Sign Up for Our Amazing Newsletter!
A daily update by email. Science news, great photos, sky alerts.
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.
Posts by
Shireen Gonzaga
Earth
Nearly extinct Siamese crocodiles hatch in the wild
In June 2024, 60 critically endangered Siamese crocodiles successfully hatched in the wild, in the Cardamom Mountains of Cambodia.
July 24, 2024
Earth
New dog-sized burrowing dinosaur discovered in Utah
Fona herzogae, a newly discovered dinosaur species that once lived in Utah, 99 million years ago, is one of a few known species of burrowing dinosaur.
July 24, 2024
Earth
Denisovans coexisted with modern humans on Tibetan plateau
Scientists reported that an extinct species of humans, known as Denisovans, coexisted on the Tibetan plateau with modern humans.
July 12, 2024
Earth
Why did woolly mammoths go extinct?
It was long thought that the last woolly mammoths on Wrangel Island died out 4,000 years ago due to inbreeding. New DNA analysis refutes this assumption.
July 5, 2024
Exquisite Albireo, a colorful double star
Albireo, in the constellation Cygnus, is a favorite for stargazers. Through a small telescope, it appears as a beautiful gold star with a dimmer blue companion.
July 3, 2024
Earth
A new horned dinosaur from the Montana badlands
A new species of plant eating horned dinosaur was discovered in Montana. This creature, that lived 78 million years ago, had elaborate horns and frills.
June 27, 2024
Earth
New pterosaur species found in Queensland, Australia
A fossil unearthed in western Queensland, Australia, is a new species of pterosaur. Scientists named it Haliskia peterseni.
June 19, 2024
Massive ruby red Antares is the Scorpion’s Heart
Red Antares, Heart of the Scorpion in the constellation Scorpius, is a massive red supergiant star in the last stages of its lifespan.
June 19, 2024
Rare juvenile T. rex discovered by young fossil hunters
A family fossil hunting in the North Dakota badlands stumbled across an intriguing fossil. Later, scientists identified it as a rare juvenile T. rex.
June 13, 2024
Earth
New dinosaur species discovered in Africa
Researchers identified a new dinosaur species from fossils uncovered near Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe. It was a plant-eating dinosaur from 210 million years ago.
June 5, 2024
