Dating to a time when the now lush region was a near desert, the “Young Man of Chan Hol” may…
NYC sky-scrapers dim lights to help migratory birds
A growing number of New York sky-scrapers are switching off their lights to help reduce the number of birds hitting…
Mars may not be lifeless
The Vikings probed the Martian soil back in 1976 Carbon-rich organic molecules, which serve as the building blocks of life,…
“Lost” Fox Subspecies Found
Long seen as regionally extinct, the Sierra Nevada red fox has been rediscovered in the mountains of central California, thanks…
Money can buy you happiness – up to a point
CAN money buy you happiness? The answer, it appears, depends on what you mean by “happiness”. High earners are generally…
Hunchbacked Dinosaur Strengthens Bird-Dino Link
A large new carnivorous dinosaur unearthed in Spain sported a very unusual pointed hump-like structure on its back, muscular legs…
Crab Swarms Overtake Island—Mystery Solved
A new study solves a longstanding mystery surrounding the crabs: how the the normally sedentary species has the stamina to…
2000-year-old pills found in Greek shipwreck
In 130Â BC, a ship fashioned from the wood of walnut trees and bulging with medicines and Syrian glassware sank off…
Hubble Spots Ghostly Space Spiral
When I first saw this ghostly Hubble Space Telescope image, I assumed that faint blurry spiral was a lens flare…
Laughter Yoga, Serious Benefits
I was in a vile, despicable mood when I arrived at laughter yoga. It was Wednesday, and my brain felt…