America’s Babies Are Missing Gut Guardians That Protect Them for Life
Under the soft glow of a nursery nightlight, a newborn baby sleeps, tiny fists curled beside rosy cheeks. From the ...
The Hidden Heart Risks of Sleeping in Brightness
In a groundbreaking new study, scientists from Australia’s Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, working with colleagues in the UK ...
When Vision Fades, the Eye Fights Back with Hidden Networks
As the sun dips below the horizon, millions of rods in our retinas awaken to capture the faintest glimmers of ...
The Tiny Ash-Winged Dinosaur Cousin That Took Flight 209 Million Years Ago
Under an unforgiving Arizona sun, where rattlesnakes slide among painted rock canyons and wild horses roam the ochre hills, a ...
Hidden Volcanoes May Explode as Ice Disappears
High in the rugged peaks of the Chilean Andes, glaciers once flowed like icy rivers, pressing down upon mountains that ...
Ice Clouds Drift Inside the Milky Way’s Fiery Heart
High above and below the swirling disk of the Milky Way, titanic bubbles of scorching gas billow into space—a cosmic ...
Space Ice Hides Tiny Crystals That Could Rewrite the Origins of Life
Far beyond Earth’s pale blue sky, where stars shimmer like diamonds on black velvet, ice is more than just frozen ...
Are We Living in a Giant Cosmic Bubble That Warps the Universe’s Expansion?
Imagine gazing up at the night sky, the stars sparkling like diamonds scattered on velvet. Now imagine that all those ...
Seeds That Sleep for Centuries—Then Suddenly Wake Up
In the remote reaches of Earth, beneath layers of soil, nestled in cracks of ancient rock, and encased in deep ...
How Some Plants Remember and Learn Without a Brain
For centuries, humans have been taught that cognition—learning, remembering, and reacting—is something exclusive to animals with brains, and most notably ...
The Creepy Genius of the Corpse Flower
On a humid night in the dense jungles of Sumatra, an ancient plant prepares for one of the rarest spectacles ...
This Plant Can Move Like an Animal—Watch It Hunt
In the deep, lush heart of the rainforests, where sunlight struggles to pierce the thick canopy of leaves, a silent ...
Can Trees Really Communicate Through a “Wood Wide Web”?
Imagine walking through a quiet forest, the sunlight filtering through the canopy, the gentle rustle of leaves playing a natural ...
Newly Discovered “Grigoriev 1” Star Unveils a Cosmic Eclipse Drama in Pegasus
High above the Earth, where the velvet darkness of space unfurls across eternity, a pair of stars performs an elegant ...
Pebbles in Space Reveal How New Worlds Are Born
In the swirling dark of space, more than 450 light-years from Earth, two young stars are quietly crafting cosmic futures. ...
Hidden Stars Could Unlock the Secrets of Dark Matter
At the heart of the Milky Way, behind thick veils of gas, dust, and the glitter of countless stars, something ...
The Ancient Plant That Survived Dinosaurs—and Might Outlive Us
Long before the thunderous steps of the Tyrannosaurus rex echoed across primeval floodplains, before the first flower dared to bloom, ...
Inside the World’s Oldest Living Organism
Under the cobalt skies of central Utah, amid the dry mountains and the whisper of wind through trembling leaves, stands ...
Plants That Glow in the Dark—and the Science Behind Their Light
Imagine walking through a dense forest just after dusk, your eyes adjusting to the fading light, the air cool and ...
Why Do Some Plants Bleed When They’re Hurt?
In a sun-drenched forest clearing, a young naturalist pushes gently through a thicket of euphorbia shrubs. She reaches out, curious, ...
The Flower That Blooms Once Every Century—and Why It Matters
In a faraway world high above the clouds, where snow-laced winds sing among jagged cliffs and the earth trembles with ...