Stories by Stephanie Pappas

The Delaware-size chunk of ice has been snagging on rises on the ocean floor

Underwater microphones can glean valuable data from the burbles and pops of thawing glaciers and icebergs

Human meddling with the river is blamed for most of the rise in flood levels, but the role of climate remains unclear

Conservationists debate whether IVF efforts are the best use of limited resources

This micro-creature was found on a small piece of moss in Japan

Newfound fossils reveal what forests might look like as they march northward in today's warming world

Female marine mammals may block insemination with a curled vagina and slick maneuvers

Ancient Romans used the word, but pop culture has the concept all wrong 

The bacteria that cause anthrax are capable of surviving in the soil for centuries

Dragon Hole, or Longdong, is reportedly more than 300 meters deep. If confirmed, that would be far deeper than the previous record holder, Dean's Blue Hole in the Bahamas

Researchers can only guess about the bumpy, colorful living ball found off California 

Outdoorsy types and outdoor workers like roofers might suffer first, but it's the elderly and the mentally ill who make up the majority of deaths

There is no template for the path to violence and rarely can a single cause explain any one atrocity

The creature had spiderlike mouthparts and eight legs, but lacked spinnerets

Photogrammetry highlights features of the English king's skeleton and resting place

SnOMG! Much of the eastern U.S. anticipating a cold, snowy weekend

Fluid dynamics sheds light the Tribrachidium's approach to mealtime 550 million years ago

In an off-the-cuff remark to astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, the former National Security Agency contractor suggested E.T. might send encrypted messages that humans mistake for noise

Tricycle accidents requiring a visit to the emergency room peak when children reach age 2, a new study finds

The EPA is now scrambling to mitigate the mess it created when agency workers inadvertently unleashed a pool of wastewater from an abandoned gold mine

Victims tend to suffer in silence, making it difficult for parents to identify and address the problem

The 7.8 magnitude temblor that hit Nepal in April shifted the world's tallest mountain slightly to the southwest

The opah's warm blood allows it to swim faster at depths nearing 400 meters

The plague preferentially killed the very old and those already in poor health. Natural selection or better diets may have allowed those who remained to thrive