More from Kate Baggaley (Page 3)

a giant hornet crawls on a box
Animals

These honeybees have a surprisingly fierce battle cry

By Kate Baggaley

a disposable face mask in a pile of wet fall leaves
Conservation

Humans created an extra 8 million tons of plastic waste during the pandemic

By Kate Baggaley

a small brown and red bird perched on a branch
Animals

You’ve heard of truffle pigs. Now get ready for truffle birds.

By Kate Baggaley

an illustration of two human ancestors in africa
Archaeology

Is it time to change the way we talk about human evolution?

By Kate Baggaley

the aftermath of an avalanche on a snowy mountain, with rocks and grass exposed where a ledge of snow is missing
Climate Change

Climate change could mean fewer avalanches

By Kate Baggaley

Ivory poaching has triggered a surge in elephants born without tusks
Animals

Ivory poaching has triggered a surge in elephants born without tusks

By Kate Baggaley

A gloved hand holds a vial of COVID vaccine.
COVID-19

Mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines could provide superior immunity

By Kate Baggaley

Dinosaurs who stuck together, survived together
Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs who stuck together, survived together

By Kate Baggaley

Entombed in amber, this tiny crab hails from the age of dinosaurs
Animals

Entombed in amber, this tiny crab hails from the age of dinosaurs

By Kate Baggaley

After the dinosaurs, Earth became an all-you-can-eat buffet for snakes
Animals

After the dinosaurs, Earth became an all-you-can-eat buffet for snakes

By Kate Baggaley

fossilized tree fern trunk
Environment

Fossilized plants give us hints about what ice age forests may have looked like

By Kate Baggaley

Mars’s barren Jezero crater had a wet and dramatic past
Mars

Mars’s barren Jezero crater had a wet and dramatic past

By Kate Baggaley

How to survive a tsunami
Conservation

How to survive a tsunami

By Kate Baggaley

300 years of tree rings show just how badly hurricanes have soaked the Carolinas
Climate Change

300 years of tree rings show just how badly hurricanes have soaked the Carolinas

By Kate Baggaley

Catastrophic floods helped shape the unique landscape on Mars
Mars

Catastrophic floods helped shape the unique landscape on Mars

By Kate Baggaley

Parasitic birds like cuckoos seem to target victims who can’t see well
Animals

Parasitic birds like cuckoos seem to target victims who can’t see well

By Kate Baggaley

line of covid-19 vaccines
COVID-19

If you’re unsure about getting the COVID-19 vaccine, read this

By Kate Baggaley

Everything you need to know about COVID booster shots
COVID-19

Everything you need to know about COVID booster shots

By Kate Baggaley

Lockdown made cities friendlier for some birds
Animals

Lockdown made cities friendlier for some birds

By Kate Baggaley

This 120-million-year-old bird may have been one of the first to shake its tail feathers
Animals

This 120-million-year-old bird may have been one of the first to shake its tail feathers

By Kate Baggaley

Cyclones can be fatal for seabirds, but not in the way you think
Animals

Cyclones can be fatal for seabirds, but not in the way you think

By Kate Baggaley

This ancient ‘mothership’ used probing ‘fingers’ to scrape the ocean floor for prey
Animals

This ancient ‘mothership’ used probing ‘fingers’ to scrape the ocean floor for prey

By Kate Baggaley

Breakthrough cases won’t stop vaccines from ending the pandemic
COVID-19

Breakthrough cases won’t stop vaccines from ending the pandemic

By Kate Baggaley

Will Pfizer’s FDA approval spell an uptick in COVID vaccination?
COVID-19

Will Pfizer’s FDA approval spell an uptick in COVID vaccination?

By Kate Baggaley

vaccine
COVID-19

Here’s where all the COVID-19 vaccine candidates currently stand

By Kate Baggaley

4 important question about COVID booster shots, answered
COVID-19

4 important question about COVID booster shots, answered

By Kate Baggaley

Everything you need to know about kids and COVID as schools reopen
COVID-19

Everything you need to know about kids and COVID as schools reopen

By Kate Baggaley

Meet the cat-sized mammals that thrived after the dinosaurs died
Animals

Meet the cat-sized mammals that thrived after the dinosaurs died

By Kate Baggaley

Researchers retraced a woolly mammoth’s steps 17,000 years after it died
Animals

Researchers retraced a woolly mammoth’s steps 17,000 years after it died

By Kate Baggaley

Meet the world’s newest carnivorous plant
Environment

Meet the world’s newest carnivorous plant

By Kate Baggaley

How bird brains thrived during a mass extinction
Animals

How bird brains thrived during a mass extinction

By Kate Baggaley

These fossils could represent the oldest animals ever found
Animals

These fossils could represent the oldest animals ever found

By Kate Baggaley

mosquito biting a human limb
Climate Change

Mosquitoes that carry dengue might not survive rising temperatures

By Kate Baggaley

The pandemic drove overdose deaths to a record high, but telemedicine may curb the trend
Health

The pandemic drove overdose deaths to a record high, but telemedicine may curb the trend

By Kate Baggaley

Monarch butterflies are beloved—and declining for this sad reason
Climate Change

Monarch butterflies are beloved—and declining for this sad reason

By Kate Baggaley

Volcanoes, not alien life, might explain Venus’s weird atmosphere
Science

Volcanoes, not alien life, might explain Venus’s weird atmosphere

By Kate Baggaley

desert landscape dotted by qubbas or tombs
Archaeology

These centuries-old tombs in Sudan are arranged in galaxy-like clusters

By Kate Baggaley

Sea otters defy our understanding of metabolism
Animals

Sea otters defy our understanding of metabolism

By Kate Baggaley

Wisconsin’s gray wolves are in serious trouble
Animals

Wisconsin’s gray wolves are in serious trouble

By Kate Baggaley

How to make sure your leech bite doesn’t kill you
Animals

How to make sure your leech bite doesn’t kill you

By Kate Baggaley

dog
Animals

Is It Ok To Give Cannabis Pain Killers To My Pet?

By Kate Baggaley

Microbes Will Be Essential For Human Survival On Mars
Biology

Microbes Will Be Essential For Human Survival On Mars

By Kate Baggaley

How NASA Found The Lost ExoMars Lander So Quickly
Mars

How NASA Found The Lost ExoMars Lander So Quickly

By Kate Baggaley

thermometer and masks
COVID-19

Why no one knows if you can catch COVID-19 twice

By Kate Baggaley

You’re less likely to get a tick bite if you steer clear of these spots
Animals

You’re less likely to get a tick bite if you steer clear of these spots

By Kate Baggaley

Mysterious double ‘whirlpools’ are popping up in the ocean
Conservation

Mysterious double ‘whirlpools’ are popping up in the ocean

By Kate Baggaley

mountains
Health

What to do if you break your leg in the wilderness

By Kate Baggaley

This strange condition could explain why your tongue feels weird
Health

This strange condition could explain why your tongue feels weird

By Kate Baggaley

a lone wolf walking around the forest
Animals

Wolves use ambush tactics to hunt unsuspecting beavers

By Kate Baggaley

a woman getting ready to get on a mass transit subway
Climate Change

Air pollution in US subway stations is disturbingly high

By Kate Baggaley

two footballs used in the NFL
COVID-19

Even at half capacity, the Super Bowl could cause COVID-19 outbreaks

By Kate Baggaley

Tiktaalik
Animals

This ancient fish-crocodile mashup snared its prey using a key adaptation

By Kate Baggaley

vials of COVID-19 vaccines
COVID-19

COVID-19 vaccines could end the pandemic by eliminating severe cases

By Kate Baggaley

sharks in the ocean
Animals

Sharks and rays are far less abundant in the world’s oceans than 50 years ago

By Kate Baggaley

a tiger rattlesnake coiled up
Animals

Rattlesnake venom is lethal, but understanding it could save lives

By Kate Baggaley

assasin bug preserved fossil
Animals

Feast your eyes on this 50-million-year-old assassin bug and its exquisite genitalia

By Kate Baggaley

brown tree snake
Animals

These snakes wiggle up smooth poles by turning their bodies into ‘lassoes’

By Kate Baggaley

glaciers in alaska
Climate Change

Glacier-dwelling bacteria thrive on chemical energy derived from rocks and water

By Kate Baggaley

two women wearing masks outside
COVID-19

Can you spread COVID-19 after vaccination? Here’s what we know.

By Kate Baggaley

person preparing a vaccine
COVID-19

What you should know about allergic reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine

By Kate Baggaley

masks
COVID-19

100 days of wearing masks could make an enormous difference in the pandemic

By Kate Baggaley

Coho salmon
Animals

Salmon are dying off and your car tires might be to blame

By Kate Baggaley

person alone traveling
COVID-19

COVID-19 testing can’t guarantee a safe Thanksgiving. Here’s why.

By Kate Baggaley

a person in the park wearing a mask
COVID-19

That new study saying masks might not be effective? It has a few caveats.

By Kate Baggaley