This Tree Survives Lightning Strikes—and Uses Them to Kill Its Rivals
This rainforest giant thrives when its rivals burn
This Test Could Catch Heart Trouble Years Before It Strikes For Under $7
A cheap blood test can detect silent heart damage before a heart attack or stroke
Archaeologists Find Oldest Liquid Wine Ever—With the Ashes of a Roman Inside
Scientists confirm a Roman burial wine older than any ever chemically analyzed
This Monkeypox Outbreak in the Wild May Have Finally Revealed the Virus’s Secret Host: A Squirrel
Scientists uncover compelling evidence linking a common African squirrel to monkeypox outbreaks
A 74-Year-Old Man Sent an AI Avatar to Argue His Court Case and Judges Were Not Amused
An AI-generated persona appeared before real judges. It backfired immediately.
Archaeologists Unearth 150 Skeletons Beneath Vienna From 2,000-Year-Old Roman-Germanic Battlefield
A forgotten battle near the Danube reveals clues about Vienna's inception.
An AI Called Dreamer Learned to Mine Diamonds in Minecraft — Without Being Taught
A self-improving algorithm masters a complex game task, hinting at a new era in AI.
Alcohol Helps Male Fruit Flies Get Lucky—But They Know When to Stop
Male fruit flies use booze to boost pheromones and charm potential mates—just not too much.
Climate Change Could Slash Personal Wealth by 40%, New Research Warns
Global warming’s economic toll may be nearly four times worse than once believed
DNA From 7,000-Year-Old Mummies Reveals Lost Society From Sahara
Two ancient mummies reveal a mysterious, isolated lineage in North Africa.
New Mushroom Tile Mimics Elephant Skin to Cool Buildings Without Any Electricity
Bio-inspired tiles made from fungi could cool buildings without using energy
A Romanian grandma used a strange rock as a doorstop for decades. It turned out to be a million-dollar relic from the age of dinosaurs
An elderly woman unknowingly held a prehistoric gem worth over $1 million in her home
Even the Richest Americans Are Dying Younger Than Poor Europeans
Even the wealthiest Americans live shorter lives than the poorest in parts of Europe
Scientists Discover Natural Antibiotics Hidden in Our Cells
The proteasome was thought to be just a protein-recycler. Turns out, it can also kill bacteria
Future Windows Could Be Made of Wood, Rice, and Egg Whites
Simple materials could turn wood into a greener glass alternative.
Evolution just keeps creating the same deep-ocean mutation
Creatures at the bottom of the ocean evolve the same mutation — and carry the scars of human pollution
Underwater Tool Use: These Rainbow-Colored Fish Smash Shells With Rocks
Wrasse fish crack open shells with rocks in behavior once thought exclusive to mammals and birds.
This strange rock on Mars is forcing us to rethink the Red Planet’s history
A strange rock covered in tiny spheres may hold secrets to Mars’ watery — or fiery — past.
Westerners cheat AI agents while Japanese treat them with respect
Japan’s robots are redefining work, care, and education — with lessons for the world.
Scientists Turn to Smelly Frogs to Fight Superbugs: How Their Slime Might Be the Key to Our Next Antibiotics
Researchers engineer synthetic antibiotics from frog slime that kill deadly bacteria without harming humans.
This Popular Zero-Calorie Sugar Substitute May Be Making You Hungrier, Not Slimmer
Zero-calorie sweeteners might confuse the brain, especially in people with obesity
Any Kind of Exercise, At Any Age, Boosts Your Brain
Even light physical activity can sharpen memory and boost mood across all ages.
A New Antibiotic Was Hiding in Backyard Dirt and It Might Save Millions
A new antibiotic works when others fail.
A Gene-Edited Pig Liver Was Hooked to a Human for 10 Days and It Actually Worked
Breakthrough transplant raises hopes for patients needing liver support or awaiting transplants.
New Diagnostic Breakthrough Identifies Bacteria With Almost 100% Precision in Hours, Not Days
A new method identifies deadly pathogens with nearly perfect accuracy in just three hours.
Revenge of the Fish: A Bone Pierced Through Man’s Gut and Stabbed His Liver
A swallowed bone made its way from the gut to the liver, causing weeks of mystery pain
Archaeologists in Egypt discovered a 3,600-Year-Old pharaoh. But we have no idea who he is
An ancient royal tomb deep beneath the Egyptian desert reveals more questions than answers.
Metal detectorist finds 800 ancient artifacts buried in northern England that could rewrite Iron Age Britain
Hundreds of ancient chariot pieces and ceremonial weapons were found buried in Yorkshire it's challenging everything we know about Iron...
Octopus rides the world’s fastest shark and nobody knows what’s going on
A giant octopus rode a mako shark. No one knows why.
A giant iceberg the size of Chicago broke away from Antarctica—then researchers found life they’d never imagined beneath it
An ancient Antarctic ecosystem is revealed after a massive iceberg breaks free.
This Man Hiccupped Nonstop for Two Years—Until Doctors Found a Clue Hiding in His Blood
A rare immune condition turned an everyday annoyance into a chronic problem.
Physicists just explained why the pop of a beer bottle sounds so perfect
A high-speed peek into what really happens when your beer bottle goes “pop.”
The flower from King Tut’s tomb is flooding the internet but scientists say it’s fake (thanks, reddit!)
The Egyptian blue lotus sold online isn't what you think. The real story behind this mythical plant is much more...
Quadruped Robot Learns How to Ride Skateboard on Its Own
Researchers taught a legged robot to master skateboarding using a novel AI.
Early Humans May Have Collected Round Stones for Over 1 Million Years
Early humans may have prized volcanic balls for over a million years.
A 168-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Bone Sheds Light on a Hidden Evolutionary Era
Researchers push back the origin story of cerapodan dinosaurs by two million years.
For the first time ever, wind and solar produced more electricity than coal in the US
The "Age of Electricity" is here.
Some 31 million years ago, these iguanas rafted over 5,000 miles of ocean
New research reveals an extraordinary journey across the Pacific that defies what we thought was possible.
Scientists Just Engineered Bacteria That Make Biodegradable Plastic
Scientists have modified bacteria to produce biodegradable plastics from simple sugars.
A Cartoonish Crash Test Raises Real Questions About Tesla’s Autopilot
Mark Rober pits Tesla against lidar in a real-life Wile E. Coyote experiment.
Less Than 1% of Gun Owners Use Their Firearms for Self-Defense Each Year. But Many More Are Exposed to Gun Violence
The study suggests gun proliferation carries more risks than self-defense benefits.
AI-Powered Test Can Reveal Your Biological Age From Just 5 Drops of Blood
Scientists develop an AI-powered model that reveals the hidden biological clock within our hormones.
The Solar System Passed Through a Massive Cosmic Wave Millions of Years Ago — And This May Have Cooled Earth
Radcliffe might be responsible for the Ice Age. You read that right.
Married Men Are 3 Times More Likely to Be Obese Than Single Men, Study Finds
Marriage increases the risk of obesity for men, but not women, researchers find.
The World’s Smallest Microcontroller Could Reshape the Future of Wearable Tech and Medicine
This speck-sized chip could be incorporated in anything from smart pills to environmental sensors.
Microplastics Could Be Making Bacteria Resistant to Antibiotics
Researchers say tiny plastic debris may help bacteria become more resistant to antibiotics.
A Forgotten Boulder in a School Office Turned Out to Have 66 Dinosaur Footprints from 200 Million Years Ago
A rock used as a school decoration turned out to be a fossil treasure trove.
Australian Man Lived With a Fully Artificial Heart for Over 100 Days—Here’s How It Saved His Life
A magnetic levitation pump is keeping patients alive—without a human heart.
She Lost Her Vision a Decade Ago—Now a Tooth Implant Could Help Her See Again
It sounds insane but it actually works.
This Company is Recycling Wind Turbines Into Surfboards and They Actually Work
Turning decommissioned wind turbine blades into high-performance surfboards