In March of 2022, a toddler named Lena was living the three-year-old dream. She was on vacation with her parents in Costa Rica, and she had a slice of cake all to herself. But as she was nibbling her treat, a wild iguana appeared out of nowhere (cue Pokémon battle music). It swooped onto the [...]
For the first time in more than half a century, humans are heading back to the moon. NASA has announced the names of the four astronauts who will embark on Artemis II for a fly-by sightseeing tour scheduled for late next year. The crew is made up of three Americans—Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, [...]
After years of seeing toothy T. rexes in popular media, a group of American paleontologists has finally stepped forward to set the record straight. In a study recently published in Science, the researchers compared Tyrannosaurus rex fossils with modern lizard anatomy and found they probably had lips. The study involved tons of painstaking measurements. The [...]
Yes, carrier pigeons are still a thing. And in one region of India, they remain an important form of backup communication in case of natural disaster. According to reporting from The Guardian, Odisha State is the only place left in the world with a functioning carrier pigeon service. The police there have about 150 pigeons, [...]
Whether you had your life changed by the 2017 eclipse — or you missed it and have been living in regret ever since — we’ve got good news. You’ll have another shot at seeing an eclipse in 2023. Better yet, it’ll be visible from more than 20 national park units across the U.S., which means [...]
A Northern Lights event that stretched coast-to-coast across North America last week was so strong that people spotted it as far south as Arizona and New Mexico. The U.S. hasn’t experienced a geomagnetic storm this intense since 2017. Also called the aurora borealis, the Northern Lights happens when the sun ejects tiny particles and sends them [...]
This weekend, a pair of shepherds was moving their flock through Northern India when lightning struck a nearby tree. When the flash of light faded, the two men looked around, stunned: Hundreds of their goats lay dead on the ground, apparently electrocuted. The total death toll amounted to about 350 animals, reported India Today. The [...]
Australian scientists have just discovered a new species of arachnid, dubbed the giant trapdoor spider, in Queensland. It’s huge, bright red, and it can live for up to two decades. Before you panic, we should note that trapdoor spiders aren’t considered a threat to humans. While they are venomous, their bites aren’t known to have [...]
According to a new study, elephant seals may be dying off because of a dangerous obsession with snacking. The obsession with food comes from an evolutionary drive to gain as much weight as physically possible. Basically, the bigger a male seal is, the more likely it is to beat all the other male seals for [...]
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds is looking for two seasonal seabird assistants to live in a lighthouse and hang out with puffins this summer. The gig? You’ll work with a small team to manage and monitor the seabird populations of Coquet Island, a picturesque nubbin of land off the coast of England. [...]
