A kangaroo joey is born after barely a month in the womb, weighing less than a gram and roughly the size of a jellybean
By Natural History · Aug 15, 2026
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More than 80% of Tibetans carry a high-altitude adaptation inherited from Denisovans—an extinct human lineage first identified from DNA in…
By Natural History · Aug 14, 2026
Scientists tracked wild honey bees with a drone-based system and found each bee flies its own personal route and repeats it with stunning…
By Brendan Brown · Aug 13, 2026
The human genome carries surprisingly little genetic diversity for a species of eight billion
By The Long View · Aug 12, 2026
When a male anglerfish finds a mate, he bites into her side and never lets go
By Natural History · Aug 12, 2026
By 2030, Korean women are projected to become the first population in human history with an average life expectancy above 90 years…
By Daniel Moran · Aug 12, 2026
Five mass extinction events have swept Earth, each wiping out most species
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Aug 12, 2026
The familiar claim that only five species undergo menopause is out of date
By Natural History · Aug 11, 2026
Tibetans carry a Denisovan-like DNA segment around EPAS1 that is associated with lower hemoglobin at high altitude, showing how…
By Lachlan Brown · Aug 11, 2026
In 1933, a laborer building a bridge in northern China dug up a huge fossilized human skull and hid it in a well, telling no one for 85…
By Brendan Brown · Aug 10, 2026
In 2016, someone walking past a drying pond in Thailand noticed a few strange rocks
By Daniel Moran · Aug 9, 2026
In 1912, a German meteorologist named Alfred Wegener stood in front of the Geological Association in Frankfurt and argued that the…
By The Long View · Aug 9, 2026