How Science Stopped Murder Hornets In Their Tracks

How Science Stopped Murder Hornets In Their Tracks

Panic-stricken headlines about “murder hornets” are thankfully mostly behind us. The nickname may have staying power, but it is certainly unearned. First spotted in British Columbia in August 2019,…
How Dying White Dwarfs Breathe Life Into Earth

How Dying White Dwarfs Breathe Life Into Earth

The origin of carbon in the Milky Way is a mystery but one source of many elements is not: Dying white dwarfs. As those dying stars pass into oblivion, they sprinkle their ashes into the cosmos.…
How Adaptive Radiation Shaped Reptile Evolution

How Adaptive Radiation Shaped Reptile Evolution

Though we've learned a lot about evolution in the last 150 years, when it comes to the details, some fundamental questions remain unanswered. Such as when and how extremely diverse groups of animals…