News

  1. Genetics

    What gene makes orange cats orange? Scientists figured it out

    Researchers found the gene and genetic variation behind orange fur in most domestic cats, solving a decades-long mystery.

    By McKenzie Prillaman
  2. Oceans

    Seafloor amber may hold hints of a tsunami 115 million years ago

    Oddly shaped deposits of tree resin point to massive waves that struck northern Japan roughly 115 million years ago and swept a forest into the sea.

    By Katherine Kornei
  3. Space

    Perseverance takes the first picture of a visible Martian aurora

    A faint yet visible Martian aurora is the first instance of the phenomenon spotted from another planet's surface.

    By Nikk Ogasa
  4. Paleontology

    This exquisite Archaeopteryx fossil reveals how flight took off in birds

    Analyses unveiled never-before-seen feathers and bones from the first known bird, strengthening the case that Archaeopteryx could fly.