David Nield
This “One-in-a-Million” Fossil Has 450-Million-Year-Old Soft Tissue
Only the second fossil of its type to be discovered
Five Images, Six Decades: Capturing the Iconic “Earthrise” Photo
The first was taken August 23, 1966
No One Knows How Whale Sharks Give Birth—But This Neonatal Shark Discovery Provides Some Clues
A rare find on a fishing expedition
A Dazzling Image of a Dying Star, Featuring the Great Recycling System of the Cosmos
Ashes to ashes, stardust to stardust
These Mammoth Ivory Carvings May Be the “Find of the Year”
They’re 40,000 years old and about the size of your thumbnail
In Stunning Color, a Celestial “Treasure Chest” Full of Stars
A majestic cometary globule some 7,500 light-years away
Awe-Inspiring Images from This Year’s Solar Eclipse
When the moon blocks out the sun, it creates something a lot like magic
An Ice Island as Big as Manhattan Just Broke Off Greenland
It’s a “remarkable” parting of the ways
This Lion-Like Nebula Has Cosmic Dust for a Mane and a Dying Star for a Face
A portrait taken over 5,000 light-years
Researchers Return to a Forgotten Forest Experiment 30 Years Later—With “Astounding” Results
A new look at the trees revealed an overlooked “win-win-win” scenario for forest maintenance
