FEATUREDPowerful muscles, layered insulation and warmer feeding grounds help bison endure Yellowstone winters. Finding enough food still takes energy, even for an animal built for the cold.
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FEATUREDTwo lightning strikes disrupted Apollo 12 less than a minute after launch. A remembered test, a rarely used switch and careful checks helped the crew continue its 1969 Moon mission.
FEATUREDA new genetic study examines how the world’s oldest known living land animal has endured. The findings offer research leads, with important limits on what they can tell us about human aging.
Burial, mineral-rich water and time preserved ancient wood in stone. The colorful logs also carry signs of the stresses that later broke them apart.
An April 2026 CDC report found a rising share of extensively drug-resistant Shigella in historical U.S. samples. Here is what the numbers mean, why “untreatable” is misleading and how the infection spreads.
A morning view released in October 2026 shows the wind-carved cliffs scientists hope to investigate as Curiosity continues climbing Mount Sharp.
Anthropic’s October 8 update launches Dashboards and Motion in beta. The tools have different plan requirements, and Enterprise owners must enable them.
Crater Lake’s Old Man is a drifting hemlock log with a long observation record and a balancing act that still invites explanation.
Officials have announced a livestream plan for the Fort Hood shooter’s execution, scheduled for December 3, 2026. Federal court proceedings could still affect the date.
