Isaac Schultz

6/16/22

How Mammals Rose From the Doom of the Dinosaurs

A new book, The Rise and Reign of the Mammals by paleontologist Steve Brusatte, explores how our ancestors emerged,…

6/15/22

These Tiny Frogs Are So, So Bad at Jumping

Some pint-sized frogs are clumsy because of the way their ears are built.

6/14/22

13,000-Year-Old Tusk Reveals Life of 'Fred,' a Mastodon Who Died in Battle

Fred was killed on an Ice Age mating ground. Scientists now know quite a bit about the animal's life and travels.

6/9/22

NASA Will Investigate UFOs, Er, 'Unidentified Aerial Phenomena'

The space agency’s announcement comes on the heels of some inconclusive UFO hearings before Congress.

6/9/22

‘Extinct’ Giant Tortoise Was Just Chilling on an Island

A DNA analysis of a tortoise named Fernanda confirms she is closely related to an animal last spotted in the wild in…

6/8/22

Polar Bears and Brown Bears Have an Ancient, Intimate Relationship, Scientists Say

These bears interbred a lot more than we thought, suggests DNA from a 115,000-year-old jawbone.

6/8/22

Webb Telescope Shakes Off Impact From Tiny Space Rock

The space telescope’s mirror was hit by a micrometeoroid, but it's still in great shape to carry out its mission,…

6/7/22

The Ingenuity Helicopter Has Vertigo

Our favorite—and only—Martian rotorcraft’s inclinometer has stopped working.

6/7/22

The Chicken (or the Egg) First Came From This Spot, Researchers Say

A new result challenges previous conclusions about the origin of the domesticated chicken.

6/6/22

Asteroid Samples Brought to Earth Contain Key Molecules for Life

They're the first organic molecules recovered from an asteroid in space. The Hayabusa2 mission visited asteroid…

6/3/22

Researchers Think They Found Crusades-Era Grenades in Jerusalem

These 900-year-old objects may have once been hand grenades, according to a recent study.

6/2/22

Webb Space Telescope's First Full-Color Images Are Just Weeks Away

NASA has set July 12 as the official release date of the telescope’s first high-quality shots of the cosmos.

6/2/22

Metal AF Giraffe Cousins Had Skulls Made for Bashing

Before evolution made giraffes, it made this feisty little gentleman.

6/1/22

Spanish Cave Was an Art Studio for Neanderthals and Ancient Humans, Researchers Say

The cave contains more than 1,000 artworks spanning over 50,000 years.

5/31/22

Great White Sharks May Have Pushed Megalodons to Extinction

Zinc levels in shark teeth indicate that the two predators occupied similar places in the food chain—but only one…

5/29/22

These 13 Images Depict the Most Realistic CGI Dinosaurs Ever

The new Apple TV+ show 'Prehistoric Planet' presents the most scientifically sound, anatomically accurate dinos…

5/26/22

NASA Scientists Made a Martian ‘Soundscape’ Using Audio Recorded by Perseverance Rover

Hours of audio indicate that the Red Planet stifles sound, especially lower frequency noises.