Articles by

Erin Garcia de Jesus

See the wonders of two newfound deep-sea coral reefs off the Galápagos

Four decades ago, warm waters from an El Niño event killed off nearly all the corals surrounding...

The inside of a rat’s eye won the 2023 Nikon Small World photo contest

An eye full of cellular stars is a stunning example of the beauty that exists in nature’s...

Gene editing can make chickens resistant to bird flu

Chickens genetically modified to be impervious to bird flu may one day prevent the spread of the...

How raccoon dog DNA fits into the COVID-19 origins debate

It’s been three years since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Yet the mystery of how it got started...

50 years ago, researchers discovered a leak in Earth’s oceans

Oceans may be shrinking — Science News, March 10, 1973 The oceans of the world...

Bird flu can jump to mammals. Should we worry?

An uncomfortable truth is that there is another influenza pandemic in humankind’s future. Whether it will be...

50 years ago, Earth’s chances of contacting E.T. looked slim

The chances of contacting extraterrestrial civilizations seem poor – Science News, February 24, 1973 The...

Why male giraffes drink potential mates’ pee

A female giraffe has a great Valentine’s Day gift for potential mates: urine. Distinctive anatomy helps male...