A mountain lizard in Peru broke the reptilian altitude record
High in the Peruvian Andes, a lizard has claimed the title of world’s highest altitude reptile. The lizard was spotted as high as 5,400...
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How 5 universities tried to handle COVID-19 on campus
One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, we know the SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads easily through large indoor gatherings and communal living spaces. A person can...
Watch real video of Perseverance’s Mars landing
This is what it looks like to land on Mars. NASA’s Perseverance rover took this video on February 18 as a jetpack lowered it...
The first human genetic blueprint just turned 20. What’s next?
As the master blueprint for building humans turns 20, researchers are both celebrating the landmark achievement and looking for ways to bolster its shortcomings....
Signs of a hidden Planet Nine in the solar system may not hold up
Planet Nine might be a mirage. What once looked like evidence for a massive planet hiding at the solar system’s edge may be an...
Color-coded radar maps reveal a patchwork of California wildfire destruction
Each year in California, thousands of wildfires ravage hundreds of thousands of hectares of land. Deciphering how well large swaths of vegetation recover over...
A magnetic field reversal 42,000 years ago may have contributed to mass extinctions
A flip-flop of Earth’s magnetic poles between 42,000 and 41,000 years ago briefly but dramatically shrank the magnetic field’s strength — and may have...
The first black hole ever discovered is more massive than previously thought
The first black hole ever discovered still has a few surprises in store. New observations of the black hole–star pair called Cygnus X-1 indicate...
The U.K. approved the world’s first COVID-19 human challenge trial
In a few weeks, dozens of young and healthy volunteers in the United Kingdom will be intentionally exposed to the coronavirus as part of...
The COVID-19 death toll sent U.S. life expectancy plunging in 2020
Life expectancy in the United States plunged in the first half of 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. A preliminary estimate of overall...
A new treatment could restore some mobility in people paralyzed by strokes 
What has Perseverance found in two years on Mars? 
This robot automatically tucks its limbs to squeeze through spaces 
Greta Thunberg’s new book urges the world to take climate action now