YouTube is partnering with Mark Rober and the NSTA to launch Class CrunchLabs, a free science curriculum featuring hands-on ...

A huge treasure trove of ancient DNA from animals including extinct woolly mammoths has been discovered in frozen squirrel feces in Canada's remote Yukon territory, scientists said Tuesday. The DNA ...

An artist’s reconstruction of Pleistocene Yukon shows Arctic ground squirrels scavenging meat and foraging on plants within the mammoth-steppe ecosystem. Ancient DNA from their preserved burrows and ...

Researchers analyzed permafrost samples collected from ground squirrel burrows that span several glacial periods and can remain frozen and sealed for thousands of years. (Georgia Kirkos via SWNS) By ...

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BOSTON, June 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Poop Museum, the popular science education program that has taught 50,000 curious humans from 80 countries all about poop, is launching its first ever summer ...

Before becoming a YouTube sensation with millions of followers, Mark Rober spent nearly a decade working at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. During his time there, he contributed to several projects, ...

A project digging through rabbit poop led mycologist Jack States — aka Lander's Mushroom Man — to discover a famous mold and 12 new species of truffles. His research has changed how scientists view ...

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...