How long does DNA last?
The world’s oldest DNA comes from a 2.4 million-year-old ecosystem in Greenland. Will scientists eventually sequence even older DNA?
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Scared of spiders? Some former arachnophobes now are keeping jumping spiders as pets
The jumping spider pet market is booming, particularly with women. And for many, the journey to spider enthusiast began as an arachnophobe. (Image credit: Caitlin
Say Cheese!
Eleven International Space Station crew members gather inside the International Space Station’s Unity module for a portrait on Aug. 3, 2025.
The endangered cactus behind Mexico’s sweet secret
In Mexico, September means chiles en nogada season. But one key ingredient, a candied barrel cactus called biznaga, is now illegal because it’s vanishing in
Tropical Storm Imelda expected to batter parts of the southeastern U.S. this week
The National Hurricane Center said Tropical Storm Imelda could intensify as it approaches the East Coast. South Carolina’s governor declared a state of emergency. (Image
Physicists find a loophole in Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle without breaking it
By using something called a quantum grid, scientists have found a clever way to simultaneously measure momentum and position without violating Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle.
Science history: Alexander Fleming wakes up to funny mold in his petri dish, and accidentally discovers the first antibiotic — Sept. 28, 1928
Alexander Fleming was doing experiments with bacteria when he woke up to a strange mold growing in his petri dish. The “mold juice” would usher
30,000-year-old ‘personal toolkit’ found in the Czech Republic provides ‘very rare’ glimpse into the life of a Stone Age hunter-gatherer
Archaeologists have found an extraordinary cluster of Stone Age artifacts that may have been the personal gear of a single prehistoric individual.
Alligator Goes for a Swim
An alligator moves through a brackish waterway at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The center shares space with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
James Webb Space Telescope reveals thick cosmic dust of Sagittarius B2, the most most enormous star-forming cloud in the Milky Way — Space photo of the week
The James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered dazzling newborn stars and thick cosmic dust in Sagittarius B2, the Milky Way’s most enormous star-forming cloud.
Do figs really have dead wasps in them?
Does every fig you eat really have a dead wasp inside?
Southeast U.S. braces for heavy rains from a potential tropical storm
The National Hurricane Center said a tropical depression currently hovering over the Caribbean could intensify as it approaches the East Coast. South Carolina’s governor declared
Why does medicine taste bad?
Medicines help us recover from illness, but sometimes they taste gross. Why is that?
Cairo Fossil Forest: The oldest forest in North America with 385 million-year-old trees
The Cairo Fossil Forest is the second oldest in the world. These forests mark a turning point in Earth’s history because they changed the composition