More from Laura Baisas (Page 26)

3D bird skeletons
Birds

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

By Laura Baisas

Harbor seals
Wildlife

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
Cats

Your cat probably knows when you’re talking to it

By Laura Baisas

Swarm of bees
Bees

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
Weather

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

By Laura Baisas

A Sumatra tiger in the jungle
Wildlife

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
Fish

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

By Laura Baisas

Blue shark swimming
Wildlife

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
Space

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
Space Telescope

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

By Laura Baisas

An open-mouthed ostrich
Science

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
Science

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

By Laura Baisas

Snake fangs
Wildlife

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

A concussion examination.
Fitness & Exercise

Children with concussions might benefit from short screen time spurts

By Laura Baisas

NASA asteroid probe Lucy flying through the solar system's asteroid belt in illustration
NASA

Look up! NASA’s asteroid-hunting spacecraft will slingshot past Earth this weekend.

By Laura Baisas

Animals notice—and adapt—when humans are in national parks
Bears

Animals notice—and adapt—when humans are in national parks

By Laura Baisas

The risk of heart inflammation is higher for COVID infections than the vaccine
Vaccines

The risk of heart inflammation is higher for COVID infections than the vaccine

By Laura Baisas

People will throw away about 5.3 billion phones this year
Pollution

People will throw away about 5.3 billion phones this year

By Laura Baisas

Wildlife populations have decreased 70 percent in only 50 years, report finds
Endangered Species

Wildlife populations have decreased 70 percent in only 50 years, report finds

By Laura Baisas

This dinosaur ended up mummified thanks to an ancient crocodile attack
Dinosaurs

This dinosaur ended up mummified thanks to an ancient crocodile attack

By Laura Baisas

What spun this exquisite deep-space ‘spider web’? (Hint: not aliens.)
Space Telescope

What spun this exquisite deep-space ‘spider web’? (Hint: not aliens.)

By Laura Baisas

Our long childhoods could be linked to food-gathering skills
Evolution

Our long childhoods could be linked to food-gathering skills

By Laura Baisas

Rain storms have gotten more intense across most of the US
Climate Change

Rain storms have gotten more intense across most of the US

By Laura Baisas

At 1,400 pounds, Bear Force One wins this year’s Fat Bear Week showdown
Bears

At 1,400 pounds, Bear Force One wins this year’s Fat Bear Week showdown

By Laura Baisas

Blue fragments of Dimorphos asteroid and DART seen from space telescope
Deep Space

NASA is pumped about its asteroid-smacking accuracy

By Laura Baisas

Colonoscopies still recommended for older adults, despite tepid new research
Cancer

Colonoscopies still recommended for older adults, despite tepid new research

By Laura Baisas

Oxford/AstraZeneca nasal spray COVID-19 vaccine fails first trial
Vaccines

Oxford/AstraZeneca nasal spray COVID-19 vaccine fails first trial

By Laura Baisas

Billions of years ago, Mars may have been bustling with climate-changing microbes
Mars

Billions of years ago, Mars may have been bustling with climate-changing microbes

By Laura Baisas

Despite longer hunting seasons, Idaho’s wolf population could be holding steady
Endangered Species

Despite longer hunting seasons, Idaho’s wolf population could be holding steady

By Laura Baisas

Nicole A. Mann becomes first Native American woman in space
Space X

Nicole A. Mann becomes first Native American woman in space

By Laura Baisas

A meteor shower and Hunter’s Moon will light the night the sky this weekend
Space

A meteor shower and Hunter’s Moon will light the night the sky this weekend

By Laura Baisas

La Niña hits Sydney with record-breaking rain
Climate Change

La Niña hits Sydney with record-breaking rain

By Laura Baisas

Coyote walking on street
Cats

Culver City is home to a unique cat versus coyote conflict

By Laura Baisas

X-ray vision adds a whole new layer to James Webb Space Telescope images
Space Telescope

X-ray vision adds a whole new layer to James Webb Space Telescope images

By Laura Baisas

falling water levels on the rhine near cologne august 2022
Global Warming

Hotter summers are baking the water out of soil at unprecedented rates

By Laura Baisas

How do blue whales find food? They check the weather.
Whales

How do blue whales find food? They check the weather.

By Laura Baisas

The key to tastier beer might be mutant yeast—with notes of banana
Biology

The key to tastier beer might be mutant yeast—with notes of banana

By Laura Baisas

a colorful illustration of two bipedal dinosaurs
Evolution

This pterosaur ancestor was a tiny, flightless dog-like dinosaur

By Laura Baisas

2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry winners Carolyn Bertozzi, Morten Meldal, and K. Barry Sharpless in a gold and black illustration
Science

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry just went to 3 scientists who simplified reactions in the lab

By Laura Baisas

US Vice President Kamala Harris holds up a map of state abortion bans post-Roe v. Wade
Health

The Biden administration plans to expand abortion access in all states

By Laura Baisas

Water droplets rising from Iceland's Skogafoss waterfall.
Evolution

Here’s how life on Earth might have formed out of thin air and water

By Laura Baisas

Dinosaur-killing asteroid created a tsunami with 2-mile-high waves
Dinosaurs

Dinosaur-killing asteroid created a tsunami with 2-mile-high waves

By Laura Baisas

SpaceX and NASA are studying how to bump Hubble into higher orbit
Space X

SpaceX and NASA are studying how to bump Hubble into higher orbit

By Laura Baisas

Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to scientist who sequenced Neanderthal genome
Medicine

Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to scientist who sequenced Neanderthal genome

By Laura Baisas

Fish got their jaws millions of years earlier than previously thought
Science

Fish got their jaws millions of years earlier than previously thought

By Laura Baisas

We’re one step closer to identifying the first-ever mammals
Wildlife

We’re one step closer to identifying the first-ever mammals

By Laura Baisas

New cars sold in New York state must be zero-emissions by 2035
Electric Vehicles

New cars sold in New York state must be zero-emissions by 2035

By Laura Baisas

Melting sea ice is acidifying the Arctic Ocean
Ocean

Melting sea ice is acidifying the Arctic Ocean

By Laura Baisas

Category 4 Hurricane Ian hits Florida, bringing historic storm surge
Global Warming

Category 4 Hurricane Ian hits Florida, bringing historic storm surge

By Laura Baisas

See a spiral galaxy’s haunting ‘skeleton’ in a chilly new space telescope image
Space Telescope

See a spiral galaxy’s haunting ‘skeleton’ in a chilly new space telescope image

By Laura Baisas

Potentially harmful respiratory disease may be on the rise in children, warns CDC
Diseases

Potentially harmful respiratory disease may be on the rise in children, warns CDC

By Laura Baisas

The asteroid that created Earth’s largest crater may have been way bigger than we thought
Space

The asteroid that created Earth’s largest crater may have been way bigger than we thought

By Laura Baisas

Gas leaks into the Baltic Sea from Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines
Fossil Fuels

Gas leaks into the Baltic Sea from Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines

By Laura Baisas

A rare diamond is offering a glimpse into a possibly watery world inside the Earth
Science

A rare diamond is offering a glimpse into a possibly watery world inside the Earth

By Laura Baisas

A diabetes management kit.
Vaccines

Why we should be looking out for diabetes in young people with COVID

By Laura Baisas