Month: September 2026
These ‘Crunchy’ Seabirds Are Crunchier Than Ever Before—for a Very Grim Reason
Bird parents think plastic waste is food, and they feed it to their young.
Massive Footprints Found in North Dakota Reveal How T. Rex Walked
The adult dinosaur had a 13-foot stride, and moved about as fast as a human walking at a...
A Surprisingly Relatable Problem Makes Scent-Detection Dogs Worse at Their Job
A recent study shows how scent detection dogs have more false alarms if they haven't eaten breakfast yet.
Anthropic Claims It Stopped Suspected Bioweapons Research Conducted With Claude
A new report from Anthropic revealed five cases of “biological misuse” in which suspicious actors sought to use...
Seattle Has 9 Times More Coyotes Than Nearby Wilderness. Here’s Why
Coyotes have flocked Seattle for easier meals that don’t require elaborate schemes or long highway chases, outnumbering the...
Scientists Confirmed a New US Mosquito Species—and It May Already Be Spreading
For the first time ever, scientists have discovered the species Aedes amateuri within the U.S.
This Snake’s Bizarre Tail Looks Like a Spider. Scientists Finally Took a Peek Inside
The spider-tailed horned viper uses its unique appendage to bait birds with a fake spidery meal.
The ‘American Cheetah’ Wasn’t a Cheetah. New DNA Evidence Shows Just How Wrong Scientists Had It
An analysis of ancient DNA reveals new details about the range, diet, and evolutionary history of this extinct...
Australia Is Evacuating an Antarctic Base So No One Has to Watch Thousands of Seals Die
H5 bird flu is expected to cause a massive die-off of Macquarie Island's elephant seals, many of which...
This Newly Discovered Demonic-Looking Flower Is Nightmare Fuel
Scary as it looks, Thismia daemona is probably at high risk of extinction, researchers say.
