‘Uncharted territory’: El Niño to flip to La Niña in what could be the...
El Niño is likely to give way soon, ushering in a quick switch to its opposite atmospheric and ocean pattern, La Niña. For the...
The tiny super-predator that howls at the moon before it kills
Name: Southern grasshopper mouse (Onychomys torridus)Where it lives: Southwestern U.S. and northwestern MexicoWhat is eats: Scorpions, insects, other rodents and some plant materialWhy...
Rare ‘porcelain gallbladder’ found in 100-year-old unmarked grave at Mississippi mental asylum cemetery
About 100 years ago, a woman at Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum died with a condition so rare, it puzzled modern-day archaeologists who were...
What’s the largest waterfall in the world?
Even our tallest buildings can't rival the staggering size of the world's most iconic waterfalls, which include Niagara Falls on the U.S. border...
New beta-decay measurements in mirror nuclei pin down the weak nuclear force
The Standard Model of Particle Physics is scientists' best understanding of the forces that describe how subatomic particles interact. The Standard Model encompasses...
Shoe technology reduces risk of diabetic foot ulcers
Researchers have developed a new shoe insole technology that helps reduce the risk of diabetic foot ulcers, a dangerous open sore that can...
‘Itinerant breeding’ in East Coast shorebird species
Migration and reproduction are two of the most demanding events in a bird's annual cycle, so much so that the vast majority of...