Horses may have been domesticated twice. Only one attempt stuck
Horse power may have revved up about four millennia ago. Horses were domesticated at least twice, researchers report June 6…
China’s Chang’e-6 snagged the first samples from the farside of the moon
China has become the first country to collect samples from the farside of the moon, hopefully providing scientists with new…
In 2018, Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted like a stomp rocket
A series of explosions from the Hawaiian volcano Kilauea in 2018 may have been triggered by a never-before-seen style of…
The sun is entering solar maximum. Expect auroras, and more
Beautiful curtains of pink and green light swirled in night skies around the world in May during one of the…
Thomas Cech’s ‘The Catalyst’ spotlights RNA and its superpowers
The CatalystThomas R. CechW.W. Norton & Co., $28.99 Make no mistake, RNA is the main character of Nobel Prize-winning scientist…
Freshwater first appeared on Earth 4 billion years ago, ancient crystals hint
Earth may have had fresh, not just salty, water as soon as 600 million years after the planet formed —…
50 years ago, chimeras gave a glimpse of gene editing’s future
Animal Genes Transplanted to Bacteria — Science News, June 1, 1974 Genes from animals can be combined with genes from bacteria…
Bird flu can infect cats. What does that mean for their people?
Cats are getting — and dying of — bird flu. That’s sparking worries about the risk that the ongoing outbreak…
The largest known genome belongs to a tiny fern
Big things can sometimes come in small packages. A small fern has broken the record for the largest genome yet…
It’s a big year for cicadas. Here’s what to know about this year’s emergence
One of the most peculiar of North America’s natural wonders — the synchronized mass mating frenzies of big, obsessed insects…
