More from Laura Baisas (Page 20)

Rain falling on a window and green plants.

How a wet winter and spring could help and hurt US states How a wet winter and spring could help and hurt US states

By Laura Baisas

A child stands by a collapsed road caused by flooding waters due to heavy rains following Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, on March 13, 2023.

Deadly Cyclone Freddy could be the longest tropical cyclone on record Deadly Cyclone Freddy could be the longest tropical cyclone on record

By Laura Baisas

Close up of a newly discovered orchid species named Spiranthes hachijoensis with pink petals,

This new species of pink orchid looks like delicate glasswork This new species of pink orchid looks like delicate glasswork

By Laura Baisas

A Wedge-tailed Eagle, a large vulture native to Australia.

An extinct 10-foot-long eagle could pick up kangaroos with its terrifying talons An extinct 10-foot-long eagle could pick up kangaroos with its terrifying talons

By Laura Baisas

Notre Dame cathedral in Paris with scaffolding and construction work following a fire in 2019.

The Notre Dame fire revealed a long-lost architectural marvel The Notre Dame fire revealed a long-lost architectural marvel

By Laura Baisas

A French bulldog puppy running.

America has a favorite new dog breed, and it’s slightly problematic America has a favorite new dog breed, and it’s slightly problematic

By Laura Baisas

A mosquito biting a human arm.

How can we control mosquitos? Deactivate their sperm. How can we control mosquitos? Deactivate their sperm.

By Laura Baisas

A black widow spider side by side with a brown widow spiders, a fellow species in the same genus, Latrodectus.

Black widows battle their even deadlier cousins in a brutal spider war Black widows battle their even deadlier cousins in a brutal spider war

By Laura Baisas

A warm of bees on a honeycomb.

Older bees teach younger bees the ‘waggle dance’ Older bees teach younger bees the ‘waggle dance’

By Laura Baisas

Whitespotted eagle ray swimming in the ocean.

Scientists test different gear for protecting clams from ‘crunching’ rays Scientists test different gear for protecting clams from ‘crunching’ rays

By Laura Baisas

A group of mice eats a scone.

Forget black coffee—a hormone shot helped tipsy rodents sober up Forget black coffee—a hormone shot helped tipsy rodents sober up

By Laura Baisas

A worm at the bottom of a shot glass of Mezcal.

What kind of worm is in your mezcal? What kind of worm is in your mezcal?

By Laura Baisas

Sun rays shining through clouds at sunset on Mars.

NASA’s Curiosity rover captures a moody Martian sunset for the first time NASA’s Curiosity rover captures a moody Martian sunset for the first time

By Laura Baisas

Cars in a traffic jam emitting exhaust.

Almost everyone in the world breathes unhealthy air Almost everyone in the world breathes unhealthy air

By Laura Baisas

A printout cholesterol screening results.

Safer statin alternative could be a better way to lower ‘bad’ cholesterol levels Safer statin alternative could be a better way to lower ‘bad’ cholesterol levels

By Laura Baisas

Three honeybees fly near a crocus in a field.

Like the first flying humans, honeybees use linear landmarks to navigate Like the first flying humans, honeybees use linear landmarks to navigate

By Laura Baisas

A pod of dolphins swimming together in blue water.

The ‘High-Seas Treaty’ to protect marine life in the open ocean finally makes progress The ‘High-Seas Treaty’ to protect marine life in the open ocean finally makes progress

By Laura Baisas

Mexico's Monte Alban archaeological site, including stone step and structures with mountains in the distance.

What the longest-lasting Mesoamerican cities all had in common What the longest-lasting Mesoamerican cities all had in common

By Laura Baisas

A drawing made by a five year-old child in Sweden with the description, “A boy coughed and put his hands over there (on the house) and someone came and touched it, then they got sick. X means that you shouldn't go outside and catch bacteria. The bacteria are underground. Blue faces mean you feel sick.”

Little kids drew their grim—and hopeful—reality of COVID Little kids drew their grim—and hopeful—reality of COVID

By Laura Baisas

A man holes a phones and texts with a combination of words and emois.

People use emojis to soften the blow of negative feelings People use emojis to soften the blow of negative feelings

By Laura Baisas

Two orca whales, one with it's head and flukes above the water and the other with its nose out of the water.

Toothed whales turned their vocal fry into a hunting superpower Toothed whales turned their vocal fry into a hunting superpower

By Laura Baisas

A giant lacewing as seen under a microscope. The insect is a moth relative with large wings.

A bug expert went shopping at Walmart—and made a historic insect discovery A bug expert went shopping at Walmart—and made a historic insect discovery

By Laura Baisas

The entrance to the Mycenae citadel in Greece called the Lion Gate.

Details of life in Bronze Age Mycenae could lie at the bottom of a well Details of life in Bronze Age Mycenae could lie at the bottom of a well

By Laura Baisas

The partner of one Caribbean flamingo helps it out in an argument with another pair.

Flamingoes have big personalities—and their friendships prove it Flamingoes have big personalities—and their friendships prove it

By Laura Baisas

Diabetes medicines and injectables on a plain blue background

Eli Lilly commits to cap insulin prices at $35 per month Eli Lilly commits to cap insulin prices at $35 per month

By Laura Baisas

A white-bellied woodstar hummingbird flying. Their colorful throat feathers are believed to help them find a mate.

This hybrid hummingbird’s colorful feathers are a genetic puzzle This hybrid hummingbird’s colorful feathers are a genetic puzzle

By Laura Baisas

A glassy-winged sharpshooter rests on a leaf.

Watch these tiny bugs catapult urine with their butts Watch these tiny bugs catapult urine with their butts

By Laura Baisas

Sugar on a wooden spoon.

Popular artificial sweetener associated with risk of heart attack and stroke Popular artificial sweetener associated with risk of heart attack and stroke

By Laura Baisas

Venus (left), the waning crescent Moon, and Jupiter (right), appear together in the skies above Salt Lake City, Utah on January 31, 2019.

March skies will bring a lunar illusion and planetary reunion March skies will bring a lunar illusion and planetary reunion

By Laura Baisas

A moniker fairy lantern plant detonates, with its petals unfurling.

Scientists just rediscovered a rare, fungi-eating ‘fairy lantern’ Scientists just rediscovered a rare, fungi-eating ‘fairy lantern’

By Laura Baisas

An at-home COVID-19 and flu test box.

An at-home test for both COVID-19 and the flu gains approval An at-home test for both COVID-19 and the flu gains approval

By Laura Baisas

A scientist holds up a tooth recovered from an archaeological dig in Denmark.

Scientists tracked the plague’s journey through Denmark using really old teeth Scientists tracked the plague’s journey through Denmark using really old teeth

By Laura Baisas

A commercial airplane at taxxing at an airport in soft sunlight.

Airplane toilets are a surprisingly good place to track COVID outbreaks Airplane toilets are a surprisingly good place to track COVID outbreaks

By Laura Baisas

An illustration of Hyneria udlezinye, a large, predatory fish, with smaller fish in the Waterloo Farm ecosystem in South Africa about 360 million years ago.

A gator-faced fish shaped like a torpedo stalked rivers 360 million years ago A gator-faced fish shaped like a torpedo stalked rivers 360 million years ago

By Laura Baisas

Three rows of various plant-based milks in a grocery store refrigerator.

The FDA says it’s ok to call almond milk ‘milk’ (for now) The FDA says it’s ok to call almond milk ‘milk’ (for now)

By Laura Baisas

$Recreations of tiny points found in Grotte Mandrin that were reproduced using the same flint and replicating the same technologies from thousands of years ago. These experimental points were then used as arrowheads and shot by bow to analyze the categories of fractures appearing on these arrowheads and compare them with the scars found on the archeological material.$

Archery may have helped humans gain leverage over Neanderthals Archery may have helped humans gain leverage over Neanderthals

By Laura Baisas

Singer Mariah Carey performs on stage with her twins Moroccan Cannon and Monroe Cannon during her "Merry Christmas To All!" at Madison Square Garden on December 13, 2022 in New York City.

This is your brain on Christmas music This is your brain on Christmas music

By Laura Baisas

Six faint circular object glow in space. These are images of six candidate massive galaxies, seen 500-800 million years after the Big Bang.

Space Telescope

These 6 galaxies are so huge, they’ve been nicknamed ‘universe breakers’ These 6 galaxies are so huge, they’ve been nicknamed ‘universe breakers’

By Laura Baisas

A sign warning of snow and ice conditions, reading " Winter Storm Warning in Effect until 6 pm" is seen on a highway in St. Paul, Minnesota, on February 22, 2022.

Coast-to-coast storm causing extreme weather across the country Coast-to-coast storm causing extreme weather across the country

By Laura Baisas

Several European spruce bark beetles on a dry piece of wood.

These beetles sniff out fungus-infected trees to find their next target These beetles sniff out fungus-infected trees to find their next target

By Laura Baisas

A 6.3 inch long phallus shaped artifact that was discovered in England, at the Roman fort of Vindolanda.

Scientists think they found a 2,000-year-old dildo in ancient Roman ruins Scientists think they found a 2,000-year-old dildo in ancient Roman ruins

By Laura Baisas

A business woman packs up paperwork and a laptop in an office.

4-day work week shows big benefits for both workers and employers in UK 4-day work week shows big benefits for both workers and employers in UK

By Laura Baisas

A tractor in Argentina drives over a dry and dusty soybean field with a blazing sun.

La Niña is exacerbating drought conditions for millions La Niña is exacerbating drought conditions for millions

By Laura Baisas

Norovirus under a microscope. The virus is a gastrointestinal illness that causes vomiting, diarrhea, and is highly contagious.

Norovirus is spiking across the United States Norovirus is spiking across the United States

By Laura Baisas

An adult humpback whale surfaces above the water in eastern Australia.

A group of humpback whales is choosing violence A group of humpback whales is choosing violence

By Laura Baisas

Syringes with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on a table with bandaids and a fan.

Moderna says it will keep its COVID-19 vaccine free (for now) Moderna says it will keep its COVID-19 vaccine free (for now)

By Laura Baisas

The bow of the RMS Titanic, almost 12,500 feet under the ocean.

Watch never-before-seen footage of the Titanic shipwreck from the 1980s Watch never-before-seen footage of the Titanic shipwreck from the 1980s

By Laura Baisas

A European hedgehog on a road with a yellow flower.

Endangered Species

Why Danish citizen scientists were on a quest to find the oldest European hedgehog Why Danish citizen scientists were on a quest to find the oldest European hedgehog

By Laura Baisas

A young woman sits below a stairwell with her head down in sadness.

Teen girls and queer youth are facing a crisis of hopelessness, CDC finds Teen girls and queer youth are facing a crisis of hopelessness, CDC finds

By Laura Baisas

Studying fighter pilot physiology could help us understand astronaut brains

Studying fighter pilot physiology could help us understand astronaut brains Studying fighter pilot physiology could help us understand astronaut brains

By Laura Baisas

A woma pythron, a large, nocturnal species of snake on the ground by a piece of wood.

Snakes can actually hear really well Snakes can actually hear really well

By Laura Baisas

A Marburg virus as it appears under a microscope.

Rare, Ebola-related Marburg virus spreads in Equatorial Guinea Rare, Ebola-related Marburg virus spreads in Equatorial Guinea

By Laura Baisas

An artist’s impression of two theropod species discovered by scientists at the University of Southampton in 2021, Ceratosuchops inferodios and Riparovenator milnerae.

What was going on inside of this spinosaur’s brain? What was going on inside of this spinosaur’s brain?

By Laura Baisas

A Eurasian lynch perches in a fallen tree in a forest.

Endangered Species

The endangered Eurasian lynx might never recover fully in France The endangered Eurasian lynx might never recover fully in France

By Laura Baisas

An image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope of stars and galaxies surrounding spiral galaxy LEDA 2046648.

Space Telescope

JWST’s latest new galaxy discoveries mirror the Milky Way JWST’s latest new galaxy discoveries mirror the Milky Way

By Laura Baisas

Lion's mane mushrooms on a table.

Lion’s mane mushroom shows promise in boosting brain cell growth Lion’s mane mushroom shows promise in boosting brain cell growth

By Laura Baisas

Fossil hippo skeleton and associated Oldowan artifacts at the Nyayanga site in July 2016.

2.9 million-year-old tools found in Kenya stir up a ‘fascinating whodunnit’ 2.9 million-year-old tools found in Kenya stir up a ‘fascinating whodunnit’

By Laura Baisas

A scientist working at a microscope with a pipette.

A vaccine trial targeting the most lethal breast cancer just took its next step A vaccine trial targeting the most lethal breast cancer just took its next step

By Laura Baisas

The planet Saturn on a dark background. Two smudgy spokes are seen in the B ring (left). The shape and shading of spokes can appear light or dark, depending on the viewing angle, and sometimes appear more like blobs than classic radial spoke shapes, as seen here.

Space Telescope

Hubble telescope spies Saturn’s rings in ‘spoke season’ Hubble telescope spies Saturn’s rings in ‘spoke season’

By Laura Baisas

A small, young plant sprouts up from dark soil.

Smarter fertilizer use could shrink our agricultural carbon footprint Smarter fertilizer use could shrink our agricultural carbon footprint

By Laura Baisas

A woman in a field observes a plant.

Citizen science is another great form of nature therapy Citizen science is another great form of nature therapy

By Laura Baisas

Two giraffes on a sunny day with one looking directly at the viewer.

Why giraffe sex is a tall order and hinges on pee Why giraffe sex is a tall order and hinges on pee

By Laura Baisas

Two orca whales swim in the ocean with mountains in the distance.

Raising male offspring comes at a high price for orca mothers Raising male offspring comes at a high price for orca mothers

By Laura Baisas

In the latest State of the Union, Biden highlights infrastructure, chips, and healthcare

In the latest State of the Union, Biden highlights infrastructure, chips, and healthcare In the latest State of the Union, Biden highlights infrastructure, chips, and healthcare

By Laura Baisas

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