Demand for Chocolate Labs Is Making Them Sick and Prone to Early Death
The limited gene pool for chocolate Labs has resulted in the proliferation of genes responsible for ear and skin infections, among other health problems.
The limited gene pool for chocolate Labs has resulted in the proliferation of genes responsible for ear and skin infections, among other health problems.
What you’re seeing here is only the tip of the... uh... you know what.
New research suggests it was climate change—not human activity—that caused Thylacoleo carnifex, an Australian marsupial lion, to go extinct.
Signs of life? Or just normal geology? New research suggests the latter.
Like so much else, it's all humans' fault.
A new paper identifies several hotspots around the globe where “hydro-political issues” are likely to give rise to geopolitical tensions and conflict.
Ah, the Jurassic. We’d expect nothing less from this remarkably brutal period in evolutionary history.
Astronaut Nick Hague explained what happened after the Russian-built capsule flew away from the failing rocket at speeds reaching 4,000 miles per hour.
The discovery of this ancient ship is very exciting, but the best may be yet to come.
It’s not shocking that sea sponges should be among the first forms of animal life on Earth.
This visual trick scares the crap out of raptors. Clever girl, indeed.
We were supposed to be living on Mars by now. Instead, we can't even put folk into low Earth orbit.
A researcher has shown that virtual bots can redesign their body parts to help them navigate obstacle courses.
What do blind cavefish, dinosaurs, and sunburnt humans have in common? Quite a lot, it turns out.
It's a horrible, but very metal, way to go.
These simulations use a system known as PIC, or particle-in-cell.
