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A Orangutan Sanctuary in Borneo Is Giving the Endangered Primates a Second Chance, Just When They Need it Most
Published: August 29, 2025 10:00
The critically endangered species gets a helping hand from an Indonesian facility as the island's human population is about to explode
Telescopes Reveal Surprising Chemistry of a Rare Interstellar Object Passing Through Our Solar System
Published: August 28, 2025 18:51
Called 3I/ATLAS, the object is only the third of its kind known to astronomers, and it’s likely been heading our way for billions of years, carrying pristine material from another star system
Why Is Tetepare the South Pacific’s Largest Uninhabited Island?
Published: August 25, 2025 12:00
Descendants of the island’s former inhabitants struggle to balance environmental conservation with sustaining their community’s livelihoods
These Cavefish Lost Their Eyes, but They Gained Some Pretty Nifty Traits
Published: August 21, 2025 12:00
Mexican tetras that got swept into pitch-black caverns had no use for the energetically costly organs
Before Whales Took to the Sea, These Ten Species Walked on Land
Published: August 19, 2025 12:00
The creatures, which ranged in size from that of a fox to more than 50 feet long, divided their time between the coast and the water
Understanding the Gaps in Africa's Archaeological Record
Published: August 15, 2025 12:00
Sites and artifacts are revealing clues to the continent’s recent history. An archaeologist explains the findings and threats to this heritage
Five Astounding Ways Humans Are Driving Animal Evolution, Including Causing Lizards to Grow Longer Legs and Leading Moth Populations to Become Darker
Published: August 13, 2025 12:00
When people build cities and introduce invasive creatures, resident critter populations sometimes adapt
Inside the Quest to Understand the Link Between Cannabis and Schizophrenia
Published: August 12, 2025 12:00
Recent studies have examined the relationship between the drug and psychoses and looked at how the brain responds to the substance
Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 Commander Who Thrived Under Pressure, Dies at 97
Published: August 8, 2025 19:52
The space explorer was determined throughout his life, says Teasel Muir-Harmony, the curator of the Apollo Collection at the National Air and Space Museum
Through Much of Human History, Women Have Shaped Evolution Through Food Processing
Published: August 8, 2025 12:00
An anthropologist highlights the revolutionary role of the practice, which was often led by women, and was just as crucial to surviving and thriving as hunting
This New Bionic Knee Is Changing the Game for Lower Leg Amputees
Published: August 5, 2025 12:00
Scientists have developed a prosthesis that is directly integrated with muscle and bone in order to improve movement
What Happened to the Bone-Crushing Dogs That Once Hunted Across North America?
Published: August 4, 2025 14:57
Before going extinct roughly two million years ago, canids known as borophagines took down and consumed much larger prey