700,000-Year-Old Ground Squirrel Droppings Reveal a Lost Arctic Ecosystem

Learn more about the treasure trove of evolutionary data uncovered from ancient Arctic ground squirrel droppings. 

800,000 Years Ago, Ancient Humans Knew Which Stones Made the Best Tools

Learn how ancient hominins were able to find the perfect stones for their tools, a talent they passed on for generations.

Rare, Possibly More Severe Lyme Bacterium Found in New York Ticks for the First Time

Learn how a Herkimer County, New York, case led health officials to uncover local tick transmission of Borrelia mayonii, a rare Lyme disease bacterium once known only from the Midwest.

Earliest Known Flickering Quasar Suggests a Shift From Chaotic to Calm 850 Million Years After the Big Bang

Learn about the detection of the earliest known flickering quasar, shedding light on supermassive black hole evolution after the Big Bang.

Previously Unexplored Arctic Seamount Reveals Potential New Species in Deep-Sea Mining Zone

Learn how likely new Arctic deep-sea species could help researchers map fragile sponge gardens and hydrothermal vents before mining plans return.

Cave-Dwelling Homo Erectus May Have Burned Owl Pellet Remains Nearly 1.8 Million Years Ago

Learn about new evidence from Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa that may represent the earliest use of fire by human ancestors. 

A Buried Ontario Runestone May Be North America’s Longest Runic Inscription — and the Only Known One to Preserve the Lord’s Prayer

Learn how a buried runestone near Wawa, Ontario, may date to the 1800s and preserve North America’s longest runic inscription, a Swedish Lord’s Prayer, and clues to who carved it.

New AI-Designed Universal Vaccine — What It Could Mean for Future Pandemics Before They Begin

Learn about a new vaccine technology that uses a “super-antigen” to protect against thousands of virus variants, from SARS-CoV-2 to Ebola, and beyond.

Delirium After Surgery May Be Linked to Years of Cognitive Decline in Older Adults

Learn more about postoperative delirium and rehospitalization and the link they have to long-term cognitive decline in older adults. 

Even Light Drinking Linked to an Increased Risk of Several Types of Cancer — What You Need to Know

Learn how no level of alcohol intake appears safe for cancer, while low-to-moderate drinking shows mixed effects on cardiometabolic and neurological conditions.

A Strange “Cold Blob” in the Atlantic May Signal a Weakening Ocean Current Beneath the Surface

Learn how the Atlantic cold blob may reveal a weakening ocean circulation system, and why reduced heat transport could affect Europe’s weather, rainfall, and agriculture.

Black Holes May Hint at the Universe Being a Hologram — but Is It True? 

Learn more about the holographic principle and why some theoretical physicists think the universe could be a hologram. 

Flesh-Eating New World Screwworm Confirmed in Texas, Posing Risk to U.S. Cattle for First Time in Decades

Learn about the New World screwworm, a parasitic fly that has just been confirmed in the U.S., and find out what's being done to stop its spread.

Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, and the Crescent Moon Will Stage a Rare Celestial Summit in Mid-June 2026

Learn how to see Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, the crescent Moon, and the Gemini stars Pollux and Castor in June 2026's evening sky.

More Whey Protein May Not Improve Muscle Strength in Healthy Older Adults

Learn how extra whey protein affected muscle strength, muscle mass, and a muscle-related hormone in healthy older adults over 24 weeks.

Ancient Teeth Suggest Europeans Rarely Ate Bugs — and May Have Been Less Adapted to Digest Them

Learn how ancient dental plaque, Neanderthal comparisons, and chitin-digestion genes show that Europeans rarely ate insects on purpose and were less equipped to break them down.

False Killer Whales in Hawaiʻi Are Rapidly Declining, With Fewer Than 140 Individuals Remaining

Discover how a long-term observational study tracked dramatic whale weight loss and a historic population drop.

Rare Antelope Species Spotted, Strange Particle Behavior, Cannibalistic Single-Celled Organism, and an Anti-Aging Drug's Strange Side Effect

Discover the top stories from May 31 to June 5, 2026, that you may have missed, including a rare antelope species believed to be locally extinct and strange particle behavior that could rewrite physics.

The Great Attractor Is Drawing the Milky Way at 1.3 Million Miles per Hour — What Does It Mean for Our Galaxy?

Learn about the Great Attractor, a region of the universe that is constantly pulling the Milky Way and thousands of other galaxies.

17,100-Year-Old Cave Paintings in Wales Were Dismissed as Stains — but They May Be Britain’s Oldest Rock Art

Learn how red markings in a Welsh cave, once dismissed as natural stains, were reanalyzed as Paleolithic cave art, potentially the oldest known rock art in Britain.