The flash of light might also offer insight into the origins of supermassive black holes Astronomers don’t know what causes bright cosmic explosions called luminous fast-blue optical transients, or LF...
The whitish-gray glows might be cousins of the mauve light streak called STEVE Scientists are struggling to explain grayish-white glows sometimes woven through the Earth’s northern lights (seen in the...
Their movement is a form of “porpoising,” leaping in and out of the water to travel Cricket frogs (shown) leap in and out of the water to travel across it rather than hopping on its surface, according...
For almost a century, migratory flyways have been a cornerstone of bird conservation. Knowing where these aerial highways are helps protect habitats and monitor species through carefully mapped routes...
Los Angeles wildfire season now lasts roughly 23 days longer than in preindustrial times As the Santa Ana winds raced through the Los Angeles area in January, they fanned the flames of ongoing blazes....
Broadcasting vocalizations may affect group dynamics Bats may broadcast their individual personalities through their calls, a study finds, with chattier bats behaving more boldly. Luis Vargas/iNatural...
Found in a 17th century manuscript, the illustration shows the brain of a honeybee drone This drawing by Johannes Swammerdam shows the brain of a honeybee drone. It’s the oldest known image of an inse...
Citations P.S. Rahko. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: New insights into long-term outcomes. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Vol. 84, September 24, 2024, p. 1175. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.05.0...
Warm salty ponds, but no living creatures, also dotted the space rock’s precursor body Analyses of dark rocks and dust collected from the asteroid Bennu show the sample has the biochemical building bl...
Engineered waterways helped Casarabe people turn savannas into year-round crop fields Maize was a key food source for ancient Casarabe people in what is now Bolivia. To fuel a growing society, Casarab...
“It’s basically a declaration of war on public health,” says one expert A U.S.-funded public health program called PEPFAR supplies medications to people living with HIV, including this sixteen-year-ol...
In 1960, a new drug revolutionized society from the bedroom to the streets. The introduction of a hormonal contraceptive, the birth control pill, gave women reproductive autonomy and a more effective ...
