The Empire State Building, the Eiffel Tower, Beijing’s Forbidden City, and hundreds of other world landmarks will be abruptly blacked…
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Thai Fossils Reveal Ancient Primate
A handful of fossilized jawbones found in a Thai coal mine belong to a new species of ancient tarsier, scientists…
Oldest U.S. Wild Bird a Mother … Again
The oldest known wild bird in the United States has given birth once again at the golden age of at…
How Broccoli Fights Cancer
When your mom told you to eat your broccoli, she may have been giving you good advice on how to…
Zombie” Ants Found With New Mind-Control Fungi
A stalk of the newfound fungus species Ophiocordyceps camponoti-balzani, grows out of a “zombie” ant’s head in a Brazilian rain…
Odd Stingless Stingrays Discovered in Amazon
An x-ray of an H. gomesi reveals the hundred-plus strands of cartilage that extend out in all directions from the…
Here Comes the [Entire] Sun
NASA released the first global view of our sun, courtesy of a pair of space probes collectively called Solar TErrestrial…
Baby Royal Antelope Makes Public Debut
Spring may have arrived a little early at the San Diego Zoo. A few weeks ago, zookeepers heralded the birth…
“Uncontacted” Tribe “Well and Strong”
Famously photographed aiming arrows at a passing aircraft two years ago, an “uncontacted” tribe in Brazil‘s Acre state (map) appears…
New mosquito type raises concern
Scientists have identified a new type of mosquito. It is a subgroup of Anopheles gambiae, the insect species responsible for…