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Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Shocking Find! Two New Electric Eel Species Discovered

Expeditions in remote Amazon waterways result in identification of two previously unknown electrified fish.

Joshua Learn, Contributor

Creature

Newest Pterosaur Was Likely as Tall as a Giraffe

Ancient flying reptile dubbed Cryodrakon boreas, the "cold dragon of the north winds," may shed light on the evolution of these dinosaur relatives.

Charles Q. Choi, Contributor

Earth

The Strange Holes in Indiana Dunes, America's Newest National Park

Scientists now know much more about the underground cavities in the sand that nearly killed a boy in 2013.

Catherine Meyers, Editor

Space

Was There Life On Mars?

Bacteria in one of the most extreme places on Earth point toward past life on Mars.

Sofie Bates, Contributor

Sports

Most Adults Don't Drink Enough Water

Most adults aren't well hydrated, but how much water should we drink per day?

Sofie Bates, Contributor

Sandy beach with cabanas, sunbathers, and piles of sargassum, as a man moves a wheelbarrow full of the seaweed.

Earth

The Complex Case of the Seaweed That Is Drowning Ecosystems in the Caribbean

Researchers are learning how to cope with the arrival of the sargassum’s “brown tide."

Rodrigo Pérez Ortega, Contributor

Space

August's Stellar Space Pictures

Take a tour through the lenses of space telescopes.

Abigail Malate, Staff Illustrator

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