Galaxy Zoo classifications of local galaxies indicate that active elliptical galaxies are markedly different from those with more disk-like or spiral shapes.
A new dinosaur species unearthed in China's Gobi Desert strengthens the dinosaur-bird hypothesis and may also provide valuable clues as to how flight evolved.
Bdelloid rotifers protect themselves from fungal infection by completely drying themselves out. This strategy may also be responsible for them giving up sex.