News

  1. Animals

    How cheetah mummies could help bring the species back to Arabia

    Arabian cheetah mummies' DNA reveals that the long-lost population could be closely replaced by a cheetah population in northwestern Africa.

    By Jake Buehler
  2. Paleontology

    This dino’s fossil claw suggests it snatched eggs, not insects

    A 67-million-year-old claw fossil reveals a new dinosaur species that may have used its hand spikes to snatch and pierce eggs.

    By Taylor Mitchell Brown
  3. Plants

    Plants packed close enough to touch are more resilient to stress

    Signals transmitted via leaves can warn neighboring plants of stressful events, making the group collectively more resilient than plants in isolation.

    By Richard Kemeny
  4. Climate

    Earth’s last 3 years were its hottest on record

    An analysis of global climate data shows sustained warming even as El Niño faded.