Science
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Curse Words Around the World Have Something in Common (We Swear)
These four sounds are missing from some of the seven words you can never say on television, and the pattern…
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The Missing Mammal That May Have Shaped California’s Kelp Forests
Researchers claim that the behavior of a massive extinct herbivore, the Steller’s sea cow, might inform conservation efforts of threatened…
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Telescopes Team Up to Forecast an Alien Storm on Titan
Saturn’s largest moon came under the gaze of NASA’s powerful Webb space observatory, allowing it and another telescope to capture…
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With Mauna Loa’s Eruption, a Rare Glimpse Into the Earth
The world’s largest active volcano erupted for the first time in 38 years, raising excitement among scientists who are eager…
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Dog Flu Is Back, Too
Canine influenza can spread quickly through shelters, kennels and day care facilities, although most dogs will recover on their own,…
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New Estimate Finds More Magma Under Yellowstone Supervolcano
The extra magma doesn’t mean it’s more likely to erupt, scientists say. In fact, the better measurement helps them to…
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A Penguin-Like Shape May Have Helped This Dinosaur Dive
The duck-size animal’s body was streamlined for pursuing prey underwater, researchers say. Other paleontologists say more work is needed to…
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Physicists Create ‘the Smallest, Crummiest Wormhole You Can Imagine’
In an experiment that ticks most of the mystery boxes in modern physics, a group of researchers announced on Wednesday…
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Ant Milk: It Does a Colony Good
Everything in the ant hill seems to need the liquid secretions from members of the colony that are in their…
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Ashkenazi Jews Have Become More Genetically Similar Over Time
A new study of skeletons from a cemetery in Germany reveals a hidden history of Jews in the Middle Ages.