Sunken ship Ironton in Thunder Bay. (Credit: Ocean Exploration Trust/NOAA)

Deck of the Ironton shipwreck 

Learn how researchers found the sunken ship the Ironton and why the preserved lifeboat at the bottom of Thunder Bay instead took five lives. 

Preserved Sunken Ship Found in Shipwreck Alley After 120 Years

Panel A — Octopus (left) projects silt and kelp through the water; B – an octopus (right) is hit by a cloud of silt projected through the water by a throwing octopus.
(Credit: Godfrey-Smith et al., 2022, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0)

Octopus debris throwing

Using their siphon, octopuses can shoot objects and debris, which is an unusual behavior for a non-human species. 

These Octopuses Throw Objects, Sometimes At Each Other

Dog smelling

Emphasizing our strong bonds that we have with our dogs, a new study reveals dogs can smell the stress odors humans produce. 

Dogs May Be Smelling Our Stress

Ancient Maya

The ancient Maya in Mesoamerica had toxic levels of mercury, which could have caused mercury poisoning in their civilization. 

Dangerous Amounts of Mercury Found in Soil of Ancient Maya

Dolphin

Bottlenose dolphins keep ocean life in check and can inform researchers on the health of a marine ecosystem. 

Dolphins Reveal the Health of the Gulf of Mexico

Green space

New research shows green spaces could lead to better lung function in children.

Nature Impacts Children’s Lung Function, Study Suggests

A pair of red deer on the Isle of Rum, Scotland

Researchers say this new study can help us better understand why older animals become less social than younger ones.

Study Suggests Red Deer Become More Introverted With Age

(Credit: Rabana-Merquly Archaeological Project)

Excavation of the perimeter wall at the entrance to Rabana valley.

A new study suggests the mountain fortress of Rabana-Merquly in modern Iraqi Kurdistan could be the lost city of Natounia.

Erin Berge