UVA Wise Department of Natural Sciences

09/01/2026

08/31/2026

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This is ANTARCTICA. And in 1985, it became the center of a global c...

08/28/2026

08/26/2026

08/26/2026

Scientists say an eye-catching bobolink with both male and female characteristics temporarily took up residence at a nature preserve just west of Chicago, giving some lucky birders a rare chance to observe one of nature’s most intriguing biological phenomena up close.

The bobolink is what’s known as a “bilateral gynandromorph.” What does this mean? https://bit.ly/4glV3is

📸: Luke Dahlberg

08/25/2026

Long before coyotes and millions of years before wolves, bone-crushing dogs padded across North America. The prehistoric canids came in an array of sizes, from small nippers comparable to foxes to huge, skeleton-busting predators larger than the largest gray wolf. For more than 31 million years, they were among the most versatile carnivores on the continent, and remainders of their prehistoric meals indicate that they truly did eat more bones than other canids. But by 1.8 million years ago, they were all gone. https://bit.ly/4lTZ6Ck

📸 Wang et al., May 2018. Adapted from Wang et al., 2008: figure 5.4 and with permission for reproduction by Mauricio Antón under CC By 4.0

08/24/2026

Look for the constellation one evening soon. Its brightest stars form the shape of a . The spout of the Teapot points to the center of the Milky Way galaxy. And binoculars will reveal a wealth of amazing nebulae and star clusters - denizens of the deep sky - within the boundaries of Sagittarius. Tonight the bright gibbous moon hangs near the Teapot. Block the light of the moon to see Sagittarius' stars.

Read more at: https://earthsky.org/constellations/sagittarius-heres-your-constellation/