Jan 25The high-altitude quest to save alpacasRufino Quico remembers when his pastures turned green each November as spring rains arrived on the high Andean plain where his herd of...
Dec 2, 2021This bizarre armored dinosaur had a uniquely bladed tail weaponBetween 75 and 72 million years ago in what is now Chilean Patagonia, the carcass of a stubby-tailed dinosaur somehow ended up buried in...
Nov 12, 2021Why it's so hard to treat pain in infantsDoctors once believed that infants—especially premature babies—did not feel pain, and if they did, they would not remember it. This might...
Oct 8, 2021'Historic moment': Why the WHO endorsed the first malaria vaccineFor millions of people, malaria creates a grim drumbeat of death, heartbreak, and loss: Every seven seconds, someone gets a case of...
Sep 24, 2021COVID-19 surpasses 1918 flu as deadliest pandemic in U.S. historyCOVID-19 is now the deadliest disease in American history, surpassing the death toll of the devastating 1918 flu pandemic. More than...
Sep 3, 2021China declares pandas no longer endangered—but threats persistThe giant panda, China’s national animal, is a global symbol of cuteness. But the black-and-white bears have long suffered for their...
Jul 27, 2021A guide to overcoming COVID-19 misinformationIf any group understands the toll misinformation can take on the public understanding of science, it’s climate scientists. For years,...
Jul 9, 2021New cancer treatments may be on the horizon—thanks to mRNA vaccinesMolly Cassidy was studying for the Arizona bar exam in February 2019 when she felt an excruciating pain in her ear. The pain eventually...
May 13, 2021A Spectrum of Endangered ColorThe world is full of animals and plantsNature displays a full spectrum of colors, far beyond the reds, greens, and blues that make up modern screen technology. This makes it...
May 12, 2021See millions of years of history while beachcombing in San FranciscoWhen walking along San Francisco’s Ocean Beach, it’s nearly impossible to miss the sand dollars that dot the shoreline. At almost any...
May 3, 2021New pumpkin toadlet species found—and it secretly glows in the darkIt’s orange, fluorescent, and the size of a thumbnail. Meet the newly discovered amphibian Brachycephalus rotenbergae, a type of pumpkin...
Mar 11, 2021First great apes at U.S. zoo receive COVID-19 vaccine made for animalsAn orangutan named Karen, the first in the world to have open-heart surgery in 1994, has made medical history again: She’s among the...
Feb 20, 2021A black-footed ferret has been cloned, a first for a U.S. endangered speciesYou’ve probably heard of Dolly the sheep. Now, meet Elizabeth Ann, the black-footed ferret. Scientists have successfully cloned an...
Jan 25, 2021We need better face masks—and origami might helpFOR RICHARD GORDON, origami is like a piece of music. While an individual fold may not be particularly impressive, many together can make...
Sep 18, 2020Meet the woman who gave the world antiviral drugsWhen news broke in April that the drug remdesivir had been shown to speed recovery in patients hospitalized with COVID-19, Anthony Fauci,...