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A marsh hopper, infected by a parasite.
science

There Are Parasites That Turn Marsh-Dwelling Shrimp Into Orange Zombies

And nitrogen pollution can make the infections even more common.
Kelsey Kennedy October 10, 2017
A cub pulls some dough balls out of the fridge.
bears

3 Bears Broke Into a Colorado Pizza Shop

They ate a bunch of dough and salami.
Cara Giaimo October 10, 2017
That's some old soup.
food

Behold the 50-Year-Old Can of Soup Someone Donated to a Food Bank

It might not be edible, but it is fascinating.
Eric Grundhauser October 10, 2017
Specimens from 1904 and 1966 look almost like different species of songbird.
science

What Sooty Feathers Tell Us About Air Pollution Over Time

Many of America's birds are far cleaner now than they were at the turn of the century.
Natasha Frost October 10, 2017
Hello, durian.
genetics

Found: The Cause of Durian’s Oh-So-Unique Smell

The fruit's genes work overtime to pump out sulphuric compounds.
Sarah Laskow October 10, 2017
One of Project Loon's early balloon concepts in 2013.
news

The Plan to Launch Giant Wi-Fi Balloons Over Puerto Rico

Alphabet's Project Loon aims to help get the heavily damaged island back online.
Eric Grundhauser October 9, 2017
The brown streaks in the water, near the coastal city of Gladstone, Australia, are a bloom of <em>Trichodesmium</em> cyanobateria.
science

A Sea Scum Bloom Off Australia Can Be Seen From Space

The massive strands of microbes are actually a vital part of the global nitrogen cycle.
Kelsey Kennedy October 9, 2017
Copy of the Luwian hieroglyphic inscription about the king of Mira, thought to have been composed around 1180 B.C. Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2017-10-luwian-hieroglyphic-inscription-bronze-age.html#jCp
military history

A Centuries-Old Frieze, Newly Deciphered, Tells the Story of the End of the Bronze Age

A great prince, an almost-forgotten ancient script, and whisperings of a forgery.
Natasha Frost October 9, 2017
Apollo 15 astronauts collected the samples now analyzed.
volcanoes

Found: Evidence the Moon Had an Atmosphere for 70 Million Years

It would have been at its thickest about 3.5 billon years ago.
Sarah Laskow October 9, 2017
The Toronto Airport's inunnguat may not be sending the intended message.
statues

Toronto Airport's Inunnguat Are Sending the Wrong Message

New attention from the Inuit community reveals that these statues signify "a bad omen."
Cara Giaimo October 9, 2017
Saison is a pale ale, usually cloudy gold in color, with fruity, spicy flavors.
computers

Enjoy a Tall, Frosty Beverage Named by a Neural Network

"The Fine Stranger" sounds good. "Snot Beard," less so.
Natasha Frost October 9, 2017
Dungeness crabs are popular among commercial and recreational fishers in Oregon. About 8.3 million pounds were harvested in 2014–15.
science

The Ocean's Low-Oxygen Dead Zones Are Getting Worse, Just Like Wildfires

So scientists are starting to track them that way.
Kelsey Kennedy October 6, 2017
Ball's Pyramid.
science

Scientists Want to Make Sure They're Breeding the Right Giant Stick Insects

DNA says that even though they look different, the bugs from two different islands are one and the same.
Kelsey Kennedy October 6, 2017
A multi-sensory scare experience.
news

The Smell of Pumpkin Spice Forced a Baltimore School to Evacuate

The scourge of fall strikes again.
Cara Giaimo October 6, 2017
Selena, in 1994.
television

Found: Long-Lost Footage of Selena, the Pioneering Tejano Singer

A project documenting the overlooked history of Spanish-language TV turned up this haunting tape.
Sarah Laskow October 6, 2017
The party that made it to the South Pole, including Robert Falcon Scott.
exploration

Robert Falcon Scott's Antarctic Expedition May Have Been Sabotaged

New evidence suggests his second-in-command was to blame.
Kelsey Kennedy October 5, 2017
The only known specimen of the Liberian Greenbul.
dinosaurs

The Birds and Beasts That May Have Never Actually Existed

Occasionally it's hard to know what should be its own species.
Natasha Frost October 5, 2017
A solo painted lady.
butterflies

The Charming Culprits Behind Denver's Mysterious Radar Blob

It turned out to be a whole lot of painted ladies.
Cara Giaimo October 5, 2017