Maybe you’ve heard of the TV show The Great British Bake Off. Its contestants take part in baking challenges in hopes of being named champion. But have you heard of…

Scene: A patrol boat cruises through the water, just off a Caribbean island. Cue the pounding drums — a movie-trailer signal that danger approaches. Enter Spinosaurus. Three large, spiny sails…

An estimated one in every 10 U.S. kids has ADHD. That’s short for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Those with multiple ADHD symptoms are more likely than others to vape, smoke or use…

Sea robins are fish with two large, winglike fins and six crablike legs. But their extra limbs do more than just scurry about the seafloor. Research now suggests that some…

Exoskeleton (noun, “ECKS-oh-skell-eh-ton”) An exoskeleton is an armor-like covering that protects many small invertebrates. Such animals include insects, spiders and crustaceans. The prefix exo- means outside. So an exoskeleton is…

You’ve likely seen NASA images of the sun that look like this. And if you peek at it in the sky, it can appear from white to red, depending on…

You’ve probably seen a cat or dog swing their ears toward a sound. We can’t move our fairly rigid ears this dramatically. But people still possess ancient ear-moving muscles. Some…

Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi are the first dire wolves to walk the Earth in more than 10,000 years. Or so claims one biotech company and a host of recent headlines.…

Scientists are working to unlock the secrets to bringing back extinct animals. One potentially important new advance is the creation of genetically altered mice with long, golden locks of tufted…