Dec 11 2015
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As global temperatures rise, many animal species are edging toward the poles and even climbing mountains to stay…
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Dec 7 2015
21
Seventy percent of Earth’s surface is ocean, and without it, the other 30 percent would barely be inhabitable. The…
Dec 4 2015
14
In more temperate parts of the world, ice is just ice, but in Antarctica, ice is everything. It defines Antarctica:…
Nov 18 2015
15
The history of inoculation may sound a little dry, but it’s really an epic tale of human trafficking, semi-illicit…
Nov 15 2015
23
A new dinosaur species sheds some light on how duck-billed dinosaurs got their crests. Paleontologists say Probrachyl…
Nov 15 2015
7
Welcome to this week’s Reading List, your Sunday guide to some of the most interesting science and technology…
Nov 15 2015
24
There’s a neurological reason for apathy and laziness, according to new research. Inefficient connections between…
Nov 15 2015
28
The only Wyoming toads in the world live in Mortenson Lake National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Wyoming, where…
Nov 15 2015
19
The mineral veins that crisscross through the rock around this ridge tell an important story about Mars’ ancient…
Nov 13 2015
9
If you’ve had surgery under anesthesia in the last couple of decades, your doctor was probably listening to her…
Nov 8 2015
14
Conventional wisdom says that brains don’t fossilize, but these seven fossilized brains beg to differ.
Nov 8 2015
4
Welcome to this week’s Reading List, our weekly collection of great science and technology stories from around the…
Nov 8 2015
23
Astronomers in India have discovered a very unusual galaxy, and it’s dying. By now, in fact, it’s probably already…
Nov 8 2015
11
It’s easy to get excited about new fossil discoveries, but sometimes a second look at an old find can reveal…
Nov 8 2015
15
The Orion Nebula has taught astronomers a great deal about how stars are born and how planetary systems form.
Nov 1 2015
1
Welcome to this week’s edition of Reading List, Gizmodo’s weekly gathering of fascinating science and technology…
Oct 31 2015
15
Everyone knows you’re better off avoiding large cities in the event of a zombie pandemic. But if you’re going to…
Oct 30 2015
51
This story is completely true. It happened right here on the internet, on a night just like this.
Oct 28 2015
22
You’ve heard it before: In space, no one can hear you scream. That’s because sound doesn’t move through a vacuum,…
Oct 25 2015
37
Homo naledi, the newly discovered species of early hominin announced last month, is drawing a lot of fire from…