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At a German campsite, 15,800-year-old engravings reveal how Ice Age people used fishing nets.
Orcas have been observed launching synchronized attacks hunting whale sharks for the first time.
New research on asteroid Ryugu samples reveals an unexpected culprit: Earth microbes.
Quantum computing meets the timeless oscillation of time crystals in a breakthrough experiment.
Scary movies and haunted houses can actually be a coping mechanism that helps you survive.
A zircon crystal from a Martian meteorite unlocks secrets of a water-rich, dynamic Mars 4.45 billion years ago.
James Webb's infrared vision sheds light on star-forming regions in the Sombrero Galaxy.
A single gemstone from Myanmar holds the title of Earth's rarest mineral, kyawthuite.
When you’re stressed, few things feel better than indulging in some comfort food. But while most comfort foods aren’t the healthiest choice, there’s good news: adding a cup of minimally processed cocoa or green tea might make a real difference to your health. “Food choices during stressful periods often worsen, which can influence the impact […]
How the recent ‘orca uprisings’ discourse anthropomorphizes animals.
The ambitious and top secret project was supposed to withstand a first strike by the Soviet Union, but it ultimately couldn't withstand nature's cold embrace.
Chinese scientists now have access to the world's most powerful hypergravity facility.
Scientists have discovered unique neurons in the brain that respond only to music.
With less than 10% of global plastic recycled and the rest wreaking havoc on ecosystems, a team of Japanese scientists has created a biodegradable plastic that melts in salt water.
A walnut's rugged shell conceals a labyrinth of chambers and partitions, revealed in mesmerizing detail through CT scanning.
Newton’s financial success was tied to gold mined by enslaved people, a new book reveals.
The shape of a photon Is finally revealed by physicists.
What happens when a highly social creature like a bottlenose dolphin is left utterly alone? Delle, a solitary dolphin in Denmark, may be showing us.
"The Alliance to End Plastic Waste promised a $1.5 billion solution to plastic pollution. Five years later, it’s cleaned up less plastic than its members produce in two days.
Dozens of villages have to move or be destroyed.
In Arizona’s desert, a 500-year-old cannon sheds light on conquest, resistance, and survival.
Nanopasta might not make it to your dinner plate, but its ultrathin structure could revolutionize wound care.
Prolonged sitting doesn’t just hurt your back; it significantly increases the risk of heart failure and cardiovascular death, even for those who hit the gym regularly.
Meet "Hotta Notta" and "Mild Things," the heat-free habaneros you've been seeking for decades.
Prison dairy farms may hold the key to reducing recidivism by teaching inmates empathy, care, and self-regulation through hands-on work with animals.
The powerful shockwave caused by the galactic collision is akin to a "sonic boom from a jet fighter."
When we interact with a chatbot, deeply ingrained habits make us behave as if it’s a person.
Spike in global study inquiries reflects political unease and shifting priorities.
Astronomers zoom in on a red supergiant in its final death throes 160,000 light-years away.
Childhood curiosity likely transcended all species of humans.
The father of the Web wants coders to be more responsible and rethink algorithms.
The achievement has potential implications from medicine to materials science.
An ancient Judean seed has grown into a unique tree that may hold healing properties mentioned in the Bible.
Get past the fake science, and the Taurid meteor shower foreshadows what could, one day, pose a troubling scenario.
NASA's research could provide useful information as humans venture farther out into space.
That Einstein guy really was smart.
Scientists used genes from single-celled relatives of animals in a living mouse.
The immune system has evolved to heal small ruptures and fractures with remarkable efficacy. So why not try to mimic the same process?
These clay instruments produce scream-like sounds, which trigger a fear response in the human brain.
Bosses who switch between abusive and ethical behaviors leave their teams not only confused but also emotionally drained.
How will the internet evolve in the coming decades? Fiction writers have explored some possibilities. In his 2019 novel “Fall,” science fiction author Neal Stephenson imagined a near future in which the internet still exists. But it has become so polluted with misinformation, disinformation and advertising that it is largely unusable. Characters in Stephenson’s novel […]
In a recent podcast appearance, Musk spread climate misinformation.
There are approximately 7,000 human languages spoken worldwide. In every one of them, we have expressions for pain, joy, and disgust — often conveyed through short interjections. So, Maïa Ponsonnet and her colleagues set out to explore whether these interjections share common elements across different languages. “Across human cultures, people frequently vocalize when experiencing pain […]
A nearly perfect fossil has been waiting patiently to rewrite the story of flight.
Scientists uncover the remarkably preserved remains of a saber-toothed kitten from the Siberian permafrost.
Researchers have developed an AI system using CCTV cameras to monitor culverts, potentially reducing urban flooding by detecting blockages in real-time.
Like the Sun, black holes also have a corona.
The Michigan student got a chilling message from an AI chatbot.
New observations suggest that the universe’s oldest galaxies are brighter than expected. Here's why this may be a big deal.
Famous musicians and artists aren’t necessarily more likely to die at 27. But the story that they do shapes how we perceive history and reality.
