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I surveyed 17 million insects flying through a Pyrenean mountain pass – here’s what I learned about these ‘remarkable migrants’

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conversation by  Will Hawkes     In 1950, ornithologists Elizabeth and David Lack were watching birds migrate through a Pyrenean mountain pass on the border between France →

Shepherd’s graffiti sheds new light on Acropolis lost temple mystery – new research

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conversation by  Janric van Rookhuijzen     The Acropolis of Athens, the rocky hill in the Greek capital that is home to the iconic Parthenon temple, is one of the world’s →

Human spaceflight’s new era is fraught with medical and ethical questions

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science news By Adam Mann     They say that going to space changes you. Often, what’s being referenced is a shift in mindset, a renewed sense of perspective that comes from seeing →

Gen X has higher cancer rates than their baby boomer parents

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science news By  Tina Hesman Saey     Generation X is outdoing baby boomers, but not in a good way.     Per capita, Gen X (born from 1965 through 1980) is getting →

Geoscientists found the most dangerous part of a famous West Coast fault

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​science news​​​ By Nikk Ogasa     The most destructive Cascadian earthquakes are likely to slam offshore of Washington state and Vancouver Island, new data reveal. →

This protist unfolds its ‘neck’ up to 30 times its body length to scout prey

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science news By  Erin Garcia de Jesús     Oddly, origami could be useful for snagging prey.  A single-celled protist called Lacrymaria olor uses a helix of pleats folded like →

Carrying first samples collected from far side of moon, Chang'E-6 embarks on journey home

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global times By  Deng Xiaoci      Carrying valuable rocks and dust collected from the far side of the moon, the ascender of China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe officially →

Freshwater first appeared on Earth 4 billion years ago, ancient crystals hint

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​science news​​​ By Carolyn Gramling     Earth may have had fresh, not just salty, water as soon as 600 million years after the planet formed — a mere blink of an eye in geologic →

A built-in pocket protector keeps sawfish from ‘sword fighting’ in the womb

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​science news​​​ By Natalie van Hoose     Smalltooth sawfish develop their signature, long, tooth-lined snout while still in the womb. The needle-sharp teeth are encased in a →

Scientists propose a hunt for never-before-seen ‘tauonium’ atoms

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​science news​​​ By Emily Conover     Atoms are normally made of a nucleus and electrons. But scientists are proposing a hunt for a new variety of atom without either. Tauonium →

Forget moon walking. Scientists want to give moon running a try

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​science news​​​ By Meghan Rosen     It was a dreary, drizzly day near Parma, Italy, when two scientists first took on the Wall of Death.     An amusement park →

PLA's robot dogs demonstrate capabilities at China-Cambodia joint drills

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​global times​​​ By  Liu Xuanzun      The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) deployed robot dogs during the ongoing China-Cambodia joint exercise, a move analysts →

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