News

  1. Animals

    Seals’ amphibious hearing developed a long, long time ago

    Researchers scanned the ears of hundreds of marine mammals to deduce when pinnipeds evolved to hear well in both air and water.

    By Melissa Hobson
  2. Paleontology

    Spines of saber-toothed cats tell a tale of the doomed species

    Remains pulled from the La Brea Tar Pits revealed deformed vertebrae and rare tumors, possible signs of inbreeding among now-extinct saber-toothed cats.

    By Jake Buehler
  3. Climate

    What’s to blame for Canada’s wildfires?

    The inferno that sent toxic smoke billowing toward the United States won't be the last. Officials are now battling both the wildfires and misinformation.

    By Carolyn Gramling
  4. Planetary Science

    Different moon rocks tell different tales about a long-ago bombardment

    Prior moon rock samples, including from Apollo, seem heavily influenced by one impact.