Sam Walters

Learn more about two of the earliest reports of a total solar eclipse and corona, which were recorded in China, and solve several mysteries about our ancient Solar System.

Turtles Can Sense Earth's Magnetic Field — And Some Even Dance When They Feel It

Learn more about the crime that took place on October 19, 2025 and about the priceless artifacts that are now missing.

Observe the fiery Southern and Northern Taurids, a pair of potentially flashy meteor showers that are set to peak this November 2025, all thanks to the debris of an ancient comet.

Learn more about the tentative ties between brain degeneration and beaching in dolphins, which could become more and more common as climate change continues.

Learn more about amber from South America, which reveals a warm, wet forest filled with insects, springtails, and spiders.

Learn more about Xiphodracon goldencapensis, a long-snouted, sharp-toothed marine reptile that may serve as the missing link in the ichthyosaur lineage.

Learn more about the meteor showers in the month of October 2025, the Draconids and Orionids are a subtle and showy pair that you may have a chance to catch this week and a little less than two weeks from today.

Meet the Zimapán man, a mummy from the Mesoamerican Otopame culture, whose intestines bustled with bacteria, around a millennium ago.

Learn more about the bearded vulture, which historically accumulated human-made materials such as strings, baskets, and bolts in the cliffs of southern Spain.