A new study has for the first time explored the rate at which the world’s largest fish, the endangered whale shark, can recover from its injuries. The findings reveal that
Astronomers found something they weren’t expecting at the heart of the globular cluster NGC 6397: a concentration of smaller black holes lurking there instead of one massive black hole. Globular
Brain imaging reveals that not all monogamous mammals are ‘wired for love’ in the same way. Humans aren’t the only mammals that form long-term bonds with a single, special mate
Detailed observations of molecular gas in a tidal dwarf galaxy have important implications for our understanding of how stars are formed. A lot is known about galaxies. We know, for
In a new study, an international research team led by Sebastian Stumpf from the University of Vienna describes an exceptionally well-preserved skeleton of the ancient shark Asteracanthus. This extremely rare
New research has unlocked the mystery of how the Galápagos Islands, a rocky, volcanic outcrop, with only modest rainfall and vegetation, is able to sustain its unique wildlife habitats. The
From an observatory high above Chile’s Atacama Desert, astronomers have taken a new look at the oldest light in the universe. Their observations, plus a bit of cosmic geometry, suggest
The bizarre features of this mammal have scientists perplexed as to how it could have evolved; “it bends and even breaks a lot of rules.” Adalatherium is an important piece
There is light at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic tunnel. Several vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 are now in clinical trials, with two — developed by
The world’s largest solar observatory, the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, just released its first image of a sunspot. Although the telescope is still in the