More from Kate Baggaley (Page 4)

Researchers found signs of human pollution in animals living six miles beneath the sea

By Kate Baggaley

people walking around in masks

These countries managed to turn COVID-19 around. Here’s how we could do the same.

By Kate Baggaley

Europa’s icy surface may glow in the dark

By Kate Baggaley

All the ways the 2020 election has influenced science policy so far

By Kate Baggaley

Artist reconstruction of Wilamaya Patjxa vicuña hunt.

A female hunter’s remains hint at more fluid gender roles in the early Americas

By Kate Baggaley

women wearing masks at the grocery store

When it comes to airborne COVID-19 transmission, droplet size matters

By Kate Baggaley

halloween decorations

How to safely celebrate Halloween during COVID-19

By Kate Baggaley

A reconstruction of Ambopteryx in a glide.

Dinosaurs may have evolved into birds, but early flights didn’t go so well

By Kate Baggaley

a panoramic of the milky way

Meet the disk-shaped halo of hot gas you currently live in

By Kate Baggaley

The ‘near-Herculean’ effort by daycare workers to prevent COVID-19 spread is working

By Kate Baggaley

The NBA bubble was a one-of-a-kind COVID-19 success story

By Kate Baggaley

vaccine generic

A taskforce of Black doctors is independently evaluating COVID-19 vaccine candidates

By Kate Baggaley

Here’s what Donald Trump should know about recovering from COVID-19

By Kate Baggaley

We can protect whales from ship strikes by translating their songs

By Kate Baggaley

A large asteroid (~12 km in diameter) hit Earth 66 million years ago, likely causing the end-Cretaceous mass extinction.

An asteroid didn’t kill the dinosaurs by itself. Earth helped.

By Kate Baggaley

black sand beach with chunks of ice

A climate anomaly may have worsened the 1918 pandemic and WWI

By Kate Baggaley

a generic doctors office

America has a long history of forced sterilization

By Kate Baggaley

a person wearing a mask

COVID-19 may one day come and go like the flu, but we’re not there yet

By Kate Baggaley

a mother putting a mask on her daughter

Trump downplayed the threat from COVID-19. Here’s how we could’ve fought back harder.

By Kate Baggaley

acorn woodpecker

Blood, death, and eye gouging: welcome to the world of acorn woodpeckers

By Kate Baggaley

a girl getting a bandaid after receiving a vaccine.

What would it actually take to have a COVID-19 vaccine by November?

By Kate Baggaley

people walking around with masks in the suburbs

Herd immunity alone won’t stop COVID-19. Here’s why.

By Kate Baggaley

south island new zealand

Mummified leaves offer a glimpse of Earth’s ancient climate—and our future

By Kate Baggaley

pappy lane shipwreck

This WWII shipwreck hosts an underwater kingdom of bacteria

By Kate Baggaley

Longterm polyamory seems to work just fine for these frogs

By Kate Baggaley

empty benches at a park

Social distancing saves lives. Here’s the proof.

By Kate Baggaley

artist representation of Tanystropheus

This ancient reptile had a super long neck to sneak up on unsuspecting fish

By Kate Baggaley

Devon Island in the Canadian arctic Archipelago.

Ancient valleys may hold clues to past life on Mars

By Kate Baggaley

Pap smears are no longer the best way to screen for cervical cancer

By Kate Baggaley

Vaccines for flu and pneumonia could reduce your chances of getting Alzheimer’s

By Kate Baggaley

sharks in the ocean

Endangered Species

Reef sharks around the world are in trouble

By Kate Baggaley

person putting soap on hands

We already know how to beat COVID-19 in three easy steps

By Kate Baggaley

What to know about ‘Bunny Ebola,’ the rabbit virus sweeping the Southwest US

By Kate Baggaley

A pack of birth control pills.

Supreme Court ruling on birth control could have ripple effects beyond unwanted pregnancy

By Kate Baggaley

Kongonaphon kely

This pocket-sized shaggy reptile hopped around a pre-dino world

By Kate Baggaley

a white-throated sparrow

White-throated sparrows are ditching their classic song for a new tune

By Kate Baggaley

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Inside the race to develop a safe COVID-19 vaccine

By Kate Baggaley

NASA photo of Pluto

Frigid Pluto may have had a toasty start

By Kate Baggaley

massive caldera

A massive volcanic eruption may have contributed to the rise of the Roman Empire

By Kate Baggaley

Mass die-offs in marine mammals are accelerating, and climate change will only make it worse

By Kate Baggaley

Hummingbirds can see colors we can’t even imagine

By Kate Baggaley

ancient ancestor of the modern crocodile, which walked on two feet.

Crocodiles’ ancient ancestors may have walked on two legs

By Kate Baggaley

the new zealand flag on a flagpole against a blue sky

What we can learn from New Zealand’s successful fight against COVID-19

By Kate Baggaley

Mangrove plants flourish on coastlines, but rising seas may outpace them by 2050

By Kate Baggaley

artistic rendition of a dinosaur

Mummified ankylosaur offers a rare glimpse of a dinosaur’s last meal

By Kate Baggaley

dinosaur illustration

Dinosaur cannibalism was real, and Colorado paleontologists have the bones to prove it

By Kate Baggaley

A male Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) perches atop a sunflower.

Migratory birds in the Eastern US are struggling to adapt to climate change

By Kate Baggaley

This little NASA rover can conquer sand and steep hills

By Kate Baggaley

ancient human tools

Anthropologists have identified the earliest evidence of Homo sapiens in Europe

By Kate Baggaley

E. coli under a microscope

Yeast and E. coli can grow in conditions that might exist on alien planets

By Kate Baggaley

Pamela Smith in her lab

This scientist studies alchemy to turn historical handicrafts into modern innovations

By Kate Baggaley

bats flying out of an abandoned gold mine

Why do so many diseases come from bats?

By Kate Baggaley

person holding vaccine syringe

Oxford University’s timeline for a COVID-19 vaccine is shorter than previous estimates

By Kate Baggaley

An abelisaur, a short-snouted predatory dinosaur, rests while several pterosaurs fight over leftovers from a carcass.

The Sahara Desert was once flooded with history’s most vicious dinosaurs

By Kate Baggaley

wastewater treatment facility

Poop could be the key to tracking COVID-19 outbreaks

By Kate Baggaley

Person holding a homemade mask on a dirt road

COVID-19 hurts rural areas, too, even if it’s not obvious

By Kate Baggaley

person leaning against his bike with his phone

Can smartphone apps track COVID-19 without violating your privacy?

By Kate Baggaley

These fold-up robots fly just like ladybugs

By Kate Baggaley

We probably won’t see the next COVID-19 coming

By Kate Baggaley

coronavirus spikey protein structure.

A new vaccine protects mice from another dangerous coronavirus

By Kate Baggaley

track and field competition

Will it be safe to hold the Olympics in 2021?

By Kate Baggaley

the newly discovered dinosaur: Dineobellator notohesperus

These newly discovered raptors were like feather-covered cheetahs

By Kate Baggaley

the novel coronavirus

Yes, the new coronavirus is mutating—but that’s not a bad thing

By Kate Baggaley

North American bats tend to roost among the fungus that kills them

By Kate Baggaley

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