More from Laura Baisas (Page 3)

a black and white photo of a submarine floating on top of the water
Archaeology

Lost WWII submarine discovered off the coast of Japan

By Laura Baisas

a river system with orange colored water
Land

The mystery of Alaska’s orange rivers is finally solved

By Laura Baisas

a large t. rex skeleton with hills and dark clouds in the background
Dinosaurs

This T. rex could be yours for $30 million

By Laura Baisas

a man on a boat holds a large silver fish
Fish

50 million pounds of invasive fish removed from Illinois River

By Laura Baisas

a full moon against a black and slightly blue sky
Moons

Look up for a blue moon on May 31

By Laura Baisas

a mosquito biting human skin
Insects

Mosquitoes can learn that DEET means dinner is served

By Laura Baisas

Artist’s rendering of a MoonFall drone operating near the lunar South Pole.
Moons

Four drones will go where no astronaut have landed—yet

By Laura Baisas

the sun aligned with new york city's grid. it is shining above a main street in between buildings
Engineering

Manhattanhenge isn’t just for New Yorkers. Find a ‘henge’ near you.

By Laura Baisas

a long and cylindrical orange mushroom growing out of the ground. it has a brown cap that is used to spread spores
Wildlife

This phallic fungus also smells like rotting flesh

By Laura Baisas

a hand holding a yellow paper airplane against a blue sky
Aviation

It’s National Paper Airplane Day: How to make a NASA-approved plane

By Laura Baisas

a gold medal from the 1924 olympics in paris. the text on one side reads VIII OLYMPIAD PARIS 1924 and has a rugby ball, discuss, and a harp etched in. the other shows a winner reaching down to help up a fallen competitor over the five interlocking olympic rings
Archaeology

Extremely rare 1924 Olympic gold medal up for auction

By Laura Baisas

a small bird chick with white feathers yawns
Birds

6 bird cam highlights to celebrate nesting season

By Laura Baisas

a rainbow over a hot spring
Land

10 must-know tips for visiting Yellowstone National Park

By Laura Baisas

a shipwreck being recovered between two modern buildings (right) a model wearing a brown dress (left)
Archaeology

17th century shipwreck woven into dress (seriously)

By Laura Baisas

a black and white cow standing on green grass in an open field
Agriculture

Cows can tell humans apart, new study finds

By Laura Baisas

a close-up of a black and yellow bumblebee landing on the yellow center of an orange flower
Bees

Worker bees have power to pick their queen

By Laura Baisas

small dingo bones in soil with a yellow tape measure showing size
Dogs

1,000-year-old dingo bones show that it was injured, cared for, and ritually buried

By Laura Baisas

a superbloom of tall purple wildflowers called lupine with mountains in the distance
Land

Superbloom turns Redwood National Park’s hills purple

By Laura Baisas

The front of the coin represents Christ’s crucifixion (right). The reverse side has the Greek letters alpha and omega, symbolizing God as the beginning and the end (left).
Archaeology

Rare medieval coins used as anti-Viking charms found in a field

By Laura Baisas

an illustration of a long-necked dinosaur standing by a river
Dinosaurs

A new dinosaur dubbed the ‘Last Titan of Thailand’ weighed more than 9 elephants

By Laura Baisas

a young child sitting on a beach smears white sunscreen on her face
Biology

Your next sunscreen could be made from E. coli

By Laura Baisas

a woman leads out a team of five mules
Animals

5 new mules set to patrol Olympic National Park

By Laura Baisas

a before and after satellite image
Climate Change

NASA satellite images show how a massive tsunami in Alaska changed the landscape forever

By Laura Baisas

a white bison calf walking next to an adult bison in tall prairie grass
Wildlife

One-in-a-million white bison calf born in Iowa

By Laura Baisas

A photo of a tornado forming above a rural road and there's a headlight.
Ask Us Anything

The real storm chasers of the Great Plains

By Laura Baisas

shiny crystals found inside of a bone
Evolution

An extinct human species made surprisingly creative butchery tools

By Laura Baisas

five sled dog puppies
Dogs

Denali’s adorable Sled Dog Puppy Cam is back for 2026

By Laura Baisas

a landslide over a fjord
Climate Change

A 1,578-foot tsunami struck a popular Alaskan cruise destination. Now we know why.

By Laura Baisas

rainbow clouds
Weather

No, these rainbow clouds over Indonesia are not AI

By Laura Baisas

a valley and cave
Archaeology

Prehistoric child’s finger bone, bear tooth pendant, and more discovered in Spanish cave

By Laura Baisas

two eaglet chicks in a nest
Birds

How to tell Jackie and Shadow’s chicks, Sandy and Luna, apart

By Laura Baisas

two eaglets on a nest
Birds

Jackie and Shadow’s eaglets’ names announced: Say hello to Sandy and Luna

By Laura Baisas

a brown bear eating a piece of salmon in a river
Land

Fat Bear Week champion Chunk spotted taking a stroll in Alaska

By Laura Baisas

a chicken with brown and white stripes and large orange sacks on the sides of its head
Land

A rare prairie chicken shakes his butt all day to attract ladies

By Laura Baisas

a yellow glider in the ocean
Whales

The ‘Waymo of the sea’ tracks sperm whale conversations

By Laura Baisas

sea lion on pier
Wildlife

How to watch Chonkers, the 2,000-pound sea lion live from San Francisco

By Laura Baisas

an illustration of a woolly mammoth with brown fur and two large tusks and a trunk walking around a snow landscape
Endangered Species

We’re still recovering from losing the woolly mammoth

By Laura Baisas

an eagle feeding two chicks
Birds

Jackie and Shadow’s chicks getting new feathers

By Laura Baisas

a man's face in a bubble
NASA

Watch the Artemis II astronauts have fun with bubbles

By Laura Baisas

a penguin with black and white feathers and long yellow feathers on top of its eyes
Birds

Macaroni penguins are surprisingly buff

By Laura Baisas

a green bee pollinating a yellow flower
Bees

Humidity makes these bees go from blue to green

By Laura Baisas

a lobster with orange color on one side and black on the other
Wildlife

1 in 50 million split-colored lobster found in Massachusetts

By Laura Baisas

a woman plays rug of war with a black and white dog
Dogs

Play with your dog. It’s good for both of you.

By Laura Baisas

two bald eagles
Birds

How to tell eagle parents Jackie and Shadow apart

By Laura Baisas

a parrot with green feathers and a missing top beak
Birds

Bruce is missing his upper beak, but it has not stopped him from dominance

By Laura Baisas

the earth is setting behind the moon
Moons

New Artemis II astronaut iPhone video reveals new Earthset view

By Laura Baisas

a black bear cub up in a tree and looking directly at the camera
Bears

Litter of 5 bear cubs spotted in Connecticut for the first time

By Laura Baisas

two eagle chicks in a nest
Birds

Help name Jackie and Shadow’s new eaglets

By Laura Baisas

a satirical currency showing president andrew jackson as a cat
Archaeology

Fake banknotes mocked a US president. And are now worth thousands.

By Laura Baisas

a naked mole rat. it is a small, pinkish colored and hairless rodent with large front teeth
Wildlife

Not all naked mole-rat queens go out in a blaze of bloody violence

By Laura Baisas

shark holding maryland flags
Sharks

Megalodon set to become Maryland’s state shark

By Laura Baisas

a small spider attacking a cockroach
Spiders

New spider named for Pink Floyd devours bugs 6x its size

By Laura Baisas

a recovery crew opening up a space capsule int he ocean
Moons

Watch a recovery crew open Integrity’s hatch for Artemis II astronauts

By Laura Baisas

an eagle feeing two eaglets in a nest
Birds

Jackie and Shadow’s 2026 babies: Everything you need to know about the new eaglets

By Laura Baisas

A common snapping turtle crosses the road after laying eggs.
Endangered Species

How to help a turtle cross the road

By Laura Baisas

frog eggs floating on a pond. they are clear blobs with a black dot inside
Birds

Nature’s strangest eggs—from spongy clusters to gelatinous blobs

By Laura Baisas

an orange rocket lifting off against a blue sky. puffy white smoke is at its base
NASA

Space now has 10 toilets

By Laura Baisas

an illustration of a prehistoric spider relative
Evolution

500-million-year-old spider relative has claws where it shouldn’t

By Laura Baisas

a smiling man in a yellow hooded sweatshirt wears a virtual reality headset over his eyes
Engineering

Skull vibrations could be your next password

By Laura Baisas

24 new species of deep sea organisms. they are small and resemble shrimp
Ocean

New crustacean named after its unique butt

By Laura Baisas

a close up of a tortoise covered in dirt
Wildlife

Volunteers finally find Betty White—the rescue tortoise

By Laura Baisas

A regular size Cadbury Mini Egg compared with The Mega Mini Egg. The giant chocolate egg clocks in at 121 pounds.
Science

World’s largest Cadbury Mini egg weighs as much as an emu

By Laura Baisas

two owls sit on a metal table with their wings up
Birds

Spunky baby owls examined after being found on soccer field

By Laura Baisas

a bird with long legs and green feathers standing on a rock
Birds

Student discovers new Galápagos bird, solving a decades-old mystery

By Laura Baisas