Japanese tsunami sent millions of creatures to the US West Coast
Ironically, pollution helped some creatures this time.
There are 15 possible ways to cover a floor with pentagonal tiles
Who would have guessed tiling is so complex?
New evidence indicates that life on Earth emerged almost 4 billion years ago
It's as old as we can possibly find.
Physicists report new, solid observation of gravitational waves
It's pretty much official now: we have gravitational waves.
Rapper B.o.B. wants people to give him $1 million so he can prove the Earth is flat
The comments are glorious.
NASA and Russia to work on new Lunar Space Station
It's good to see two old rivals work together.
Giant (adorable?) species of rat discovered in the Solomon Islands
It's not good news for the rat...
California now has an official dinosaur: the Augustynolophus
Paleontologists hope that this will inspire a new generation
Lava tubes on Moon and Mars might be habitats for future colonies
We might someday build cities inside lava tunnels on Mars.
Millenium-old Viking burial boat unearthed under a market square in Norway
It was right under the city market.
Scientists find blocks of polystyrene at the North Pole
The Arctic is screwed.
Bali volcanic eruption seems imminent, after massive seismic activity increase
Over 70,000 people have already evacuated the area as an eruption from the Mount Agung volcano seems imminent.
Botanic gardens might be our last shot to save endangered plants
The bad news is that we need this in the first place.
Jorge Cervera Hauser’s Spectacular Pictures of Sea Creatures
As beautiful as it gets.
Vegetarian dinosaurs sometimes feasted on crustaceans
The idea of a gentle giant is called into question.
Picture of the day: up close with a strawberry
Strawberries aren't really berries... they're not even fruit!
Hurricane Maria “destroys Puerto Rico” — 100% of the state left without power
This is an abnormally strong hurricane season.
Why satellites have those golden foils on them — and how it saves a lot of lives
Like many other NASA technologies, this also proved to be really useful on Earth.
New NOAA report: This is shaping up to be the 2nd hottest year in human history
Damn, it always sucks when you come in second.
Cats are both solid and liquid — and other surprising tidbits of science from the Ig Nobel Awards
Cats really *are* liquid... but only sometimes.
The Colossal Earthworks of Stan Herd
Entire fields are his canvas.
Biologists just discovered an underwater octopus city — they call it Octlantis
Ever wondered what an octopus city looks like?
Hurricane Maria also becomes Category 5 storm, threatens more destruction
It's quickly following in Irma's footsteps.
Mimicry at its finest — or why this is not a snake
Disclaimer: this is not an actual snake.
A linguistic rouzy-bouzy: Researchers resurrect 30 English lost words
Don't be a losenger!
Carefree Crow Hitches a Ride on the Back of Bald Eagle
Don't mind me, just hitching a ride.
New record: on Monday, 20% of Europe’s energy came from wind
Gone with the wind.
Climate change might cause a coffee crisis, but there’s still hope
Is it really that bad?
ISS astronaut photographs hurricanes from space — and it’s mind-bending
Like the all-seeing eye, Bresnik takes impressive photos of ungodly storms.
An image is not always worth a thousand words, researchers say
Go with text if you really want to involve people.
How the alcohol industry lies to you
While it's in no way as bad as Big Tobacco, Big Alcohol also isn't clean.
Global warming will kill a third of the world’s parasites, and that’s not even a good thing
Parasites are a hard sell, but we would certainly gain a lot by understanding their threats.
Egyptian Archaeologists find 3,500 year old multi-tomb in Luxor
You thought we found everything, didn't you?
The simple reason why climate change is affecting hurricanes
It's pretty simple math.
British archaeologists find Roman cavalry barracks loaded with weapons and valuables
It's like winning the lottery.
Researchers find warm oasis beneath Antarctica’s frozen wasteland
You could wear a T-shirt in these caves under the Antarctic.
People know mythical creatures better than real life beasts, study suggests
What's real, a gruffalo, or a hirola?
Hurricane Irma: 90% of the buildings on the Caribbean Island of Barbuda “destroyed by storm”
Our thoughts go to the victims.
Hurricane Harvey pushed Houston’s crust down by 2 cm
The 275 trillion pounds of water are taking their toll.
Hurricane Irma already being picked up by seismographs — instruments that detect earthquakes
It might be even worse than Harvey.
Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks have been completely digitized — and you can read them for free
It's a challenging but very rewarding read.
How northern lights and stranded whales might strangely be connected
The northern lights might be a brilliant spectacle for some, but they spelled doom for some unfortunate sperm whales.
Hurricane Irma is the strongest ever recorded in the Atlantic. It’s set to make landfall in the US
If you thought Harvey was bad, Irma promises to be even worse.
Diverse landscape are more resilient and productive in the face of climate change
If we want to save the planet, we need to keep it diverse.
More problems in Texas — Chemical plants start leaking after Harvey
Everything is bigger in Texas -- floods and pollution included.
Amazing timelapse video shows Harvey flooding a parking lot
A flood of biblical proportions.
The best photos from the 2017 Bird Photographer of the Year
These are some brilliant entries.
Starting school half an hour later could help students and save $9 billion / year
How is 8AM school time still a thing?
Insects see in much better resolution than we thought
I spy, with my little thousand eyes...
Researchers find tantalizing evidence of mid-sized black hole in the Milky Way
If confirmed, this could indicate a remarkable progress in modern physics.