Madeleine Gregory
Birds Used to Be Freakin’ Huge
From giant penguins to super-tall parrots, human-sized birds used to roam the earth. What happened to them?
Good Job, Humans: Arctic Snow Contains Rubber and Varnish
Microplastics and fibers in the Arctic snow likely came from pollution in the atmosphere, scientists say.
Amazon's Facial Recognition Misidentified 1 in 5 California Lawmakers as Criminals
The ACLU tested Rekognition, Amazon's facial recognition technology, on photographs of California lawmakers. It matched 26 of them to mugshots.
The Trump Administration Just Gutted the Endangered Species Act
The Trump Administration released sweeping regulations to weaken the law credited with saving the bald eagle and the grizzly bear.
Ocean Heatwaves That Instantly Kill Coral Are Getting Worse, Scientists Warn
Marine heatwaves present “a distinct biological phenomenon” from bleaching events, and could threaten the livelihoods of half a billion people.
Scientists Expected This Underwater Mountain Range to Be Barren. They Found Life Instead
Deep-sea mountain ranges were once ravaged by intensive fishing. After decades of federal protection, scientists returned to find life.
Scientist Says Bread He Baked From 4,500 Year-Old Yeast Is Delicious
Physicist and video game designer Seamus Blackley extracted yeast from ancient Egyptian pottery and used it to make a delicious sourdough bread.
Neil deGrasse Tyson’s ‘Objectively True Information’ About Mass Shootings Is Worthless
The celebrity scientist took to Twitter to remind everyone that people die all the time, diminishing the tragedy of the weekend's mass shootings.
Humans Have Done 50 Million Years of Damage to New Zealand’s Birds
It would take longer than humans have been on this Earth to recover the number of bird species lost in New Zealand.
Boy Had More Than 500 Teeth in a 'Bag-Like Mass' in His Mouth
A pathologist at the hospital said the mass of tiny teeth-like structures was "reminiscent of pearls in an oyster."
We Have Just ‘Days’ to Save This Rare Endangered Porpoise From Extinction
A new study estimates that there are likely just 9 vaquita porpoises left in the world. According to a co-author, we have just days to act on effectively enforcing a ban on illegal fishing nets.
The New Guy in Charge of Public Lands Thinks We Should Sell It All
The Bureau of Land Management controls more public land than any other US agency. Its newly-appointed acting head, William Pendley, has advocated for selling all of it.