Efforts to revive the thylacine and woolly mammoth are forcing conservationists to face a long-overdue debate over what kind ...

On August 12, 2026, lucky viewers in and around Greenland, Iceland and Spain—weather allowing—will be able to see one of ...

A strange class of comet could explain the enigmatic behavior of ‘Oumuamua, the first known interstellar object—and even shed ...

Jean E. Fantle-Lepczyk is a research fellow in the College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment at Auburn University.

Christopher A. Lepczyk is a professor of Wildlife Biology and Conservation at Auburn University.

Darryl Z. Seligman is an assistant professor of physics and astronomy at Michigan State University. He is a recognized expert on comets, asteroids, planetary science and exoplanets.

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A recent study in the journal Nature carries cosmos-quaking implications for our understanding of the universe—except a new ...

Living at altitudes with less than half the oxygen at sea level, these mice have adapted to their environment in unique ways ...

Cyclosporiasis case numbers have skyrocketed from several dozen nationwide in June to now more than 1,000 in the state of ...