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43 monkeys escape research facility in US town; netizens celebrate the primates' newfound freedom
Authorities are urging residents to be alert and report sightings, assuring them the monkeys are no…
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A giant hole in Siberia is visible from space and growing rapidly. It might reveal hints about our planet's future.
The Batagay megaslump first appeared in satellite images as a sliver. Now it's a chasm emitting tho…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A wild story about RFK Jr. and a dead animal has resurfaced, thanks in part to the Bennifer rumor mill
When they would accelerate, "whale juice would pour into the windows of the car, and it was the ran…
Eve Crosbie
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Over 80% of prehistoric megaherbivores went extinct due to human activity and not climate change: Study
Recent studies have spotlighted the extinction or rapid decline of large mammals over the past 50,0…
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WATCH: A NASA animation shows gigantic plumes of carbon dioxide emissions swirling over India
It’s one thing to read about climate change and carbon emissions in an article, and quite another t…
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Mars could be creating 'giant whirlpools' deep within our planet's oceans
Scientists claim the red planet's gravitational pull may be strong enough to move sediments on Eart…
Marianne Guenot
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What it would take to survive on Dune's planet Arrakis, according to 3 experts
Three experts explain what it would take for humans to survive the heat, lack of water, and other h…
Jenny McGrath
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A vegan restaurant is switching to serving meat, saying plant-based eating isn't enough to save the planet
In a move condemned by PETA, Sage Vegan Bistro in LA is rebranding to include meat on its menu. The…
Joshua Zitser
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Alien 'dinosaurs' could be lurking on distant planets, scientists suggest
The researchers advocate for examining planets with high oxygen levels and even expanding our searc…
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Wetlands in the icy Arctic have begun releasing 9% more planet-warming methane in the past two decades: study
While headlines may remain fixated on carbon dioxide, there is another accomplice aiding the gas in…
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Pecking disorder: Polar bears are shrinking, while some birds are becoming bigger, all thanks to climate change
Polar bears, currently the largest family of bears on the planet, is shrinking at a rapid rate. Som…
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Switching to plant-based diets could help clean up the air, save over 2 lakh people worldwide: study
World Health Organisation estimates showed that one-fifth of premature deaths, amounting to nearly …
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This animation shows why leap years are necessary. Without them, December would eventually drift into summer.
Leap years are necessary because, without them, December would drift into summer over time. The pur…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Octopus DNA gives scientists a glimpse into Antarctica's ancient past, and a possible highly unstable future
By studying the DNA of separate octopus populations, they stumbled upon a remarkable truth: around …
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The 'World's Ugliest Lawn' winner says the animals that visit every day 'think it's beautiful'
An Australian woman won the "World's Ugliest Lawn" competition, promotes water conservation. She sa…
Katie Balevic
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Mummified animals Napoleon's scientists brought back from Egypt sparked a pre-Darwinian debate about evolution
Mummified birds brought back from Napoleon's invasion of Egypt led to a debate about transformism, …
Jenny McGrath
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18 billion livestock animals are dying every year without any of them actually ending up on our plates
A recent study found that an astounding 18 billion animals, including chickens, turkeys, pigs, shee…
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Future zoonotic disease pandemics set to turn deadlier, kill 12 times as many people by 2050 due to climate change
The team found that from 1963 to 2019, 3,150 outbreaks had claimed a staggering 17,232 lives in 24 …
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An astronomer at Japan's space agency is making simple animations that reveal the surprising physics of the solar system
As a scientist at both NASA and JAXA, James O'Donoghue has studied the planets. In his free time, h…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Jupiter's aurora triggered a planet-wide heat wave, a map animation reveals, solving a mystery that's puzzled scientists
A heat wave on Jupiter helped astronomers solve the planet's "energy crisis" mystery. Watch the vid…