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These bacteria eat and breathe electricity
For the first time, scientists made a successful in situ collection of bacteria living in hot springs in Yellowstone National Park and using an unconventional source - electricity - for food and energy.
March 16, 2019
A new species of killer whale?
In January, scientists captured footage of what might be a new species of killer whale near Antarctica.
March 15, 2019
Dinosaurs thrived before fatal asteroid impact
Scientists have debated whether the dinosaurs were already in decline before a massive asteroid impact finished them off 66 million years ago. New research shows they were thriving in their final days.
March 12, 2019
Why are some icebergs green?
A new idea might solve a decades-long scientific mystery about why some Antarctic icebergs are tinged emerald green rather than the normal blue.
March 12, 2019
Thousands of tiny ice quakes shake Antarctica at night
Stay overnight on an Antarctic ice shelf, and you might feel the shaking from thousands of tiny quakes as the ice re-forms after melting during the day.
March 11, 2019
Watch right whale and calf interact with dolphins
Watch an endangered right whale mom and her baby interact with a group of curious dolphins. The video was shot via drone by NOAA researchers.
March 10, 2019
Ospreys’ recovery is global conservation success story
Chemical pollution and hunting pushed ospreys - which are large, hawk-like birds - to the edge of extinction. Now they've rebounded and can be spotted worldwide, often nesting on human-made structures.
March 6, 2019
First photos in 100 years of black panther in Africa
There have been reports of black panthers in Africa for more than a century, but only 1 confirmed with photographic evidence - in a 1909 photo taken in Ethiopia - until now.
March 5, 2019
Found: World’s biggest bee
Last seen in 1981 and thought lost to science, Wallace's giant bee has been rediscovered in the forests of Indonesia.
March 4, 2019
Bees change scent as they age
A new study finds that honey bees develop different scent profiles as they age, and guard bees respond differently to returning foragers than to younger bees who've never ventured out.
March 4, 2019
