Scientists Identify the Gene Behind Thorny Roses and Other Prickly Plants
A recent study could pave the way to cultivating various thornless plants, making them easier to grow and potentially more widely available
The World's Largest Animal Genome Belongs to an Odd, Air-Breathing Fish
Scientists sequenced the 91 billion base pairs in the South American lungfish’s genome, setting a record and revealing insights into vertebrate evolution
Rare Ocelot Caught on Camera in Arizona, the First Sighting in Its Area for 50 Years
Ocelots were federally listed as endangered in 1972, and their current U.S. population is thought to be fewer than 100 individuals
Mars Hosts a Giant Reservoir of Water Underground, We Just Can't Easily Reach It, Study Finds
The water is enough to cover the Martian surface in a mile-deep ocean, but it's beyond the reach of drills for now, according to researchers
Rare Seven-Foot Mammoth Tusk Unearthed in Mississippi Creek
The enormous fossil belonged to a Columbian mammoth, a larger relative of the woolly mammoth
NASA Retires Orbiting Telescope That Charted Asteroids for Over a Decade
NEOWISE, which looked for potentially hazardous objects in the solar system, received its last command on Thursday and will burn up when it re-enters Earth's atmosphere
Watch Thousands of Beluga Whales Migrate From the Arctic
Two webcams give a front-row seat to the whales' daily activities
Oldest Martian Meteorite on Earth Traced to Its Origin on the Red Planet
Researchers used machine learning algorithms to determine which crater on Mars the space rock came from
Rainforest Chimpanzees Seen Digging Wells for the First Time
The primates may be burrowing for cleaner water
Utah's Great Salt Lake Is Drying Out
Water levels, the lowest ever measured, are placing migrating birds, local communities and economic development at high risk
Pocket Gophers May Be the First Non-Human Mammal to 'Farm'
The rodents don't plant, of course, but they do tend to roots in their tunnels that they then eat
Watch a Deep-Sea Squid Carry Hundreds of Pearl-Like Eggs
Footage taken 56 miles off California's coast documents rarely-observed brooding behavior
New Species of Giant Waterlily Is the Largest in the World
The discovery of the enormous plant type surprised researchers
View Amazing Shots of Space From the Astronomy Photographer of the Year Contest
Each shortlisted photo is in the running to win the grand prize and will be on display at the National Maritime Museum in London
FDA Panel Endorses Updated Covid Boosters Targeting Omicron Subvariants
Updated vaccines will target both virus strains that dominated in the past and current Omicron subvariants
Universal Flu Vaccine Enters Clinical Trials in Humans
The test will inoculate 100 volunteers with a vaccine that protected mice from lethal doses of six different flu strains
NASA Launches CubeSat to Orbit the Moon
The CAPSTONE mission will help the agency plan upcoming lunar missions
World’s Largest Bacterium Discovered in Caribbean Mangrove Swamps
The bacterium is the size of an eyelash and visible to the naked eye
Building Blocks of Life Found on Samples Collected From an Asteroid
The find suggests that amino acids could land on Earth on meteorites
Winners of the 2022 Big Picture Natural World Photography Competition Announced
From mating bees to starfish devouring a sea lion, the photos captured the beauty and diversity of life on Earth
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