More from Laura Baisas

NASA Artemis I SLS rocket launch
Moons

With Artemis 1 launched, NASA is officially on its way back to the moon

By Laura Baisas, Purbita Saha

Honeybee pollinating a flower
Animals

Lab-raised bees have half the lifespan they did in the ’70s

By Laura Baisas

Amazon jungle
Climate Change

Three nations pledge to reverse decades of destruction in the rainforest

By Laura Baisas

Children raising their hands in a classroom.
Biology

Kids learn faster than adults. This neurotransmitter could explain why.

By Laura Baisas

Dam reservoir
Agriculture

Dams show promise for sustainable food systems, but we should tread lightly

By Laura Baisas

Check this CDC map to see if you live in a ‘high risk’ flu state
Health

Check this CDC map to see if you live in a ‘high risk’ flu state

By Laura Baisas

Monkeys with close friends have friendlier gut bacteria
Animals

Monkeys with close friends have friendlier gut bacteria

By Laura Baisas

The WLM galaxy
Deep Space

New James Webb Space Telescope image shows a secluded galaxy in stellar detail

By Laura Baisas

Positive COVID blood sample
COVID-19

Getting COVID more than once might be even worse than we thought

By Laura Baisas

How decoding the genome of pearl oysters could save them
Animals

How decoding the genome of pearl oysters could save them

By Laura Baisas

Female octopuses will chuck seashells at males who irk them
Animals

Female octopuses will chuck seashells at males who irk them

By Laura Baisas

Tropical Storm Nicole nears hurricane status as it hurtles toward eastern Florida
Environment

Tropical Storm Nicole nears hurricane status as it hurtles toward eastern Florida

By Laura Baisas

Ancient ivory comb shows that self-care is as old as time
Archaeology

Ancient ivory comb shows that self-care is as old as time

By Laura Baisas

Stethoscope in hands
Health

Florida state medical boards vote to ban gender-affirming healthcare for transgender minors

By Laura Baisas

Paxlovid
COVID-19

Study shows Paxlovid may help prevent long COVID

By Laura Baisas

Pigs on a pigfram
Animals

Pig bystanders are pretty good at resolving anxiety and conflict in the pen

By Laura Baisas

Withered sunflowers
Climate Change

The past 8 years have been the hottest on human record, according to new report

By Laura Baisas

A red blood moon
Moons

A blood moon, lunar eclipse, and fiery meteor shower will all grace the sky this week

By Laura Baisas

Two white dwarf stars
Science

The Milky Way’s oldest star is a white-hot pyre of dead planets

By Laura Baisas

23 tons of rocket debris landed in the remote Pacific Ocean today
Science

23 tons of rocket debris landed in the remote Pacific Ocean today

By Laura Baisas

Lemurs
Animals

Giant beasts once roamed Madagascar. What happened to them?

By Laura Baisas

Climate change is threatening archeological treasures from Alaska to Egypt
Archaeology

Climate change is threatening archeological treasures from Alaska to Egypt

By Laura Baisas

Tonga volcano eruption over land and water
Environment

Tonga survived the largest volcanic plume in the planet’s history this year

By Laura Baisas

Platypus swimming
Animals

Dams are hurting this enigmatic Australian species

By Laura Baisas

Pills on a table.
Diseases

Walgreens’ and CVS’ roles in the opioid crisis may cost them billions

By Laura Baisas

A potential vaccine for pregnant mothers could quell the surge of serious RSV cases
Diseases

A potential vaccine for pregnant mothers could quell the surge of serious RSV cases

By Laura Baisas

Sex, not violence, could’ve sealed the fate of the Neanderthals
Archaeology

Sex, not violence, could’ve sealed the fate of the Neanderthals

By Laura Baisas

Rhino horns are shrinking, and humans are to blame
Animals

Rhino horns are shrinking, and humans are to blame

By Laura Baisas

The Mars Express just got up close and personal with Phobos
Mars

The Mars Express just got up close and personal with Phobos

By Laura Baisas

Tiger sharks helped scientists map a vast underwater meadow in the Bahamas
Animals

Tiger sharks helped scientists map a vast underwater meadow in the Bahamas

By Laura Baisas

This newly named owl from Príncipe Island calls like an insect
Animals

This newly named owl from Príncipe Island calls like an insect

By Laura Baisas

A skyscraper-sized asteroid will zoom within 1.43 million miles of Earth tonight
Science

A skyscraper-sized asteroid will zoom within 1.43 million miles of Earth tonight

By Laura Baisas

NASA sun spots image
NASA

Just in time for Halloween, the sun looks like a jack-o’-lantern

By Laura Baisas

A jaybird snacks
Animals

Eurasian jays show masterful intelligence in human psychology test

By Laura Baisas

Newborn baby
Climate Change

Highway and traffic pollution could be connected to low birthweight

By Laura Baisas

Earth's magnetic field in a black, red, and white illustration
Physics

Here’s what the Earth’s magnetic field would sound like if we could hear it

By Laura Baisas

Bellairsia gracilis
Biology

A Scottish fossil is helping scientists fill the gaps in the lizard family tree

By Laura Baisas

Solar panels
Climate Change

Global carbon emissions will peak in 2025, international agency estimates

By Laura Baisas

This Renaissance-era baby died from living in darkness for a year
Archaeology

This Renaissance-era baby died from living in darkness for a year

By Laura Baisas

Manatee
Animals

These now-extinct whales were kind of like manatees

By Laura Baisas

Flu Virus
Health

Flu and RSV hybrid virus studied in a lab for the first time

By Laura Baisas

Cabbage destroyed by flooding
Climate Change

Fossil fuels are causing a buildup of human health problems

By Laura Baisas

3D bird skeletons
Animals

Birds are so specialized to their homes, it shows in their bones

By Laura Baisas

Harbor seals
Animals

Baby seals are born with a great sense of rhythm

By Laura Baisas

Historic drought brings eerie objects and seawater to the surface of the Mississippi River
Climate Change

Historic drought brings eerie objects and seawater to the surface of the Mississippi River

By Laura Baisas

A brain scan
Diseases

Dementia affects 1 in 10 Americans over 65

By Laura Baisas

A gray cat with green eyes
Animals

Your cat probably knows when you’re talking to it

By Laura Baisas

Swarm of bees
Animals

A swarm of honeybees can have the same electrical charge as a storm cloud

By Laura Baisas

Rhododendrons blooming.
Biology

Multiple species of Rhododendron thrive by taking turns to bloom

By Laura Baisas

Hurricane Roslyn
Environment

Category 3 Hurricane Roslyn hit Mexico with landslides, flash flooding, and strong winds

By Laura Baisas

A Sumatra tiger in the jungle
Animals

Some of Asia’s iconic wildlife doesn’t seem to mind human encroachment

By Laura Baisas

Uganda’s Ebola outbreak is ‘rapidly evolving,’ according to WHO
Diseases

Uganda’s Ebola outbreak is ‘rapidly evolving,’ according to WHO

By Laura Baisas

Multicolored soldierfish swimming past a reef
Animals

Fish populations thrive near marine protected areas—and so do fishers

By Laura Baisas

Blue shark swimming
Animals

Itchy fish use sharks as swimming scratching posts

By Laura Baisas

Researchers found what they believe is a 2,000-year-old map of the stars
Science

Researchers found what they believe is a 2,000-year-old map of the stars

By Laura Baisas

The Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula
Deep Space

JWST give a new look at the Pillars of Creation’s majestic explosion of young stars

By Laura Baisas

An open-mouthed ostrich
Animals

Giant ostrich-like dinosaurs give us a glimpse of ancient North America

By Laura Baisas

Neanderthal father and daughter.
Science

Neanderthal genomes reveal family bonds from 54,000 years ago

By Laura Baisas

The Omicron variant
Health

A COVID strain was engineered in a Boston lab. Here’s why you shouldn’t panic.

By Laura Baisas

Snake fangs
Animals

The sharp science behind fangs, the ultimate biting weapon

By Laura Baisas

A baby bottle feeding
Health

Abbot voluntarily recalls a small percentage of infant formula and Pedialyte

By Laura Baisas

Firefighting crews entering the Nakia Creek fire zone on Monday.
Climate Change

Nakia Creek wildfire forces evacuations during record-breaking heat spell in the Pacific Northwest

By Laura Baisas

A flooded field
Agriculture

How disastrous floods can also lead to food insecurity

By Laura Baisas

Nutritious food
Cancer

Meals catering to different health needs could help save lives—and billions of dollars

By Laura Baisas