One of the biggest superstars in human history lies in the National Museum of Ethiopia. Here, in Addis Ababa, sit the fragile remains of the world’s most celebrated human ancestor:…

To Sally Warring, protists are an absolutely underrated type of wildlife.   “Protists are very charismatic and interesting,” says Warring, who studies these creatures at the Earlham Institute in Norwich, England.…

Mackensey Wilson, 14, never planned on doing a science fair project. But when one of her dogs kept getting rashes that seemed to be linked to what pet food she’d…

Nearly 1,000 years ago, astronomers in China and Japan saw something strange in the sky. It seemed to be a new star. Even stranger, for several weeks that star was…

Sundog (noun, Suhn Dahg) Sundogs are bright flares of light that can appear on either side of the sun in the sky. They form when incoming sunlight bends, or refracts…

Sonic isn’t your typical hedgehog. He boasts incredible superspeed that lets him launch off springs, sprint over water and even clear loop-de-loops. In the Sonic the Hedgehog games, our favorite…

Polar bears are facing more and more challenges as the climate warms. Most of these problems relate to the bears’ waning wintery habitats. But increasingly, they also may be infected…

Microscopic black holes could be careening through our solar system unnoticed. But their days of stealth may be numbered. Two research teams have just proposed ways to spot such baby…

A new kind of border-patrol agent could soon sniff out smuggled goods in African ports. They’re rats that wear tiny red vests. Like dogs, African giant pouched rats have a…