Category: Science
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.
While Issuing Warnings About AI-Made Bioweapons, Anthropic Quietly Set Up an AI-Run, Robot-Operated Biology Lab Here in the US
A new Reuters exposé uncovered Anthropic’s plan to have Claude guide robot lab assistants through bio experiments in...
These Deep Sea Denizens Use Giant Sea Spiders as Ubers
The shrimp-like crustaceans might use sea spiders to move more easily and to meet mates, researchers say.
Scientists Discover First New Cat Species in Over a Century—and It’s Love at First Sight
The tiny cats only measure between one and two feet long and weigh between four and six pounds.
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...
