Comets probably didn’t deliver life’s building blocks to Earth
The chemical building blocks that gave rise to life on Earth probably didn’t come from comets. Most comets would have...
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Why do flamingos dance while they eat? This scientist found out
On a family trip to Atlanta, Víctor Ortega Jiménez spent time taking pictures and videos of flamingos as they fed...
Three-quarters of NFL football players may end up with CTE
An estimated three-quarters of NFL players who died in a 16-year period had the devastating neurogenerative disease called CTE. Back...
A striking Mars cloud may be born from surprising physics
One of Mars’ strangest clouds may rely on unusual physics to emerge. The Red Planet’s ribbonlike cloud — which stretches...
Some of the world’s biggest bats are getting smaller
These big bats aren’t quite the behemoths they used to be. With a leathery wingspan of up to a meter...
Seabirds get jet lag, too — and it can throw them a bit off course
Jet lag isn’t just for travelers hurtling across time zones. Migratory birds may get it, too. Manx shearwaters (Puffinus puffinus)...
