The Arctic seems like an unlikely place to find the remains of an ancient tropical sea, yet beneath the cold…
Scientists Discover Koalas Are Surprisingly Close Relatives of a Terrifying Ice Age Predator
At first glance, nothing seems more different than a drowsy koala perched in a eucalyptus tree and the marsupial lion…
The Taung Child Turns 100 — And Its Story Is More Explosive Than Ever
In 2025, the Taung Child — a small fossilized face and skull of a young hominin from South Africa —…
Scientists Create Membranes That Can “Think,” Separating Molecules by Chemistry Instead of Size
Ultrafiltration has long been one of the quiet engines of modern industry — silently purifying medicines, refining chemicals, and enabling…
Scientists Find a Fern That “Grows” Rare Earth Crystals—A Game-Changer for Green Mining
In the humid, green folds of South China’s forests, a fern long overlooked by the world has quietly been performing…
Scientists Launch Bold New Experiment to Predict Volcano Eruptions in Real Time
Volcanoes are among Earth’s most awe-inspiring forces—capable of building continents, reshaping oceans, and altering the climate with a single eruption.…
She Turned a 1,700-Year-Old Roman Cup Around—And Uncovered a Secret No One Noticed for Centuries
In the soft, museum-lit quiet of a New York gallery, where ancient artifacts sit like frozen whispers from another age,…
Your Anxiety Might Be Controlled by the Brain’s Immune System, Not Your Thoughts
Anxiety affects millions of people around the world—so many, in fact, that it’s become one of the defining mental health…
This Shape-Shifting Ultrasound Patch Could Transform How We Heal Our Bodies
For decades, scientists have dreamed of creating wearable ultrasound devices that could image the body with the same clarity as…
Scientists Finally Prove a Common Virus Causes Lupus — And Nearly Everyone Has It
It hides in nearly everyone you know—inside your family, your friends, even yourself. The Epstein-Barr virus, or EBV, quietly lives…
Silent Bird Flu Infections Found in Humans — CDC Confirms Rare H5N1 Cases Without Symptoms
When we think of bird flu, we picture scenes of mass poultry culls, soaring egg prices, and biohazard-suited workers struggling…
LSD Microdosing Cut Depression by Nearly 60% — and the Results Lasted Six Months
For millions around the world living under the heavy fog of major depressive disorder, the search for relief can feel…
Scientists Discover Depression Isn’t All the Same — and One Type Is Far More Hereditary
Depression is one of the most common and devastating mental illnesses in the world. It can arrive quietly or suddenly,…
Archaeologists Discover 3,000-Year-Old Brewery in China’s Bronze Age Tombs
High on the northeastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau, amid the rolling grasslands and rugged hills of China’s Gansu Province,…
Droughts Are Making Animals Fight Back — Scientists Reveal a Hidden Side of Climate Change
As droughts become longer and more frequent under the strain of climate change, scientists are uncovering a surprising ripple effect—one…
Scientists Unveil a New Theory That Solves a 100-Year-Old Mystery of Sound in Solids
Every solid object—from the glass in your window to the metal in your phone—contains a hidden orchestra. Within it, trillions…
Scientists Discover a New Pterosaur Species Inside Fossilized Dinosaur Vomit
In the arid northeast of Brazil, far from the crashing waves of the Atlantic and deep within the sunbaked landscapes…
Scientists Discover a 240-Million-Year-Old “Fighter” Lizard That Preyed Like a Dinosaur
Long before the mighty roar of the dinosaurs filled the Earth, another kind of reptile ruled the ancient landscapes—armored, swift,…
Scientists Discover Pancreatic Tumors “Hack” the Nervous System to Grow Faster
Pancreatic cancer is often called a silent killer. It grows quietly, spreads aggressively, and resists most treatments, making it one…
Your Mind and Brain Are More Connected Than You Think—New Research Just Proved It
For more than a century, medicine has drawn a clear line between the fields of neurology and psychiatry. Neurology was…
Is Reality Just Geometry? Scientists Say the Universe May Be Shaped by Hidden Dimensions
What if everything we see—the stars, the particles, even the forces that hold the universe together—was not the result of…
Lost Pieces of Britain’s Coronation Stone Resurface After 70 Years — And the Story Is Wild
For centuries, the Stone of Scone—also known as the Stone of Destiny—has been one of the most powerful symbols in…