Category: 7. Science

When you think of butterflies, chances are you imagine unmistakable insects with bright, bold wings. But it turns out that individual butterfly species are sometimes shockingly difficult to tell apart. Cue museum collections and genetic…

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered an astonishing exoplanet that’s stretching our understanding of what’s possible for these distant worlds….

In a rainforest in Panama, a baby hummingbird scared off a wasp by behaving like a poisonous caterpillar. That tiny bird, a white-necked jacobin (Florisuga mellivora), has given scientists the first clear record of caterpillar-style mimicry in a…

At Florida’s DeLuca Preserve, mosquitoes are doing more than just biting – they’re helping scientists track wildlife. DNA extracted from mosquito blood meals revealed traces of 86 vertebrate species, from tiny frogs to large mammals,…

For thousands of years, a prehistoric plague moved across Eurasia with terrifying efficiency. Scientists found its traces in human remains scattered far apart long before the Black Death gave the plague its grim reputation. What puzzled experts…

The Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has unveiled groundbreaking results from NASA’s PUNCH mission, revealing a breathtaking, continuous view of the solar corona and solar wind in unprecedented detail. The study marks a milestone in…