More from Laura Baisas (Page 25)

A team from the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum examines a shipwreck unearthed by hurricanes in Florida.

Storm erosion brings 200-year-old shipwreck to the surface of a Florida beach

By Laura Baisas

Two dogs nipping at each other

Humans have trouble anticipating aggressive behavior in man’s best friend

By Laura Baisas

Feisty ankylosaurs clubbed each other with their tails

Feisty ankylosaurs clubbed each other with their tails

By Laura Baisas

The last Tasmanian tiger’s remains were finally found—in a cupboard

The last Tasmanian tiger’s remains were finally found—in a cupboard

By Laura Baisas

Brightly colored tropical fish in a coral reef

To save coral reefs, color the larvae

By Laura Baisas

A man wearing a jacket sneezes into a rissue.

Cold temperatures could make our respiratory systems more vulnerable to infection

By Laura Baisas

A protective white face mask/

This flu season is bound to be historic, but masks can help, says the CDC

By Laura Baisas

The tortoise, the myth, the legend: Jonathan turns 190

The tortoise, the myth, the legend: Jonathan turns 190

By Laura Baisas

This dinosaur dove like a duck

This dinosaur dove like a duck

By Laura Baisas

For thousands of years, kids have been fascinated with owls

For thousands of years, kids have been fascinated with owls

By Laura Baisas

Artist’s impression of Cryptovaranoides when it was alive

A key to lizard evolution was buried in a museum cupboard for 70 years

By Laura Baisas

The FDA building in Washington DC

The FDA approved a fecal transplant treatment for the first time

By Laura Baisas

The view of a colorful lake and steam from Yellowstone's Grand Prismatic Overlook Trail.

There’s more magma under Yellowstone than we thought—but don’t panic

By Laura Baisas

A series of brain scans

Some teenagers’ brains have been aging faster during the pandemic

By Laura Baisas

A full moon rises over snowy hills.

Fireballs, bright Mars, and a big moon will dazzle in December’s night sky

By Laura Baisas

HIV/AIDS activists in India holding up "no discrimination" signs and red AIDS ribbons

Dr. Fauci on fighting stigmas on infectious diseases, from AIDS to COVID

By Laura Baisas

A child receives a COVID-19 vaccine

COVID-19 vaccines are still essential in preventing death in children and teens

By Laura Baisas

Daubenton's bat is similar to metal singers

What bats and metal vocalists have in common

By Laura Baisas

The newest member of the T. rex family has piercing eyes

The newest member of the T. rex family has piercing eyes

By Laura Baisas

Steller's Sea Cow

Meet the extinct sea cow that cultivated Pacific kelp forests

By Laura Baisas

Mauna Loa lava flow

The world’s largest active volcano is erupting in Hawaii

By Laura Baisas

Mpox virus in red at the microscopic level

The World Health Organization officially renamed monkeypox to mpox

By Laura Baisas

Moon closeup of craters by NASA Orion spacecraft

Orion sends back new images of the moon’s craters, some of which could be home to ice and water

By Laura Baisas

Tiny octopus with clear head that shows off brain

What human and octopus brains have in common

By Laura Baisas

These ‘fake’ ancient Roman coins might actually be real

These ‘fake’ ancient Roman coins might actually be real

By Laura Baisas

This giant bird stays healthy by munching on medicinal plants

This giant bird stays healthy by munching on medicinal plants

By Laura Baisas

Signs of past chemical reactions detected on Mars

By Laura Baisas

Aftershocks hit Indonesia after deadly 5.6-magnitude earthquake

Aftershocks hit Indonesia after deadly 5.6-magnitude earthquake

By Laura Baisas

Ancient army ant

Eyeless army ants chomped their way through Europe millions of years ago

By Laura Baisas

Disease-resistant super corals can save vulnerable reefs

By Laura Baisas

Kimberella fossil

Oldest evidence of digested plants in a roughly 575-million-year-old creature’s gut

By Laura Baisas

A giant prehistoric salamander

These pleasantly plump salamanders dominated the Cretaceous period

By Laura Baisas

Tomb of a forgotten queen is one of several new stunning Egyptian discoveries

Tomb of a forgotten queen is one of several new stunning Egyptian discoveries

By Laura Baisas

3 of the biggest climate decisions from COP27

3 of the biggest climate decisions from COP27

By Laura Baisas

Despite pushback, NASA won’t rename the James Webb Space Telescope

Space Telescope

Despite pushback, NASA won’t rename the James Webb Space Telescope

By Laura Baisas

FDA approves first drug that can delay onset of Type 1 diabetes

FDA approves first drug that can delay onset of Type 1 diabetes

By Laura Baisas, Sara Kiley Watson

We’re only 8 years away from stronger El Niño and La Niña events

We’re only 8 years away from stronger El Niño and La Niña events

By Laura Baisas

Lab grown chicken

FDA says this lab-grown chicken is safe for human consumption

By Laura Baisas

Earth from Orion

A distant Earth and Orion capsule’s ‘moonikin’ are the Artemis mission’s first images

By Laura Baisas

Big ancient turtle

Gigantic fossils hint at super-sized 7,000-pound sea turtle

By Laura Baisas

The protostar within the dark cloud L1527, shown in this image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam).

Space Telescope

New JWST image shows a hidden, fiery protostar

By Laura Baisas

FDA makes moves to expand life-saving Naloxone access

By Laura Baisas

Scientists still are figuring out how to age the ancient footprints in White Sands National Park

Scientists still are figuring out how to age the ancient footprints in White Sands National Park

By Laura Baisas

NASA Artemis I SLS rocket launch

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

By Laura Baisas, Purbita Saha

Honeybee pollinating a flower

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

By Laura Baisas

Three nations pledge to reverse decades of destruction in the rainforest

By Laura Baisas

Children raising their hands in a classroom.

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

By Laura Baisas

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

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

Monkeys with close friends have friendlier gut bacteria

By Laura Baisas

Space Telescope

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

By Laura Baisas

Positive COVID blood sample

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

How decoding the genome of pearl oysters could save them

By Laura Baisas

Female octopuses will chuck seashells at males who irk them

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

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

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

By Laura Baisas

Stethoscope in hands

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

By Laura Baisas

Study shows Paxlovid may help prevent long COVID

By Laura Baisas

Pigs on a pigfram

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

By Laura Baisas

Withered sunflowers

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

By Laura Baisas

A red blood moon

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

By Laura Baisas

Two white dwarf stars

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

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

By Laura Baisas

Giant beasts once roamed Madagascar. What happened to them?

By Laura Baisas

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