Four and a half billion years ago, the young Earth was a hellish place—a seething chaos of meteorite impacts, volcanoes belching noxious gases, and lightning flashing through a thin, torrid atmosphere. Then, in a process that has puzzled scientists for... More

Ancient DNA can help scientists devise new, personalized treatments for rare and common diseases. More

As the world awaited the seventh season of Game of Thrones, we started thinking—what would a real dragon look like? More

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These frogs can have up to TEN back legs. Discover more in this episode of Gross Science.  More