the…
Science2/19/21Feb 191Science2/19/21ScienceMeet the First Endangered Animal to Be Cloned in North AmericaGeorge Dvorsky35Elizabeth Ann is the first clone of a black-footed ferret, but more importantly, she’s the first endangered species…
Science2/18/21Feb 183Science2/18/21ScienceHere Are the First Images of Mars Taken by NASA's Perseverance RoverGeorge Dvorsky66All six wheels of NASA’s Perseverance are firmly and safely on the Martian surface, following a successful landing…
Science2/18/21Feb 18SaveScience2/18/21ScienceScientists Want to Know Why This Adorable Rodent Can Glow in the DarkGeorge Dvorsky8Springhares are cute as can be, but their fur looks kind of dull under normal conditions. When cast under UV light,…
Science2/17/21Feb 173Science2/17/21ScienceHow to Watch Live: NASA Drops Perseverance Rover on MarsGeorge Dvorsky62After a seven-month journey to the Red Planet, the Perseverance rover is finally ready to touch down on Mars. We’ve…
Climate change2/17/21Feb 171Climate change2/17/21Climate changeSiberia’s Newest Exploding Crater Has Been Mapped in 3DGeorge Dvorsky6For the first time ever, geologists have used an aerial drone to map the interior of a giant blowout crater, the…
Science2/17/21Feb 173Science2/17/21ScienceSeriously Gruesome Death of an Egyptian Pharaoh Detailed in New StudyGeorge Dvorsky32The forensic analysis of a 3,600-year-old mummy is providing fascinating new insights into a pivotal Egyptian…
Science2/16/21Feb 166Science2/16/21ScienceHighest-Resolution Images of DNA Reveal It's Surprisingly JigglyGeorge Dvorsky14Scientists have captured the highest-resolution images ever taken of DNA, revealing previously unseen twisting and…
Science2/13/21Feb 132Science2/13/21ScienceNASA Is Dropping a New Rover on Mars. Here’s What Could Go WrongGeorge Dvorsky54Failure could take on many forms next week when NASA’s next-gen rover, Perseverance, reaches the surface of the Red…