Understanding How Martian Auroras Are Made
NASA This July 23, 2026, illustration depicts charged particles from a solar storm stripping away charged particles of Mars’ atmosphere, one of the processes of Martian atmosphere loss studied by…
Rare twin lemurs born at New York’s Central Park Zoo
New twin black-and-white ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata) are bringing hope for a Critically Endangered species in the middle of New York City. The fraternal twins, Masco (a male) and Tonga…
Nursing babies spit backwash into the breast—and that’s a good thing
What’s the weirdest thing you learned this week? Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer if you listen to PopSci’s hit podcast. The Weirdest Thing…
NASA Webb Explores Family Tree of Newly Discovered Distant Objects
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Contractor to Civil Servant: NASA Welcomes Ray Williams
Ray Williams, supervisor of test support operations at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, poses for a photograph on July 16, 2026. Williams is among the first…
Radiation fruit: How 1950s ‘gamma gardens’ created today’s grapefruit
The ruby-red grapefruit is a staple of grocery stores’ produce section. In cereal-box ads promoting a “balanced breakfast,” it appears halved in a bowl and glistening. Its rosy-colored flesh is…
Dinosaurs died out within hours, new study suggests
The reign of the dinosaurs undisputedly came to a dramatic conclusion 66 million years ago, after the six-mile-wide Chicxulub asteroid slammed into what is now Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. However, the…
Smoke Blankets Oregon
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Bald eagle Jackie ‘more feisty’ during feedings, still in critical condition
Injured internet-famous bald eagle 26-519 (aka Jackie) remains in stable, but critical condition. According to the Ojai Raptor Center’s most recent update, she is receiving round-the-clock treatment and the team…
Ancient Egyptian god of magic is sometimes a bird, sometimes a baboon. Now we know why.
Why do ancient deities appear as certain animals? In the case of an ancient Egyptian god named Thoth, the relation to its animal might be related to moonlight. Thoth was…