Western Wildfire Smoke Reaches the East Coast
Wildfire smoke from the Western United States and Canada is blowing across the Northeast, lowering air quality and endangering vulnerable…
The Taxidermy Bat Market Is Compounding Threats to a Species’ Existence
Online sales appear to be compounding threats from climate change and habitat loss, according to new research.Some of the bright…
Championship Snail Racing at 0.006 M.P.H.
For the next few weeks, Paris will be home to many of the world’s impressive athletes, including some of the…
The Moon’s Most Shadowy Places Can’t Hide From NASA’s New Camera
When a NASA spacecraft passes over Shackleton Crater on the moon and peers in, it sees this: a sea of…
Fossil Hints That Jurassic Mammals Lived Slow and Died Old
Scientists found an unexpected aging pattern in a mostly intact juvenile mammal skeleton from the paleontological period.Small mammals often live…
Not Afraid of Sharks? Well, Now They’re on Cocaine.
Researchers have confirmed the presence of cocaine in sharks off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, though questions remain about…
A Disease That Makes Children Age Rapidly Gets Closer to a Cure
Progress in the quest to help progeria patients suggests that gene editing techniques may help treat other ultrarare conditions.A cure…
Secrets Emerge From a Fossil’s Taco Shell-Like Cover
An examination of an aquatic, shrimplike creatures that lived half a billion years ago offers insight into how arthropods with…
Reality Show Contestant Apologizes After Eating Protected Bird in New Zealand
A contestant on the reality show “Race to Survive: New Zealand” killed and ate a weka during filming. The contestant,…
E.P.A. Announces $4.3 Billion in Funding for 25 Climate Projects
States, tribes, local governments and territories sent in proposals aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions.The Environmental Protection Agency is set…