Latest articles by Kimberly Hickok
Arctic Circle Burns As Record Heat Broils Northern Europe
Record temperatures are helping to turn northern Europe into a tinderbox.
This Woman Stumbled into a 'Hobo Parsnip' Plant. Days Later, Her Legs Were Severely Burned.
When plants fight back, the results can be pretty painful.
This Big-Eyed, Deep-Sea Shark Looks Like an Anime Character
Alien, or anime character? Neither! It's Genie's dogfish — a new shark species named for the famous marine biologist, Eugenie Clark.
Right Again, Einstein: Special Relativity Works Even in Ghostly High-Energy Neutrinos
Einstein was right about things he didn't even know existed.
French Farmer Discovered a Rare Mastodon Skull, But Kept It Secret for Years
After keeping it to himself for a while, this farmer finally let the world know about his amazing discovery.
Earliest Evidence of Our Human Ancestors Outside of Africa Found
A new discovery suggests that human ancestors left Africa roughly 10,000 generations earlier than experts thought.
Pliny the Elder Wasn't Crazy After All. There Were Whales in the Mediterranean.
A new archaeological finding suggests Pliny the Elder knew exactly what he was talking about.
Amazon Wasp with Enormous Stinger May Just Haunt Your Nightmares
She may be small, but check out that stinger!
Man Tries to Smuggle 19 Raptor Eggs Through Heathrow Airport — And 2 Hatched
Two of the eggs hatched, revealing adorable vulture chicks.
Honey Badger Takes on an Antelope, and It Doesn't Go Well
This honey badger was not backing down without a fight.
Ancient Human Ancestors Had to Deal with Climbing Toddlers
A new discovery finds that our ancestors' toddlers had a special toe that made them better suited for climbing compared to the adults.
China's New Laser Gun Can Zap You with a Silent, Carbonizing Beam
The guns fire 1,000 silent, invisible laser beams that last up to 2 seconds each.
No Aliens, But Scientists Find More Evidence for Life on a Saturn Moon
Large molecules coming out of Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons, might be produced by a biological source beneath the surface.
Someone Just Killed One of the Last Remaining Jaguars in the US
Yo'oko, a male jaguar (Panthera onca) once known to roam the Huachuca Mountains in southern Arizona, was probably killed by a mountain lion hunter.
Flamingo Spotted in Texas, 13 Years After Escaping Kansas Zoo
It's incredibly rare to catch a glimpse of an African flamingo on the Texas coast, but if you do, it's Flamingo No. 492.
Why Do Babies Kick in the Womb?
The womb is a tight space in which to exercise, but kicking is vital for a baby's healthy development.
Australia's 'Gloomy Octopus' Finds Warmth, Food, Happiness in Tasmania
A new study confirms that the gloomy octopus has expanded its population range to the south, and it's doing great thanks to climate change.
Here's How Your Water Bottle Could Start a Fire
Be careful where you leave your water bottles this summer.
Photos: Great White Shark Mysteriously Washes Up on a California Beach
California's Department of Fish and Wildlife has opened up a law-enforcement investigation after this dead great white shark washed up on a Santa Cruz beach.
