Madagascar's prehistoric 'crazy beast' sheds light on mammalian evolution

A prehistoric opossum-sized critter dubbed the “crazy beast” that inhabited Madagascar at the end of the…

Trapping urban coyotes to see if they can be 'hazed' away from human neighborhoods

After weeks of sleepless nights spent scrutinizing grainy images relayed from our remote cameras, mostly of…

Training linked to stronger promotion chances for women in IT over work performance

Job performance has long been understood to be the primary equalizing factor affecting promotions for men…

White-faced capuchin monkeys come down from the trees on Panama's Coiba Island

Crossing a 23-kilometer stretch of ocean from mainland Panama to Coiba, the largest offshore island in…

PIA23858: Kasei Valles

           Target: Mars Mission:  2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument:  THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Click here…

Forest Service debuts state-by-state statistics on carbon

For the first time, a new publication by the USDA Forest Service delivers an overview of…

Very good dogs don't necessarily make very good co-workers

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are working from home in close proximity to…

Coronavirus is revitalising the concept of community for the 21st century

With more than a third of the world’s population in lockdown, there are widespread fears of…

Archaeologists have a lot of dates wrong for North American indigenous history – but new techniques are correcting it

Columbus famously reached the Americas in 1492. Other Europeans had made the journey before, but the…

A slice of the moon for sale: just $2.5 million

One of the world’s largest lunar meteorites goes on private sale at Christie’s on Thursday, valued…