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By Apr 5, 2021
Space

Astronomers may have found the surprisingly elusive medium-sized black hole

The discovery hints that “intermediate mass” black holes may be peppered throughout the universe.
By Jan 22, 2021
Science

Local languages are dying out and taking invaluable knowledge with them

Rare, rural vocabularies hold the keys to centuries-old questions about nature, human migration, and more.
By Nov 13, 2020
Science

The strange and ethereal bigfin squid just showed up off the coast of Australia

There have only been a dozen sightings of Magnapinna squid over the past 30 years.
By Feb 21, 2020
Environment

Australia’s horrific fires may permanently change the country’s landscape

Climate change has altered the rules irrevocably.
By Feb 1, 2020
Health

A small coronavirus breakthrough could aid in the search for a vaccine

With viral proteins, scientists can start to develop antigens over many months.
By Jan 24, 2020
Science

These adorable sharks have evolved to walk across the seafloor

They’re also champion hitchhikers.
By Jan 22, 2020
Science

This 43-mile-wide crater is 2.2 billion years old—making it Earth’s oldest meteorite impact

Billions of years ago, the strike might have helped end an ice age.
By Jan 17, 2020
Environment

Heat and drought are causing feral camels to overrun communities in Australia

More than 5,000 animals were culled to curb the damage, but the wildfires aren’t to blame.
By Jan 13, 2020
Health

We know wildfire smoke affects our health, but the long-term consequences are hazy

The dose of exposure is important—the worse the pollution, the greater the health effects.
By Jan 9, 2020
Environment

Australia’s government needs to take drastic action to prevent future fires—and so do the rest of us

Dispatches from the front lines of climate change.