Science

A Two-Ton Lifeguard That Saved a Young Pup

In an unlikely act of altruism observed two years ago, a male elephant seal prevented a younger animal from drowning.

An Ancient Woolly Mammoth Left a Diary in Her Tusk

Scientists are looking at layers of minerals left behind on mammoth tusks to estimate where the hulking animals spent their…

A.I.’s Latest Challenge: the Math Olympics

Watch out, nerdy high schoolers, AlphaGeometry is coming for your mathematical lunch.

The Ancient Back Story of the Slimiest Animal in the Sea

Researchers found that the slime eel, or hagfish, known for deluging predators with mucus, tripled the size of its genome…

The Crochet Coral Reef Keeps Spawning, Hyperbolically

Every year after the full moons in late October and November, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef begins its annual spawning —…

This Distant Planet Has a 350,000-Mile-Long Comet-Like Tail

The stream of helium trailing WASP-69b, a “Hot Jupiter,” allows astronomers to study how planets lose their atmospheres.

Scaly Fossil Is the Oldest-Known Piece of Skin

The specimen came from a 289 million-year-old fossil deposit and might offer clues to how skin evolved.

New Origin Story for Tyrannosaurus Rex Suggested by Fossil

Researchers say the species they named Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis predated the dinosaur era’s great predator.

Scientists Scramble to Keep Dog Aging Project Alive

The National Institute on Aging may let funding lapse for a yearslong study of nearly 50,000 pet dogs, which could…

The Biggest Ape That Ever Lived Was Not Too Big to Fail

Fossil teeth reveal Gigantopithecus was doomed by a changing environment and an inflexible diet.

Back to top button