Jake Currie
Ovaries Might Take on an Immune Function After Menopause
The reproductive organs might have hidden role
The Emergence of a Deadly Hunting Technology in Prehistoric North America
The atlatl is handy enough to re-invent across cultures
Watch Bison Fend Off a Wolf Attack on a Newborn Calf
They’re not usually considered prey for wolves
Lung-on-a-Chip Reveals How Asthma Attacks Permanently Change Airways
Researchers built a cultured lung and gave it an asthma attack
When Earth Was an Asteroid Rain Hell
The constant barrage made it impossible for continents to form in the planet’s early days
There May Be Three Times More Insect Species Than We Realized
The overwhelming majority are unknown to science
Evidence of Recently Discovered Bat Behavior Found Hiding in Plain Sight in Renaissance Painting
The Flemish painter Jan Brueghel the Elder captured the bird-eating behavior in 1611
What Do You Do When You Lose Gigantic Megalodon Shark Vertebrae?
Megalodons were the apex predators of the Miocene seas
The New Seismic Discovery Beneath the Surface of Mars
Earth isn’t alone—in its rock recycling processes
James Webb Space Telescope Captures the Cigar Galaxy’s Brilliant Stellar Halo in Pristine Detail
The newly released images offer hints into the galaxy’s turbulent past
Some Neanderthals Were Genetically Healthy Right Up Until the End
Not all populations of the ancient human species were struggling prior to their mysterious demise
