Alcohol consumption in the natural world is way more common than you thought
Ethanol is more than a human invention. New research reveals how animals across ecosystems encounter and adapt to ethanol.
Giant 160-million-year-old tadpole sheds new light on frog evolution
Amphibian fossils, particularly those capturing larval stages, are exceptionally rare due to tadpoles’ soft, delicate bodies, which are highly prone...
Your Gas Stove Is More Dangerous Than You Think — Here’s Why
The cookers spew harmful gases linked to heart and lung disease but most people are completely unaware.
AI could diagnose heart disease in dogs before it’s too late
Heart murmurs often go undiagnosed in dogs. This new tool could help.
A medieval saga confirmed: DNA confirms Norway’s “Well man” legend
A Norse saga, a man in a well, and a genetic study that confirmed a legend.
More Airbnbs, more crime? Airbnb associated with spike in robbery and theft
More to opportunities for crime, and loss of cohesion within communities are contributing to increased crime rates.
Why does nature keep making perfect cubical pyrite crystals?
There's a lof of chemistry wisdom in this "fool's gold."
This simple test can show how you’re aging
Flamingo pose, anyone?
Meet the largest known prime: it’s got 41 million digits and was calculated using GPUs
The bizarre world of prime numbers gets a new addition.
Researchers encode data in DNA hundreds of times faster than before — with panda pics
Two images were stored in and retrieved from DNA sequences faster than ever before. This could be a game-changer for...
The one type of food you need more of, according to a leading nutritionist
"The simple things they told us, like eating your vegetables first, have always been good advice, and now science is...
The fascinating history (and science) of the freezing of Niagara Falls
Niagara doesn't completely freeze, per se. But big chunks of it
How wastewater could reduce our reliance on oil (and help with the global metal shortage)
Wastewater treatment plants could soon do more than just purify water — they could become hubs of industrial innovation.
This frog is so yellow it even colors researchers’ hands
When researchers first laid their hands on a newly discovered frog deep in Panama’s forests, they were in for a...
Japan Railway Equips Trains with Blade-Proof Umbrellas for Extra Safety
A Japanese rail company wants to install the defensive tools on 600 trains.
Science confirms: cats are almost liquid (in a way)
Cats use a mix of strategies when deciding whether to pass through a space and it suggests some self-awareness.
Picture of the day: fluorescent chicken embryo
This is a picture of a chicken embryo being fed through fluorescent-labeled blood vessels from the yolk.
Most baby foods in the US don’t meet nutritional guidelines — and also make misleading claims
Parents would spare no expense to give babies the best option. But many options are misleading and unhealthy.
A stunning map of the Atlantic Ocean seafloor — and one woman’s pioneering quest to publish it
The geology of the ocean floor is truly spectacular — perhaps even more than land geology. Unfortunately, it's really hard...
Hubble captures dramatic outburst of space “volcano”
A binary system of a red giant and white dwarf is creating a spectacular show in R Aquarii.
Inconspicuous lizard can scuba dive by creating its own bubble to breathe in
It's probably the world's smallest (and scrappiest) scuba diver.
Drone fishing is a thing — and it’s already a problem
The marriage of cutting-edge technology with traditional pastimes often stirs excitement -- but "drone fishing" was not on our bingo...
NASA’s methane satellite just mapped its first plumes
Methane is a big problem for our climate. This satellite can now see it from above.
The unlikely story of how a pastry AI came to be used to detect cancer
The journey of this particular AI was as unexpected as it gets.
Elephants remember their human keepers after more than a decade
They say an elephant never forgets, and according to this new study, that's not far from the truth.
Citizen scientists find hundreds of unknown burial mounds in the Netherlands
An archaeology project that involved regular people doubled the number of known prehistoric barrows in the region in just four...
Railway work in Denmark reveals sophisticated Stone Age cellar
They were more sophisticated than we gave them credit.
These Mathematically Precise Kinetic Transformable Sculptures Are Inspired by Nature’s Geometry
"If change is the only constant in nature, it is written in the language of geometry."
The Nobel Prizes this year are an AI bonanza
Not one but two prizes went to AI research.
The stunning history of the Fukang Pallasite meteorite
In the year 2,000, a Chinese dealer purchased an unusual-looking rock weighing around a ton. He cleaned it off, removing...
This toothpaste-based transistor could be the future of edible electronics
The transistor and all its components are made of food-safe materials and could one day assist in medical monitoring.
Researchers develop fruit juice kombucha variants — and the apple one is the best
Kombucha may be due for a major facelift
Working out today can improve brain function for weeks
We know exercise is good for the brain, but this study brings a new dimension to that understanding.
White noise seems to get fungus to grow faster and we’re not sure why
It grew almost two times faster than fungus grown in silence.
Freedom at Last: The Chimps Finding New Life After Decades in Laboratories
After years of confinement and grueling practices, lab chimps find joy and peace in sanctuaries.
Scientists made “ant yogurt”, recreating an ancient forgotten technique
Rediscovering ant yogurt is not what we were expecting.
Over 70% of science award finalists in the US are children of immigrants
Immigration pays off, especially if you're interested in science and math.
Hurricane Milton is historically and disturbingly strong, and it’s barreling toward Florida
Just days after Hurricane Helene ravaged through parts of the US, an even bigger one might be lining up.
Nobel Prize Honors Discovery of MicroRNA and Its Role in Gene Regulation
Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun have been awarded the Nobel Prize for their research on microRNA.
Future long-term astronauts may end up eating asteroids (thanks to bacteria)
How could we feed astronauts on lengthy space missions? These researchers have a quirky idea.
Ants discovered agriculture 66 million years ago
The same asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs may have led ants to farm fungus.
There’s way more chaos in our lives than you think. This scientist says it’s empowering
We like to believe we're in control, but there's much more randomness than we’d like to think.
AI’s thirst for energy is reopening an infamous nuclear plant in the US
We all know AI is using up a lot of power. But we didn't have "reopening nuclear plants" on our...
New “tractor beam on a chip” can manipulate cells using beams of light
Researchers develop integrated optical phased array tweezers with the potential to revolutionize biological research.
LAPD’s new police dog is a robot made by Boston Dynamics
Spot can open doors, pick up objects, and drag up to 50 pounds. It's not actually a dog, it's a...
The stunning trail of darkness left behind by hurricane Helene
This was the deadliest hurricane to hit the United States since Maria in 2017
Study shows doing a PhD is really bad for your mental health — and absolutely no one is surprised
We've known for years that doing a PhD can be enormously stressful, but there's little progress.
Researchers develop new banana strain that can withstand “bananocalypse”
The hybrid Yelloway One could save one of our favorite fruits.
Pregnancy rewires mothers’ brains: gray matter volume decreases and there’s extensive neural remodeling
Some regions of the brain may shrink but increase connectivity.
Cats in hats: The important reason scientists are dressing cats in these adorable wool caps
It's the first time we have a way to study chronic pain in cats.