Articles by

Carolyn Gramling

Nanotyrannus is still not a teenage T. rex

Let the record show: In 2025, one of paleontology’s oldest debates was settled. A second study in...

A volcanic eruption might have helped bring the Black Plague to Europe

An erupting volcano may have kicked off a chain of events that led to the swift dance...

Deep-sea mining might feed plankton a diet of junk food

Mining the seafloor for valuable metals could send dangerous ripples through ocean food webs. Tiny floating plankton,...

Nanotyrannus was not a teenaged T. rex

For decades, researchers have debated whether a fossil of a small, fierce theropod belonged to a teenaged...

Australia’s tropical forests now emit CO₂, clouding the COP30 talks

Australia’s tropical forests are the world’s first to flip a worrisome switch. The forests are now putting...

Coffee beans pooped out by civets really are tastier. Here’s why

The world’s most prized coffee comes from partially digested beans pooped out by the Asian palm civet....

Coral collapse signals Earth’s first climate tipping point

Earth has entered a grim new climate reality. The planet has officially passed its first climate tipping...

Antarctic krill eject more food when it’s contaminated with plastic

Antarctic krill keep revealing new superpowers. Euphausia superba, the Southern Ocean’s ubiquitous krill species, sequester large amounts...