Beneath Yellowstone National Park lurks a partially molten plume rising from the Earth’s mantle, fueling the park’s famous geysers and…
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Humpback whale song spreads to other whales
Researchers in Australia listened to hundreds of hours of recordings gathered over more than a decade. These revealed how a…
Barcode scanner for zebras
Ever thought that the zebra’s black-and-white striped markings resemble a biological barcode? Well now a team of US computer scientists…
11-Year-Old Boy Climbs Mount Kilimanjaro
World traveler Nico Saporito has been to the Galapagos Islands and the Amazon rain forest, and he just completed his…
Solar System’s “Nose” Found
A NASA spacecraft has uncovered the solar system‘s “nose,” which points in the direction our sun is moving through the…
New Ruby-Eyed Pit Viper Discovered
Seen coiled around a branch in an undated picture, a new species of snake called the ruby-eyed green pit viper…
India’s Tiger Census Shows Numbers on the Rise
India’s latest tiger census shows an increase in the numbers of the endangered big cat. The census counted at least…
Big-Hearted Fish Beat Climate Change
British Columbia’s Fraser River hosts more than 100 different sockeye salmon populations, each with its own unique and heroic migration…
new species of seabird, the first in 89 years
From photographs taken by noted ornithologist Peter Harrison and reports by members of a five-member multinational expedition, bird watchers are…
Coldest Star Found
According to a new study, a star discovered 75 light-years away is no warmer than a freshly brewed cup of…