Articles by

Carolyn Gramling

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...

Two of Greece’s most dangerous volcanoes share an underground link

An intense swarm of earthquakes around Greece’s Santorini Island in January has revealed a fiery underground link...

Crystallized dino eggs provide a peek into the tumultuous Late Cretaceous

Crystals hidden inside dinosaur eggs at a famous fossil site are giving scientists a chance to do...

Young pterosaurs probably died in violent Jurassic storms

The broken wings of two young pterosaurs may reveal how hundreds of their kind met their end...