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Nordic Diet May Help Extend Your Lifespan by Adding Whole Grains and Berries to Your Plate
Learn about the Nordic diet, the northern counterpart of the Mediterranean diet that may benefit overall health by promoting sustainable plant-based foods.
300 Light-Years Away, a Star Is Slowly Snacking on a Brown Dwarf
Discover how an anomaly that has puzzled astronomers for years was solved, and what it can tell us about how stellar systems interact.
New York Declares Measles Emergency as U.S. Cases Grow Over 4,000
As measles cases rise, discover what New York state officials are doing to help combat this outbreak.
Roman Villa Unearthed in Northern Wales Continues to Rewrite the Region's Ancient History
Learn what the remains of a Roman villa and other ancient artifacts can tell us about life in Roman Wales 2,000 years ago.
700,000-Year-Old Elephant Tooth Reveals a Lost Ecosystem Shared by Early Humans
Discover what fossilized elephant teeth and tusk fragments can tell us about prehistoric ecosystems.
Remnant From Rare Supernova Seen Nearly 850 Years Ago Hides a Zombie Star at its Center
Learn about the remnant of a historic supernova observed around 850 years ago and the zombie star that has survived at its center.
COVID-19 Cases Are Picking Up Again — These Are the Variants That Health Officials Are Watching
From Stratus to Cicada, several variants are on the radar as COVID-19 activity rises, impacting how the virus spreads, its severity, and how it interacts with the immune system.
Wild Elephants Use 41 Different Gestures to Tell Others to "Move Away" or "Stop That"
Learn how elephants use their trunks and ears to get a response from others, and why they keep gesturing when ignored.
Jonathan the Tortoise Is 194 Years Old, Flu Cases Are Already Spiking, and Night Sky Events to Catch in October
Discover the top stories from Oct. 3 to Oct. 9, 2026, including the hidden dangers of marathon running, a hoard of Celtic coins, and Jonathan the Tortoise.
A Diarrhea-Causing Bacterium Spread Through Sex is Resisting Five Common Antibiotics
Learn how Shigella spreads between sexual partners and why growing antibiotic resistance is leaving fewer treatment options.
Mars' Odd 1,100 Mile Long Cloud Forms in Mysterious Ways — a New Model May Reveal How
Learn more about the AMEC, a strange, recurring cloud on Mars that has long baffled scientists, until now.
Why Big Dogs Die Younger Than Small Dogs May Come Down to Jumping Genes
Learn how DNA changes in 864 dogs may help explain why larger breeds age faster and tend to have shorter lives.
California May Ban Quartz Countertops Over Risk of Incurable Lung Disease in Workers
Learn about California's proposed ban on quartz countertops, a move inspired by concerns over rising cases of an incurable lung disease.
Ancient Bronze Ring Engraved with Alexandria’s Famous Lighthouse Found in Sunken Royal Ruins
Learn how a first-of-its-kind bronze signet ring was discovered in the submerged remains of a royal quarter once visited by Cleopatra and Julius Caesar.
Denali's Chunky Puppy Winner Mammoth Lives Up to His Name at 77.1 Pounds
Learn how Denali’s chunky puppies will train alongside experienced sled dogs for their future as canine rangers.
An Odd Hole on the Moon's Surface May Lead to an Underground Cave That Could Shelter Future Astronauts
Learn about a NASA payload that will explore a pit on the Moon to find an underground cave that could shelter astronauts during future missions.
Newly Identified 165-Million-Year-Old Otter-Like Mammal Was a Top Predator in Jurassic Waterways
Learn more about this otter-like animal that was likely a top mammal predator during the Jurassic Period.
Mutated Influenza Strain May Explain the Early Start to Fall 2026 Flu Season
Learn how flu activity is rising earlier than expected in states like California and Washington and why a mutated influenza strain may help explain the unusual start.
A Broken Neanderthal Spear Survives as a 40,000-Year-Old Imprint
Learn how wood imprints and charred remains preserved evidence of Neanderthal spears, bark trays, and other belongings.
At 194, a 450-Pound Tortoise Is the Oldest Living Land Animal, and its DNA May Help Explain Why
Learn how a sample from the tortoise Jonathan’s mouth revealed youthful patterns in his gene regulators that may help explain his nearly two-century lifespan.
This Newly Identified Species of Extinct Crocodile is Missing the Tip of Its Nose, Just Like the Great Sphinx
Learn more about Herugavialis cairensis, an extinct crocodile species whose fossil came from the same rocks as the Great Sphinx.
Long COVID Fatigue May Be Linked to Reduced Blood Flow in the Brain
Learn how brain scans during an attention test revealed blood flow differences in patients with lasting fatigue years after mild COVID.
Blue Light Killed 64 Strains of Food Poisoning Bacteria and Could One Day Make Chicken Safer
Learn how violet-blue light killed at least 99% of food-poisoning bacteria in lab tests and could help reduce chicken contamination before it reaches your kitchen.
100-Year-Old Women in a Tiny Sardinian Village Could Make it the World’s Next Blue Zone
Discover how historical records reveal an unusually high number of centenarians in Bolotana, where women are especially likely to live past 100.
The First Animals May Have Arrived 200-Million Years Earlier Than Previously Thought
Learn how new research challenges long-held assumptions about animal evolution and suggests that the earliest animals may have emerged during a global "Snowball Earth."
The Totskoye Nuclear Exercise Exposed Soldiers to Radiation to Prepare for a Potential Third World War
Learn why thousands of soldiers were deliberately exposed to radiation from a nuclear bomb in the Soviet Union, and why other nations did the same.
Two Recent Marathon Deaths Highlight Rare but Serious Risks for Endurance Runners
Learn about how the recent deaths of two marathoners from Wisconsin and the United Kingdom raise questions about how you can protect yourself during any future running events.
How to Watch October's Full Moon, Meteor Showers, and Halloween Fireballs Light Up the Night Sky
Learn more about all the night sky activities set to take place in October 2026 and the best ways to view them.
Testing Whisky in Space Using an Artificial Tongue Could Help Explore Foundations for Orbital Factories
Learn about an upcoming project that will distill whisky in space, uncovering chemical changes to lay the groundwork for orbital factories.
Creatine May Help Middle-Aged Adults Maintain Strength Without a Structured Workout Routine
Learn more about creatine supplements and how a new study found they helped people gain lean tissue and strength without working out.
An Unexplained Death at a Siberian Plague Institute Leaves Nearly 200 Under Observation
Learn how an unexplained illness prompted hospital quarantines in Siberia and why reports of a plague ingestion remain unconfirmed.
Archaeologists Reconstruct a 2,000-Year-Old Celtic Coin Hoard Scattered by Centuries of Plowing
Learn how 11 silver coins found beneath a former sports field were traced to a single Celtic hoard buried more than 2,000 years ago.
Menopause May Mark a Critical Window for Understanding Alzheimer's Risk in Women
Discover why researchers believe menopause could help predict brain health later in life.
4,000-Year-Old Moroccan Defense Structure May Be the Oldest Known in North Africa Beyond the Nile Valley
Learn about Oued Beht, an archaeological site reshaping our understanding of North Africa’s prehistory.
What 46 Ancient Egyptian Skulls Reveal About Human Sacrifice In Royal Tombs
Learn how modern forensics uncovered evidence that Egypt’s royal retainers may have been killed to serve their rulers in the afterlife.
Diet Drinks May Be Just as Effective as Water for Weight Loss, Offering an Alternative to Sugar‑Sweetened Drinks
Learn how the longest clinical trial of its kind found people who drank non-nutritive sweetened beverages lost as much wight over two years as those who drank water.
Radio Emission Detected from Massive Exoplanet Reveals a Magnetic Field Far Stronger Than Earth's
Learn about the first-ever radio signal detected from an exoplanet, a discovery that may have important implications for understanding magnetic fields.
Tiny Hair Bundles Across Squid Skin May Help Explain Human Hearing Loss
Learn how squid sense water movement with tiny hair bundles, and what those structures could teach us about human hearing.
New Baby Colobus Monkey at Lincoln Park Zoo has a Bright Pink Face and Stark White Fur
Learn how a newborn's white coat helps relatives keep track of him as he grows into his adult black-and-white coloring.
How to Watch For Bats at Night, Build Your Own Rain Barrel, Mine Your Own Gems, and Track the ISS as It Flies By
Check out September's roundup of science tips and learn more about the natural world around you.
An Update on the Perseverance Rover, a Cold War Satellite Explodes Above Earth, and Gene-Edited Bananas Stay Yellow Longer
Discover the top stories from Sept. 26 to Oct. 2, 2026, including an update on the Perseverance Rover's search for life on Mars and a gene-edited banana could be on our grocery shelves soon.
The 345-Million-Year-Old Landmark Fossil “Lizzie” Was Not a Reptile — It Had Gills and a Fish-Like Mouth
Learn how new X-ray scans reveal that a famous Scottish fossil is changing our understanding of how four-legged animals evolved.
The Elusive Oarfish Has Joystick-Like Fins That May Inspire Future Underwater Robots
Learn how an oarfish’s hundreds of joystick-like fin rays help it swim and could inspire underwater robots that move without startling fish.
Mysterious Cocoliztli Epidemics Killed Millions Across Mexico, but Historical Causes Remain Debated
Learn more about the Cocoliztli epidemics that swept through colonial Mexico, what may have caused them, and how they may have changed medicine.
Lost Scottish Monastery May Have Been One Of Medieval Britain's Most Important Religious Centers
Learn how a community excavation is reshaping the story of a Scottish monastery that may have rivaled Iona in wealth and influence.
Newest Baby Snow Leopard at the Bronx Zoo Pounces and Crouches as She Stalks Her Mother
Learn more about the Bonx Zoo's latest addition, Sarka, the baby snow leopard.
A Sperm Whale Sank a Yacht in the South Pacific, Recalling the Real-Life Story Behind Moby-Dick
Learn how four sailors had to survive 18 hours after their boat collided with a sperm whale, and how the rise in these collisions is dangerous for humans and cetaceans.
A New Smart Shoe Powered By Footsteps Could One Day Help Monitor Everything From Parkinson’s to Fall Risk
Learn about the newest innovation in wearable tech — a smart shoe with an internal AI system that runs on footsteps, not batteries.
Mysterious Cosmic Flashes Could Be Linked to a Neutron Star Merger
Learn more about magnetars and how they may also form from two colliding neutron stars.
A Gene-Edited Banana Stays Yellow Longer and Is a Step Closer to Grocery Store Shelves
Learn how gene editing keeps sliced bananas yellow longer, and what England’s approval means for bringing the fruit to shoppers.
DNA from Thomas Jefferson's Hair May Resolve 200-Year-Old Controversy Involving Sally Hemings
Learn how DNA extracted from locks of Thomas Jefferson's hair have confirmed that the third president of the U.S. fathered several children with Sally Hemings.
Newly Discovered Homo Erectus Fossil Reveals a Time When Our Ancestors Were Outnumbered in South Africa 10 to 1
Learn how South African fossils reveal a time when our ancestors were the less common human relatives.
Cold War Spy Satellite Suddenly Shatters in Low Earth Orbit, Creating a Cloud of Debris That Could Threaten Other Spacecraft
Learn more about what caused the decades-old spy satellite to break apart and why its debris could pose a threat to other spacecraft in crowded low Earth orbit.
Newly Identified Norellraptor Could Reshape What We Know About Feathered Dinosaur Flight Evolution
Learn about Norellraptor barsboldi, a dinosaur species found in China that is providing new information on how dinosaurs and birds started to fly.
The Mysterious Death of Meriwether Lewis Is Debated — Some Say Suicide, Others Suggest Murder
Meriwether Lewis died in October 1809. Most researchers claim that he took his own life, but some debate that he could have been murdered.
Glyphs Painted in Mexican Cave May Reveal Ancient Warrior Rituals and a Lost Writing System
Learn about three symbolic glyphs painted in a cave in Mexico where people once visited to perform fire rituals for warriors.
Newly Discovered Mosaic Floors May Be From the School Where Aristotle Taught Alexander the Great
Learn how mosaic-floored banquet halls and stone benches are strengthening the case for a school where Aristotle may have taught a young Alexander the Great.
5 Infections, Including Epstein-Barr Virus, Were Linked to 2.3 Million New Cancer Cases in 2024
Learn how H. pylori, HPV, hepatitis B and C, and the virus behind mono can lead to cancer, and how vaccines and treatment can reduce risk.
A Powerful El Niño Could Bring Mild Temperatures, Flooding, and Less Snowfall to Different Parts of North America This Winter
Learn more about the shifts in weather that may arise thanks to a powerful El Niño this winter and what the impacts on North America could be.
The Universe's Oldest Light May Be Twisted — and There's a New Way to Test It
Learn how reseachers are working to determine if a twist in the universe's oldest light is evidence of new physics or a calibration error.
Belly Button Odor Could One Day Help Detect Parkinson's, Cognitive Impairment, and COVID-19
Learn how the scent of your belly button, nose, or ear may one day be used to make medical diagnosis.
Yellowstone Supervolcano Eruption Would Cover Cities in Up to Three Feet of Ash — Here's Why Not To Worry
Learn how an eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano would affect North America, and why one isn't likely to happen in the foreseeable future.
Astronauts Tend to Get Constipated in Space, a Blood Test May Reveal Why
Learn how slower digestion mat change what astronauts’ gut bacteria feed on during a long stay in orbit.
10,000-Year-Old Burials May Reveal New Clues About Life, Death, and a Possible Skull Cult at Göbeklitepe
Learn how mineral crusts, broken bones, and possible rodent tooth marks helped researchers piece together what happened to human remains at Göbeklitepe.
More Than 900 Roman Silver Coins Form Germany's Largest Hadrian-Era Hoard
Learn how an amateur archaeologist discovered the fifth-largest collection of Hadrian-era coins in the world.
Hidden Lunar Volcano Suggests the Moon Once Had an Earth-Like Magnetic Field
Learn more about a buried volcanic complex and what it tells us about the moon's past and the possible formation of its magnetic field.
After 5 Years and 28 Miles on Mars, NASA's Perseverance Rover Is Still Searching for Clues to Ancient Life
Learn more about the Perseverance Rover as it traverses the Martian landscape looking for signs of extinct life.
Synthetic Opioid Cychlorphine Is Spreading Through the U.S. Drug Supply — Here’s What to Know
Learn how the emerging synthetic opioid is up to 10 times as potent as fentanyl, has been linked to dozens of deaths, and can be difficult to detect with routine drug tests.
African Elephants May Eat Medicinal Plants to Treat Ailments Like Upset Stomachs and Exhaustion
Learn how African elephants treat their ailments with plants and other natural materials, showing the significance of self-medication in the animal kingdom.
First Okapi Born in Southeast Asia Is Spending His First Months Playing Hide-and-Seek
Learn why a newborn okapi spends its first weeks hidden and how keepers in Singapore are helping this calf explore.
Umwelt Suggests That Every Animal Experiences the World Differently — and it Can Change How We Study Them
What is umwelt? Learn more about the concept that every animal experiences a different world and how researchers are using this concept to change how they study animals.
The 2026 Harvest Moon Rises This Weekend With Saturn Shining Nearby
Learn why September’s full moon returns so soon on Sunday evening, and how to see it beside Saturn.
First New Cat Species in a Century, an mRNA Flu Vaccine, and Earth's Magnetic Field Could Affect How We Age
Discover the top stories from Sept. 19 to Sept 25, 2026, including a new cat species discovered in Bolivia and what to know about the recently approved mRNA flu vaccine.
Newly Discovered Red-Eyed, Hairy-Legged Sea Spider Is the Stuff of Nightmares
Learn more about two new marine spider species discovered off the coast of British Columbia and how they're helping researchers learn more about marine arthropods.
Dogs Show a Surprising Speech-Processing Skill Once Thought Unique to Humans
Learn how researchers found that dogs’ brains use consonants to pick out patterns in speech, and what that could mean for the way your dog hears you.
Two Students Named a New 309-Million-Year-Old Amphibian Relative After Their Mothers, Both Named Jean
Learn how two Field Museum interns identified Jeanerpeton in a Mazon Creek fossil and what its toe pads reveal about early amphibians.
Largest Map of Gene Activity to Date May Hold Clues to Alzheimer’s and Other Brain Diseases
Learn how brain tissue donated to science after death gives clues about genetic changes in neurological disorders and how we might target them better in future patients.
The U.S. May Be Approaching a Measles Crisis, and Some Babies Face Risks Before Birth
Learn more about the recent rise in measles cases and how the virus is especially dangerous for newborns.
41,000 Years Ago, Earth's Magnetic Shield Nearly Vanished — Now We Know What It Sounded Like
Learn more about Earth's magnetic field and the impact it had on the planet when it flipped 41,000 years ago.
2,000-Year-Old Roman Kitchen Unearthed in Spain Reveals Ancient Daily Life
Learn more about an ancient Roman kitchen unearthed in Northern Spain and what it can tell us about ancient domestic life during that time.
Earth's Magnetic Field May Influence Aging by Affecting How Mitochondria Produce Energy
Learn how Earth's magnetic field may influence how we age and how its effects on mitochondria could reveal new therapies for Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
Antarctic Fish Cells May Offer Clues to Protein-Folding Diseases Like Alzheimer’s
Learn how a new microscope revealed living Antarctic fish cells in detail and why their protein-folding challenges could matter to the human brain.
Bone Loss After Menopause Can Raise Osteoporosis Risk, the "Silent Disease"
Learn more about the impact menopause has on bone strength and density as women age and what can be done to help keep strength up.
Charred 2,000-Year-Old Wall Found Beneath Paris May Reveal the Location of Ancient Lutetia
Learn how a wall unearthed near Notre-Dame could reveal where Gallic Lutetia stood, how Paris began, and whether its fire matches Julius Caesar’s account.
240-Million-Year-Old Fossil Turns Out to Be a New Species That Could Rewrite Dinosaur Evolution
Learn more about the newly identified species Dinodontosaurus isiyavamanda and how its discovery could reshape scientists' understanding of the timeline of dinosaur origins.
18,000-Year-Old Mammoth Ivory Figurines Reveal a Unique Ice Age Art Tradition
Learn more about the 18,000-year-old mammoth ivory figurines that suggest Ice Age artists drew inspiration from the natural structure of mammoth tusks.
A Newly Discovered Fragment of the World's Oldest Peace Treaty Reveals Protections for Refugees and Their Homes
Learn how a newly identified Kadesh Peace Treaty fragment preserves promises to protect the homes and families of people sent back after fleeing.
Ancient Vomit Found Beneath the North Sea Hints at Where Plesiosaurs May Have Napped After Dinner
Learn how fossilized vomit helped a paleontologist piece together what Jurassic plesiosaurs ate and where they may have rested after a meal.
Neptune-sized Exoplanet Mysteriously Orbits Its Star Backward, Raising Questions About Planetary Formation
Learn how the exoplanet GJ 3090 b travels around its host star in a backward orbit, offering new insight into the evolution of planetary systems.
Newly Discovered Fire Amoeba Survives in Water at 158 Degrees Fahrenheit, Breaking Previous Records
Learn more about the fire amoeba, a newly discovered eukaryote that can survive in extreme temps.
Wasp Spiders That Eat Their Mates Are Spreading North Across Britain
Learn how recent British sightings and experiments with spiderlings help explain the wasp spider’s spread into colder places.
Orphaned Baby Raccoons Learn to Fish, Swim, and Climb at Survival Boot Camp Before Returning to the Wild
Learn how volunteers nurse back raccoon kits that lost their mothers and teach them how to hunt, swim, and protect themselves by showing them directly.
A Team of Archaeologists Saved 30,000 Artifacts During the Peak of Syria’s Civil War
Learn about the cultural cost of conflict — and how archaeologists helped to save thousands of museum pieces from potential destruction.
Tiny Dissolving Batteries Could Power Medical Devices After You Swallow Them
Learn how researchers have created an ingestible battery that dissolves within weeks and is safer for your health and the environment.
Scientists Catch Sound Making a Quantum Jump With a Microscopic Tuning Fork
Learn how physicists overcame obstacles to watch phonons quantum jump in real-time.
These Lemurs Have a Haunting Call and May Use Vocal Tricks Similar to Opera Singers
Learn more about the wild indri, a lemur whose haunting call is produced by the same vocal movements as an opera singer.
Rusty Treasure Hidden in the Danube River May Be Europe's Largest Hoard of Prehistoric Iron Bars
Learn how a project to extract gravel from the Danube River led to the discovery of a collection of iron bars weighing over one metric ton.
First mRNA Flu Vaccine Approved in the U.S. Now Available for Adults 50 Years and Older
Learn who is eligible for the new flu vaccine and what makes the mRNA vaccine more efficient and adaptable than traditional flu shot.
A Toilet Flush Can Launch Microscopic Particles Toward Your Face — and It Could Impact Your Health
Learn more about the particles a toilet flush can launch into the bathroom and how those particles could impact the health of adults and children.
300 Years of Aqueduct Deposits May Link the Plague of Cyprian to the Decline of Roman Nîmes
Discover what an ancient aqueduct can tell us about the rise and fall of “the French Rome” under Roman rule.
Pittcon 2027: What America’s Biggest Lab Science Show Means For You
For over 75 years, Pittcon has been at the cutting edge of industry-defining changes, and next year it returns home for the first time in six decades.
Too Much or Too Little Sun Exposure Can Impact Your Health — Here's How to Strike a Balance
Learn more about the impacts that too much or too little sun exposure can have on your skin health and vitamin D levels, and how much sun protection you may really need.
The Brain May Be Two Organs, a Discovery That Could Advance ALS Research
Learn how tracing the brain’s separate origins helped researchers grow nerve cells that could aid studies of ALS and spinal muscular atrophy.
Mice With Mostly Human Cortical Tissue Could Help Reveal How Brain Disorders Develop
Learn how a Stanford team transplanted human brain tissue into mice to study disease while weighing the ethical questions raised by the work.
Cub Found in Bolivia Helped Uncover the First New Cat Species Named in Over a Century
Learn how Tigrino’s DNA and museum specimens helped researchers untangle the identities of five tiger cat species.
9-Million-Year-Old Capybara Tooth From Chile Hints at Unexpectedly Wet Conditions in the Ancient Atacama Desert
Learn how a fossilized capybara tooth could point to a drastically different climate in the Atacama Desert almost nine million years ago.
King Tut’s Tomb May Hide Secret Chambers, Reviving a Search for Queen Nefertiti
Discover how the latest geophysical analysis in and around King Tut’s tomb further supports the theory of hidden chambers, potentially untouched for centuries.
The First 3D Map of an Ovary Suggests a Hidden System Controls Egg Activation
Learn more about the first-ever 3D map of an ovary and how it could reshape our understanding of fertility, menopause, and women's reproductive health.
Newly Discovered "Once-in-a-Century' Moon Crater Larger Than Two Football Fields
Learn more about the latest moon crater spotted by the LRO and how it changed the moon's surface.
Diving Like Sea Otters May Have Helped Our Ancestors Build the Stamina to Run
Learn how diving for food may have helped our ancestors develop the heart and lung capacity later used to chase prey across land.
Venus May Have Pulled Its Own Moon Back Toward It, Torn It Apart, and Eaten the Remains
Learn how an astrophysicist’s simulations traced a possible lunar downfall that could have changed Venus’s climate and ability to hold onto water.
Forgotten and Overlooked Structure Attached to the Ovary May Be Far More Active Than Once Thought
Learn more about this forgotten part of the ovary and how modern analysis reveal its functional part in the female reproductive system.
Drilling Into 66-Million-Year-Old T. Rex Teeth Reveals a Human-Like Body Temperature
Learn how more than a decade of lab work persuaded a museum to part with precious fossils, allowing researchers to take T. rex’s temperature for the first time.
Brevard Zoo's Giraffe Newborn Named Gail Takes a 6-Foot Plunge at Birth, Weighing Nearly 120 Pounds
Meet Gail, Brevard Zoo’s newest Masai giraffe calf who is part of a multigenerational conservation success story.
Vaccine Schedule Changes May Contradict Decades of Research — Here's What To Know
Learn more about the vaccine schedule changes brought forth by the current administration and why so many medical professionals disagree with them.
Crocodiles, Hippos, and Malaria Are Just Some of the Dangers in the Congo Basin
Learn how flooding, dangerous wildlife, and tropical diseases could complicate Ash Dykes’s 400-mile kayak trip through the Congo Basin.
Over 20,000 Items Removed From Hydrothermal Features at Yellowstone National Park
Learn more about the thousands of objects Yellowstone staff have removed from the park's hydrothermal features, including 280 hats, 54 lens caps, and $18 in loose change.
A Bottlenose Dolphin Named Bubbles Chases Fish Until They Throw Up, Then Steals Their Meals
Learn how Bubbles targets individual fish for their meals, giving researchers the first direct evidence of kleptoparasitism in a cetacean.
New Blood Test Could Catch Pancreatic Cancer at Its Earliest Stages, Helping Fight the "Silent Killer"
Learn about a new blood test that could allow physicians to detect pancreatic cancer in its earliest stages by combining multiple biomarkers.
A Retired Inventor Burned Homemade Scrolls to Help Read 2,000-Year-Old Texts Buried by Mount Vesuvius
Learn how experiments with homemade scrolls could help reveal lost writing in the Herculaneum library buried by Mount Vesuvius.
Human Waste Could Help Make Stronger, More Sustainable Concrete
Learn how a team of researchers has turned human waste into biochar, a building material that could be used to make sustainable concrete.
Lasers Unveil Modern Blue Pigment in Mystery Renaissance Painting Potentially Made by Leonardo da Vinci
Learn about a Renaissance painting that has what appears to be Leonardo da Vinci's signature, along with a surprise blue pigment.
Strange Marks in a 1995 Photo Led Archaeologists to a Lost 18th-Century Building Beneath a Historic English Estate
Learn how buried foundations may connect to a building in a 1750 painting once thought to show renovations that were only planned.
The Elusive Anoa Is an Endangered Dwarf Buffalo That Stands Under 3 Feet Tall
Meet the anoa, an endangered dwarf buffalo native only to two Indonesian islands.
150-Million-Year-Old Tail Bones Found in Spain Reveal the First Diplodocus Outside North America
Learn how fossils from a Spanish town placed Diplodocus outside North America for the first time and offered evidence of dinosaur movement between continents.
First-Ever Single Brain Implant Can Translate Speech and Gestures at the Same Time
Learn how advances in neurotechnology and artificial intelligence could one day help people with paralysis speak and gesture simultaneously through a personalized virtual avatar.
Elk, Not Bears, Accounted for Most Aggressive Wildlife Encounters in Canadian National Parks
Learn why elk accounted for more aggressive wildlife encounters than bears across Canadian national parks.
Flint Blades and Firedogs Unearthed in France Reveal 12,000 Years of Human History
Learn about an archaeological site in central France that was occupied for thousands of years throughout history, from the Paleolithic to the Middle Ages.
Small Lunar Towns Could Sustain Themselves on the Moon's Water for Centuries
Learn how long the moon’s water supply could last as human settlements grow, and the answer may depend on recycling and finding more water.
First-Ever Adult T. rex Trackway Shows the Dinosaur Took 13-Foot Strides
Learn more about the recent discovery of four T. rex tracks and what they tell us about this famous dinosaur.
Small Dinosaurs May Have Had an Evolutionary Advantage Over Their Enormous Relatives
Were there ever small dinosaurs? Learn about the dinosaurs that lived alongside ancient giants and how their size may have helped them adapt, diversify, and survive in changing ecosystems.
First Diagnostic X-rays in Space Mark a New Era for Astronaut Health
Learn how portable, battery-powered digital imaging devices could offer new levels of medical care to remote and underserved populations here on Earth.