More from Laura Baisas (Page 2)

person petting a turtle
Endangered Species

Trafficked turtles get a second chance at life in New Jersey sanctuary

By Laura Baisas

a winter outlook map of the united states for 2025-2026
Agriculture

The ‘Farmer’s Almanac’ says goodbye after 208 years

By Laura Baisas

a woodpecker with black white and a little bit of red plumage on a tree
Birds

Woodpeckers grunt like tennis players

By Laura Baisas

hermit crab with pink creature on its head
Animals

New species looks like a fuzzy pink hermit crab wig

By Laura Baisas

rotten eggs with black and white fuzzy mold on them
Medicine

Stinky ‘rotten egg’ gas could fight nail infections

By Laura Baisas

a bird with white and gray plummage
Ocean

Rare seabird saved after swallowing four large fishhooks

By Laura Baisas

a full moon rises over the ocean
Moons

Brightest supermoon of 2025 lights up the sky this week

By Laura Baisas

a mosquito on a white daisy
Insects

This mosquito death trap is all-natural and very deadly

By Laura Baisas

A wasp spider in its web inside Sierra Mariola Natural Park in Bocairent, Valencian Community, Spain.
Spiders

Spiders ‘decorate’ their webs to help trap dinner

By Laura Baisas

a zombie worm, it is long and cylindrical with tentacles
Ocean

Zombie worms have gone missing

By Laura Baisas

A large planetary nebula. The nebula’s central star is hidden by a blotchy pinkish cloud of dust. A strong red light radiates from this area, illuminating the nearby dust. Two large loops extend diagonally away from the centre, formed of thin ridges of molecular gas, here coloured blue. They stretch out to the corners of the view. A huge number of bright, whitish stars cover the background, also easily visible through the thin dust layers.
Space Telescope

Red Spider Nebula glows in ethereal new JWST image

By Laura Baisas

Artist's recreation of ‘Epiatheracerium itjilik’ in its forested lake habitat, Devon Island, Early Miocene, 23 million years ago. The plants and animals shown, including a rodent, rabbit and the transitional seal ‘Puijila darwini,’ are all based on fossilized remains found at the site.
Wildlife

Rhinos once lived in Canada

By Laura Baisas

The blue marked Queen of a Carniolan honey bee (Apis mellifera carnica) colony is searching for a place to insert an egg.
Bees

Queen bees are violently ousted if worker bees smell weakness

By Laura Baisas

a close up of leopard spots
Wildlife

Why do animals have spots and stripes?

By Laura Baisas

The tree is constructed from a metal pole, with sea glass strung down from the top.
Science

Meet the man who built a 15-foot-tall sea glass Christmas tree

By Laura Baisas

a rattlesnake with an open mouth bearing its fangs
Wildlife

How snake bites really work

By Laura Baisas

pinworm under microscope
Diseases

Ancient poop from Mexico’s ‘Cave of the Dead Children’ teems with parasites

By Laura Baisas

a kakapo
Birds

World’s only flightless parrot doing okay against ‘crusty bum’ disease

By Laura Baisas

A 50 cent coin from 1817 (left) and an 1846 Liberty head one-cent coin (right) are just two of the numerous objects uncovered in a dig in Troy, Ohio.
Archaeology

Rare 19th-century coins found after fire at historic tavern

By Laura Baisas

a woman running with snow-capped mountains in the background
Fitness & Exercise

Ultra-endurance athletes can burn up to 8,000 calories per day

By Laura Baisas

a baby sea turtle crawling on sand
Ocean

Green sea turtle no longer Endangered

By Laura Baisas

ASU marine biologist and conservation scientist Jesse Senko fishes a solar-powered illuminated net off the coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Ocean

Saving sea turtles with solar-powered fishing nets

By Laura Baisas

human bones in the background. in the foreground a hand holds samples of liquids
Archaeology

A mummy microbiome hides inside 1,000-year-old poop

By Laura Baisas

a lobster with orange and black coloring
Ocean

Rare 1-in-30-million calico lobster makes her spooky debut

By Laura Baisas

an illustration of a marine reptile swimming amongst fish
Evolution

Jurassic ‘sword dragon’ uncovered in England

By Laura Baisas

three birds crowding around a white foraging puzzle
Birds

Young birds get by with a little help from their…siblings

By Laura Baisas

a woman using nail clippers to cut her big toe nail
Cancer

Scientists need your toenails

By Laura Baisas

a brown dog holds a plush monkey
Dogs

Dogs really can be addicted to their toys

By Laura Baisas

a team of researchers using ropes to move a large statue
Archaeology

How Easter Island’s famed heads ‘walked’

By Laura Baisas

a fly with green and black coloring lands on a green leaf
Insects

Surgical tools could get a bug-inspired upgrade

By Laura Baisas

a collage of several rare coins and bank notes
Archaeology

A rare coin treasure hunt kicks off in 4 American cities

By Laura Baisas

a black and white photo of a ship leaning on its side in sea ice
Archaeology

Ernest Shackleton knew ‘Endurance’ had shortcomings, new study says

By Laura Baisas

a side by side image of a blue container of white yogurt on the left and two ants on a log on the right
Insects

Ants can be used to make ‘tangy’ yogurt

By Laura Baisas

Artifacts found while Dr. Kathleen Martínez searches for Cleopatra's tomb.
Archaeology

The search for Cleopatra’s long-lost tomb leads to sunken seaport

By Laura Baisas

an older couple holding hands as the sun sets
Wildlife

Women really do live longer than men. Here’s why.

By Laura Baisas

a station wagon in a driveway
Projects

A life-long car lover recreated the Griswold’s famous station wagon

By Laura Baisas

Composite drone photograph of the large panel at Jebel Misma. The engravings are traced to show 19 life-sized camels and 3 equids. Naturalistic animals belonging to the middle phase are traced in white. The more stylized and standardized depictions of the later phase traced in blue. Unidentified lines traced in black.
Archaeology

Camels depicted in 12,000-year-old rock art

By Laura Baisas

a venus fly trap closes on a fly.
Evolution

Venus fly traps’ death-grip trigger discovered

By Laura Baisas

a new broccoli growing
Agriculture

New broccoli hybrid can thrive in colder climates

By Laura Baisas

a sparkly iron ore
Archaeology

This ‘funny-looking rock’ holds 3,000 years of Iron Age secrets

By Laura Baisas

a woman sitting on the couch with her cat scratching the cat behind its ears
Cats

Cat owners donate more money than dog owners

By Laura Baisas

a great white shark biting an orange test fabric
Sharks

Shark bite-resistant wetsuits could save lives

By Laura Baisas

a graphic of the brain with several multi-colored balls inside
Psychology

Why some memories stick while others fade

By Laura Baisas

a woman sneezing by a window with sun streaming in
Medicine

UV light can fight indoor allergens

By Laura Baisas

a man hiking on a sunny fall day standing near a grove of trees changing color and a lake
Health

What exactly is the UV Index? A dermatologist explains.

By Laura Baisas

a bat hanging upside down on a tree
Science

The 2025 Ig Nobel Prizes honor garlicky babies, drunk bats, and more

By Laura Baisas

a black and white dog surrounded by dog toys
Dogs

Dogs can learn and remember how toys work

By Laura Baisas

a map showing where birds are migrating
Birds

262 million birds forecast to take to the skies tonight

By Laura Baisas

a vet examining a seagull wrapped in a towel with a fishing bobber stuck in its mouth
Birds

Seagull survives swallowing a giant fish hook–thanks to local vets

By Laura Baisas

five old fashioned alarm clocks in a rowCREDIT: Catherine McQueen via Getty Images
Health

Ending daylight saving time could be better for our health

By Laura Baisas

a wheel of a shipwreck under water
Archaeology

Wisconsin ‘ghost ship’ uncovered after 139 years

By Laura Baisas

a scalloped hammerhead shark swimming in the pacific
Endangered Species

Endangered shark meat keeps ending up on store shelves

By Laura Baisas

a gold dollar coin. the heads side has a woman holding a baby on her back named sacagewea on it and the back an eagle with 17 stars
NASA

Space-flown Sacagawea dollar coins fetch over $500K at auction

By Laura Baisas

a rectangular cassette tape with lots of loose brown tape coming out
Engineering

A single DNA cassette tape could store billions of photos

By Laura Baisas

Matador bug and a leaf-footed bug with impressive, large, colorful flags on its hind tibia.
Insects

This bug uses ‘red flags’ to tell predators to buzz off

By Laura Baisas

A mating pair of octopuses with one of the animals raising its arm up
Wildlife

Octopus arms are the animal kingdom’s most flexible

By Laura Baisas

a border collie in a park gives a human a high five with its paw
Dogs

Pandemic life left its mark on dogs

By Laura Baisas

An artist’s impression of how the aurora might appear in the sky above the Perseverance rover.
Mars

Aurora over Mars gives Red Planet a green glow

By Laura Baisas

a baby koala in a tree
Endangered Species

First koala chlamydia vaccine approved

By Laura Baisas

a mock up of a boarding pass for a flight during artemis 2
Moons

NASA’s next trip around the moon could have your name on it

By Laura Baisas

a backyard version of fenway park complete with a green monster, signs, and scoreboard
Projects

A dedicated son brings Fenway Park to his dad’s backyard

By Laura Baisas

a turtle hatchling on a large pile of brown seaweed
Wildlife

Sea turtle hatchlings struggle through a smelly seaweed maze

By Laura Baisas

a large, flat head catfish with an open mouth
Fish

Monster catfish and its creepy smile invade PA rivers

By Laura Baisas

a fish with bright blue markings swim in a tank
Ocean

A rainbow of fish dazzles in New Jersey

By Laura Baisas