Loggerhead turtles “dance” when exposed to food-associated magnetic fields, and their magnetic map may help them return to specific areas after long migrations.

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When the snow settles, melts and refreezes, the sound-dampening quality of the snow will change. As the surface of the snow ...

Scientists have found a way to achieve negative refraction—where light bends the "wrong" way—using carefully arranged atomic arrays instead of engineered metamaterials. This breakthrough has enormous ...

Scientists have discovered a new way to probe the interiors of neutron stars by using gravitational waves to turn them into ...

Light is a primary driver of visual evolution in shrimp, according to new FIU research published this week in Nature ...

Feb. 12, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Sunday, Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV and 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. In Antarctica, killer whales hunt using their intelligence and teamwork. Swimming ...

Earth's inner core is undergoing structural transformation. Located 3,000 miles below the Earth's surface, the inner core is anchored by gravity within the molten liquid outer core. Until now the ...