An artist’s impression of a pterodactyl hatchling struggling against a tropical storm Rudolf Hima Baby pterodactyls apparently flew within days of hatching – but some broke their wings in rough storms that sent them crashing into a lagoon where they drowned. Very young pterodactyls had wing structures similar to adults, with the power and aerodynamic…
September 5, 2025 3 min read Storm-Tossed Baby Pterosaurs Died with Broken Wings, Fossil Evidence Suggests About 150 million years ago storm winds snapped bones in the wings of baby pterosaurs, sending them tumbling to their deaths in a muddy lagoon in what is now Germany By Mindy Weisberger edited by Andrea Thompson An artist’s…
The possible galaxy in an image from the James Webb Space Telescope NASA, ESA, CSA, CEERS, G. Gandolfi Astronomers might have discovered a galaxy that formed extremely early in the universe, nearly 200 million years before its closest competitor, but they caution there could be other explanations too. Giovanni Gandolfi at the University of Padua…
The broken wings of two young pterosaurs may reveal how hundreds of their kind met their end about 150 million years ago. New analyses of the well-preserved, complete Pterodactylus fossils — dubbed “Lucky I” and “Lucky II” — show that a humerus bone in each hatchling had been cleanly fractured at an oblique angle. This…
If you’ve ever shuffled a deck of playing cards, you’ve most likely created a unique deck. That is, you’re probably the only person who has ever arranged the cards in precisely that order. Although this claim sounds incredible, it’s a great illustration of how quickly large numbers can creep into everyday situations—with occasionally challenging consequences,…
Nick Clegg, then working as an executive at Meta, addresses a tech summit in Portugal in 2021 Hugo Amaral/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/alamy How to Save the InternetNick Clegg (Bodley Head (UK, out now; US, 11 November)) I can pinpoint the moment when my brain refused to take in any more of Nick Clegg’s new book, How…
The fast radio burst came from 130 million light-years away. That proximity allowed an in-depth search for what produced the mysterious signal.
In the early 1960s astronomers discovered a monster. Something in the constellation of Virgo was pouring out radio waves, but no counterpart in visible light was initially seen. That changed when observers used some clever techniques to glimpse a faint blue “star” sitting at the radio source’s exact position. Eventually they were able to determine…
Black tea and green teas including matcha contain varying levels of L-theanine INNA FINKOVA / Alamy Stock Photo L-theanine is an amino acid naturally found in tea leaves. First linked to tea’s calming effects in the 1940s, it is now sold as a supplement for stress relief, focus and better sleep. Research into its effects…
“Even trying to describe “space” feels challenging…” Shutterstock/FastMotion One of the most awkward parts of writing a book is that, eventually, authors have to ask people for “blurbs” – the endorsements that you see on the cover of a book, encouraging you to buy it. I am now in this phase with The Edge of…
