Learn about the recent eruption of Hayli Gubbi, a volcano in Ethiopia that was previously dormant for nearly 12,000 years.
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‘Golden Retriever Personality’ May Hold Some Truth as Humans Share Same Genetic Roots
Learn about how humans and golden retrievers share genetic traits that make us more likely to experience fear, anxiety, and embarrassment.
Giant 115-Million-Year-Old Shark Fossil Found in Australia Rewrites Evolution Timeline
Learn how newly discovered vertebrae from a 6- to 8-meter shark pushes the origin of mega-predators back by 15 million years.
Where Is the Center of the Universe? Stop Looking — It’s Everywhere and Nowhere at Once
Where is the center of the universe? Learn why researchers say the rules may not apply to the center of the universe.
Turtles Can Sense Earth’s Magnetic Field — And Some Even Dance When They Feel It
Learn more about loggerhead turtles’ ability to feel the magnetic field throughout their migrations — an ability that they’ve revealed to researchers through dancing.
Hunting for Bigfoot Relies More on Science Than Skeptics Think
Learn how Bigfoot hunters are turning to high-tech science to prove their case, and what their quest can tell us about citizen scientists creating knowledge.
Here’s Why Words Blur Together When You Listen to a Foreign Language
Learn how experience teaches the brain to distinguish between the words in languages over time.
Newly Discovered Lion Roar Shows the Species Is More Complex Than We Thought
Learn how scientists uncovered a second, overlooked lion roar — and why the finding could reshape efforts to track and protect the species.
Long-Necked Titanosaur Skeletons Have Surfaced at a Dinosaur Fossil Site in Transylvania
Learn about a fossil site in Transylvania that contains hundreds of vertebrate remains and was once an island full of dwarf dinosaurs.
Ultrasound Technology Is Behind the World’s First Chocolate-Infused Honey
Learn how scientists have used ultrasound technology to turn one of chocolate’s biggest waste products into a nutritionally-packed additive for honey.