Articles by

Carolyn Wilke

JWST spotted a new speedy jet stream in Jupiter’s atmosphere

New beauty shots of Jupiter, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, reveal a speedy jet stream...

A disinfectant made from sawdust mows down deadly microbes

A new, sustainable disinfectant made from sawdust and water can knock out more than 99 percent of...

Lithium-ion batteries made with recycled materials can outlast newer counterparts

Lithium-ion batteries with recycled cathodes can outperform batteries with cathodes made from pristine materials, lasting for thousands...

Frog and toad pupils mainly come in seven different shapes

Frog and toad pupils come in quite the array, from slits to circles. But overall, there are...

Two bonobos adopted infants outside their group, marking a first for great apes

Attentive parenting appears across the animal world, but adoption is rarer, especially when youngsters taken in aren’t...

An ancient hippo-sized reptile may have been surprisingly agile

Some 260 million years ago, before the rise of dinosaurs, bone-crushing anteosaurs reigned as land’s largest predators....