More from Laura Baisas (Page 26)

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

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

Giant beasts once roamed Madagascar. What happened to them?

By Laura Baisas

Climate change is threatening archeological treasures from Alaska to Egypt

Climate change is threatening archeological treasures from Alaska to Egypt

By Laura Baisas

Tonga volcano eruption over land and water

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

By Laura Baisas

Platypus swimming

Endangered Species

Dams are hurting this enigmatic Australian species

By Laura Baisas

Pills on a table.

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

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

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

By Laura Baisas

Rhino horns are shrinking, and humans are to blame

Endangered Species

Rhino horns are shrinking, and humans are to blame

By Laura Baisas

The Mars Express just got up close and personal with Phobos

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

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

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

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

By Laura Baisas

NASA sun spots image

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

By Laura Baisas

A jaybird snacks

Eurasian jays show masterful intelligence in human psychology test

By Laura Baisas

Highway and traffic pollution could be connected to low birthweight

By Laura Baisas

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

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

By Laura Baisas

Bellairsia gracilis

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

By Laura Baisas

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

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

By Laura Baisas

These now-extinct whales were kind of like manatees

By Laura Baisas

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

By Laura Baisas

Cabbage destroyed by flooding

Fossil fuels are causing a buildup of human health problems

By Laura Baisas

3D bird skeletons

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

By Laura Baisas

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

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

By Laura Baisas

Dementia affects 1 in 10 Americans over 65

By Laura Baisas

A gray cat with green eyes

Your cat probably knows when you’re talking to it

By Laura Baisas

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

By Laura Baisas

Rhododendrons blooming.

Multiple species of Rhododendron thrive by taking turns to bloom

By Laura Baisas

Hurricane Roslyn

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

By Laura Baisas

A Sumatra tiger in the jungle

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

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

By Laura Baisas

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