The Global Threat of Antibiotic Resistance
International health experts have begun to shift their focus to try to provide access to basic drugs in countries where…
This Fish Evolved Legs That It Uses to Taste Stuff on the Seafloor
While the sea robin has legs, it still doesn’t need a bicycle.The sea robin has fascinated scientists for decades. It…
The Sun Will Destroy the Earth One Day, Right? Maybe Not.
Astronomers spotted a potential Earth-size rocky world orbiting a white dwarf, suggesting a future in which our planet outlives its…
A Remote Alaskan Island Is on High Alert for a Rat
Wildlife experts fear that a rat could disrupt the island’s delicate balance, so they are pulling out all the stops.The…
A Leggy Tyrannosaur Emerges From a Mexican Desert
Scientists say that the fossil of a close relative of Tyrannosaur rex bolsters their case for a distinctive southern population…
World’s Oldest Cheese Stood Alone for 3,600 Years
The cheese was dug up with mummified human remains in the Xinjiang region of China and offers insights into the…
Lawmakers Seek Inquiry Into F.D.A. Device Chief’s Potential Conflicts
A top medical device regulator’s work overlapped at times with his wife’s legal representation of clients with business before the…
Astronomers Spot a Black Hole with a Cosmic Wingspan
Who knew a dragon’s tongue could be so long?Astronomers announced last week that they had discovered a black hole spitting…
A London Museum’s Evolution Garden Offers a 540-Million-Year Journey
This newly redesigned space at the Natural History Museum in London traces 540 million years of the past while creating…
Study Finds Climate Change Doubled Likelihood of Recent European Floods
Storm Boris dumped record amounts of rain over Central and Eastern Europe this month. A new study found climate change…