While searching for a missing plane on the ocean floor, scientists made an interesting geological discovery. On March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines flight...

Now is the season—late March and April—for bluebonnets to blossom in Texas!¹ Establishing these beautiful flowers is difficult,...

Recently, the southeastern United States was hit by a huge cloud of dust from the Sahara desert that drifted across the Atlantic Ocean. A second such cloud...

The latter days of July are very busy for many pollinators.¹ These include birds, bees, butterflies, moths, beetles, flies, bats, and more.^1-3 Pollination...

A new book on tree rings—Valerie Trouet’s Tree Story—blends some serious tree science with some uniformitarian mythology. The book is...

Green leaves might hang motionless most of the time, but plenty of activity stirs deep inside them. Many people understand that molecules move during...

There are two types of nucleic acids (genetic molecules): DNA and RNA. DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is a large linear molecule designed to store genetic...

A new editorial in GSA Today is claiming that secular scientists should cease using the term “Cambrian Explosion.”¹ It’s not...

Some lands welcome newcomers, while others oppose incoming foreigners. Scotland is no exception—and recent population news can be compared to prior...

Disaster sometimes strikes suddenly, like an enormous petroleum accident off the coast of Russia!^1,2 On May 29, 2020, twenty thousand tons...

Some lands welcome newcomers, while others oppose incoming foreigners. Scotland is no exception—and recent population news can be compared to prior...

In a bipartisan legislative achievement to promote better stewardship of American public lands, U.S. Senators and Representatives finalized their bill...

Humans have the remarkable ability to inhabit high altitudes where living conditions are especially harsh and challenging. A new study in Genome Biology...

Various water-striding insects use small body sizes, long legs, and fine hairs on their feet to skate on the surfaces of ponds and streams. But life on...

Wandering albatrosses have the largest wingspan of any living bird, so they live much of life soaring above the oceans. With their wings—and a lot...

Once again, results are better when aquaculture imitates the natural life cycle of Atlantic salmon.^1,2 In other words, the closer fish farmers...

Two of the remotest places ever visited by humans are the moon and the deepest part of the ocean. Earth’s lowest point is called the “Challenger...

Recently, albatrosses were used for a surprising and unintended purpose: catching criminals.^1,2 On behalf of BBC News, Samantha Patrick reported...

Pig populations are having their ups and downs. For domestic swine raised as livestock, the problem is a decreasing population. Some herds have succumbed...

Disaster sometimes strikes suddenly, like an enormous petroleum accident off the coast of Russia!^1,2 On May 29, 2020, twenty thousand tons...

As June transitions into July, it’s time for fruit harvesting—including apples, peaches, pears, and cherries. Notice how fruit phenology (seasonal...

Who isn’t curious, at some level at least, about how human brains process all the complicated inputs and outputs that our daily lives require?...

Some readers might think the answer to this question is so obvious that maybe we’re offering it as a kind of joke—but it’s no joke....

There’s a lot more variation in animal populations than what evolutionists thought. Investigation by an international research team and the Leibniz...