Four critically endangered Galápagos tortoises hatch at the Philadelphia Zoo
The birth of tortoises native to Santa Cruz Island in the Galápagos increases their U.S. population from 44 to 48. A few thousand remain globally
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Here’s why researchers are making new psychedelic-like drugs — without the trip
This week, we’ve heard from researchers trying to untangle the effects of the “trip” that often comes with psychedelics and ketamine from the ways these
HP EliteBook Ultra 14 G1q review: Fantastic in every way apart from its underwhelming screen
The HP EliteBook Ultra 14 G1q impresses thanks to its strong performance but its display has left us wanting.
6,500-year-old hunting weapons found in Texas cave are among the oldest known in North America
The weapons from a toolkit unearthed in Texas may be the earliest ever found in North America.
‘If it weren’t for that asteroid, they might still share this planet’: Dinosaurs weren’t doomed before the asteroid hit, new study suggests
The dinosaurs were not in decline before the asteroid hit, a new study finds. Instead, poor fossilization conditions and unexposed late Cretaceous rock layers mean
Sixty Years in Canberra: NASA’s Deep Space Network
This March 4, 2020, image shows Deep Space Station 43, a 70-meter-wide (230-feet-wide) radio antenna at NASA’s Deep Space Network facility in Canberra, Australia. The
Scientists finally know how long a day on Uranus is
An 11-year Hubble study has finally revealed how long a day lasts on Uranus.
‘Hairy books’ bound by medieval monks are covered in sealskin, study finds
A scientific analysis of dozens of 12th- and 13th-century books found in European monasteries reveals they were bound in sealskins procured by Norse traders from
The North Pole could wander nearly 90 feet west by the end of the century
As climate change melts ice sheets and glaciers, water is being redistributed across the globe — and could end up moving the point of Earth’s
A biotech company says it has bred three pups with traits of the extinct dire wolf
Colossal Biosciences says it used novel gene-editing technology to alter gray wolf DNA to breed the animals. Dire wolves recently featured prominently in the HBO
Would ketamine treatment help if you didn’t know you got it?
What if you could get all the potential benefits of ketamine without the “trip”? For part two of our series on psychedelics, we look at
Rare colorful lightning caught on camera by ISS astronaut. ‘OK, this is kind of out there’
NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured breathtaking video of a rare atmospheric phenomenon from his perch high above Earth on the International Space Station.
Amateur astronomer discovers bright green comet SWAN25F — and you can see it too
Comet SWAN25F was discovered using photos from the European Space Agency’s SOHO spacecraft and can currently be spied using backyard equipment — but it could
NASA rover watches ‘fiendish’ Martian ‘dust devils’ collide in rare case of extraterrestrial cannibalism
Video footage captured by NASA’s Perseverance rover shows a small “dust devil” merging with a much larger twister on the surface of Mars.