Wayward whale that swam 400km upriver to Montreal found dead

A young humpback whale that swam up one of Canada’s major rivers, delighting Montrealers who packed…

Endangered Mexican wolves welcome 7 pups at Albuquerque zoo

Two endangered Mexican gray wolves housed at the Albuquerque zoo are the proud parents of seven…

Study provides new explanation for neutrino anomalies in Antarctica

A new research paper co-authored by a Virginia Tech assistant professor of physics provides a new…

Ancient micrometeoroids carried specks of stardust, water to asteroid 4 Vesta

The formation of our solar system was a messy affair. Most of the material that existed…

Black hole's heart still beating

The first confirmed heartbeat of a supermassive black hole is still going strong more than ten…

Human eggs prefer some men's sperm over others, research shows

Human eggs use chemical signals to attract sperm. New research from Stockholm University and Manchester University…

Simple way of 'listening' to chicks could dramatically improve welfare

A simple and low-cost method of ‘listening’ to chicks may allow welfare issues to be picked…

Late blight research pairs spectroscopy with classic plant pathology diagnostics

Kaitlin (Katie) Gold is an assistant professor within the Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology section of…

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, deadly disease strikes rabbit populations

A lethal disease that strikes rabbits was detected in a jackrabbit in Palm Springs, leading local…

Amazon rainforest fire season starts with outlook for record burn

A month from now, the skies over parts of Brazil will fill with smoke. It’s fire…