History has not been kind to the elephant bird of Madagascar. Standing nearly 10 feet tall and weighing up to 1,000 pounds — or so researchers believed — this flightless cousin of the ostrich went extinct in the 17th century, thanks in part to humans … Discuss

​ Whip this up in less than 30 min. So buttery, so garlicky, and so easy! Loaded with thyme mushrooms and toasted breadcrumbs! This is basically going to be my dinner every single night for the rest of my life. I mean, let’s take a look at this lineup here. Toasted golden brown breadcrumbs. Perfectly...

Nature journalist Alison Abbott has published a News and Comment piece in the journal detailing the finding of a letter in a Royal Society library purported to have been written by famed early scientist Galileo Galilei. The letter is significant … Discuss

Researchers have rendered a population of mosquitoes in a lab sterile using the gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 by homing in on a specific target in insect DNA — the doublesex gene — raising the possibility of eradicating disease-carrying species … Discuss

The CDC says dozens of people have been hospitalized across the country after contracting a drug-resistant bacteria carried by puppies. A nationwide outbreak stemming from puppy adoptions has caused more than 100 people to fall ill. Cute, soft, lovable, innocent … Discuss