The Fight Against Biodiversity Loss Gets a Win at UN Conference
Representatives from China and the UN at the 2022 UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in Montreal, Canada. Lars Hagberg / Getty Images This year’s UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal, known as…
These Floaters Turns Ocean Waves Into Renewable Energy
On the coastline of Gibraltar, blue metal floaters attached to a former World War II ammunition jetty bob up and down, turning the gentle rise and fall of waves into…
Newly Discovered Asteroid Is a Weird ‘Mini Moon’ on a 200-Year Visit to Earth
An asteroid just spotted for the first time seems to have been circling Earth for decades. NASA Our planet has a pretty permanent relationship with the moon, but occasionally Earth’s…
Mars Spacecraft Snaps Stunning, Swirling ‘Christmas Craterscape’
A closer look at one of the craters seen by ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft in a “Christmas craterscape” image of the red planet. ESA/DLR/FU Berlin This story is part of…
Ursids Boost Holiday Meteor Count: How to See the Forgotten Meteor Shower This Week
The Ursid meteor shower gives a boost to the final days of the intense Geminid shower. NASA/MSFC/Danielle Moser, NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office If you can bear to step outside this…
Three-Legged Deer Caught in Christmas Lights Gets Help From Human Heroes
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife removed holiday lights from a three-legged deer’s antlers. ODFW Officials from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife have emerged as holiday heroes…
The Best Movies on Apple TV Plus
Vanessa Burghardt and Dakota Johnson in Cha Cha Real Smooth. Apple TV Plus Apple TV Plus doesn’t have a movie library as deep as Netflix or other streaming rivals. Still, it’s…
Study: Black Patients Have Lower Access to Newer, Safer Heart Surgeries
Black communities have a higher risk of heart disease than white communities, yet have lower access to less risky heart surgeries. Getty Images On Wednesday, doctors from University of Rochester…
At Last, Scientists Have Found the Pink Iguana Babies
A pink iguana stands on the side of Wolf Volcano. Joshua Vela/Galápagos Conservatory There are three things you need to know about the iguana species Conolophus marthae. First, the color…
120 Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Fossil Hid a Surprising Meal in Its Stomach
An artist’s illustration of the Microraptor about to down a mammal’s foot. Ralph Attanasia The surprising lunch of a cat-size dinosaur has been discovered in a 120 million-year-old Microraptor fossil.…