Seeing Stars, Sperm and Millions of Spawn After a Valentine’s Day Rendezvous
On Valentine’s Day, Melissa Torres strung up red tinsel hearts around a shallow pool at her workplace, the Birch Aquarium…
What Is Your Earliest Pandemic Memory?
As the fourth anniversary of the Covid lockdowns approaches, we’re collecting stories of the moments readers’ worlds shut down.Remembering life…
Mark Wahlberg’s Prayer App Seeks Followers on TikTok
Ads for Hallow, with its pitchman Mark Wahlberg, are reaching nonreligious social media users, much to their surprise.Jon Schneider was…
FDA Urges Recall of Lead-Tainted Cinnamon Brands
The agency tested 75 types of cinnamon after hundreds of children were poisoned by the spice in applesauce. It found…
Orphaned Manatees Return to the Wild After 3 Years of Rehab
The orphans, three baby females, arrived one after the other at ZooTampa’s manatee hospital.The first had been found swimming alone…
Scientists Create Elephant Stem Cells in the Lab
The results could shed light on why the animals rarely get cancer. But the researchers’ ultimate goal of bringing back…
Voyager 1, First Craft in Interstellar Space, May Have Gone Dark
The 46-year-old probe, which flew by Jupiter and Saturn in its youth and inspired earthlings with images of the planet…
This Bird Is Half Male, Half Female, and Completely Stunning
A green honeycreeper spotted on a farm in Colombia exhibits a rare biological phenomenon known as bilateral gynandromorphism.This honeycreeper was…
It Was Like the Vigor Had Suddenly Been Sucked Out of His Body. What Was It?
The 70-year-old man rapidly went from walking 10 to 15 miles a day to being nearly helpless. His wife wondered…
Don’t Let Daylight Saving Time Ruin Your Sleep
Here’s how to feel well rested when the clocks spring forward on Sunday.Daffodils are blooming, temperatures are rising, days are…