Day: September 29, 2026
The Weirdest Theory Yet for Why Life on Earth Suddenly Exploded
It was all thanks to a lot of poop.
Pumas Are Helping Make Our Roads Safer, Study Finds
New research shows that pumas often steer deer populations away from human roads.
This Plant Has Been Hiding a Killer Secret. Darwin Called It 150 Years Ago
New research appears to confirm that some Saxifraga plants do indeed munch on insects for subsistence.
Scientists Find Microbial Life Could Survive on Saturn’s Icy Moon Enceladus
Researchers created a mini Enceladus in the lab to see how microscopic life would fare in the moon's...
Scientists Found a Deep-Sea ‘Death Pool’ That Vanished. It May Show How Earth’s First Life Survived
New sediment tests from a research vessel in the Red Sea suggest that primordial deep-sea microbes may offer...
This Newly Discovered Sea Spider Is a Parasite With Its Own Parasites
The Salish Sea contains a rich diversity of sea spider life, recent research shows.
We Finally Know Where Bats Came From—and Dracula Would Approve
The very first bats likely emerged 65 million years ago—and now we know where.
Say Hello to the ‘Fire Amoeba.’ It Just Broke a Heat Limit Scientists Thought Was Impossible
The complex organism treats a 145-degree hot spring like a hot tub.
Scientists Extracted DNA From Medieval Parchment—and Found a Hidden Disease
The 3,500-year history of sheeppox was written into the books—quite literally.
A Fossil Capybara Tooth Suggests the Atacama Desert Was Once Surprisingly Wet
The Atacama Desert in Chile is thought to be the oldest non-polar desert in the world.
