Earth’s Coldest Temperature in 14 Years Recorded at Antarctica’s Concordia Station

(Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:56:00 GMT)

Learn how people and instruments at one remote station endure the conditions behind a negative 119.4 degrees Fahrenheit (negative 84.1 degrees Celsius) reading.

Blood Falls in Antarctica May Harbor Ancient Microbes, Preserving Traces of a Lost Ocean

(Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:38:00 GMT)

Learn about the hidden microbial ecosystem that has been living within Antarctica's Blood Falls for over one million years.

Strange Asteroid May Be the First Known With Three Lobes and Its Own Moon

(Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:59:00 GMT)

Learn more about (44) Nysa, one of the brightest asteroids in the belt between Jupiter and Mars, which has its own moon and three lobes. 

Viagra May Limit Cancer’s Spread by Trapping Cholesterol Inside Cells

(Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:14:00 GMT)

Learn how Viagra trapped cholesterol inside cancer cells and why statins may strengthen the effect.

A New Gene Editing Technique May Reduce Some CRISPR Risks, But Raises Ethical Concerns

(Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:03:00 GMT)

Learn more about the medical treatments CRISPR could improve and the ethical concerns it raises. 

A 40-Foot-Long SpaceX Rocket Piece Is About to Slam Into the Moon — Here's What to Expect From the Impact

(Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:30:00 GMT)

Learn about the SpaceX rocket piece that is going to crash into the Moon on Aug. 5, 2026, and find out what might be visible from the impact. 

The Tiny Black Dots on Your Oven Door Have Roots in Ancient Egypt

(Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT)

Learn about ceramic frit pattern — the dotty design that makes your household appliances safer and more efficient.

Mad Honey Once Poisoned a Roman Army — Now Some People Take It On Purpose

(Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:35:00 GMT)

Learn more about mad honey, how it's made, what it was once used for, and the reasons some people still use it today. 

100-Million-Year-Old Fossil Preserves an Ichthyosaur That Ate a Pterosaur Before Becoming Food for a Giant Predator

(Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:00:00 GMT)

Discover a unique fossil find from the Australian Outback detailing how a large ichthyosaur preyed on a pterosaur before it became prey itself, a first of it's kind find. 

Do Animals Smile Because They're Happy? Why a Grin in Nature Doesn't Always Mean What You Think

(Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:14:00 GMT)

Experts aren't exactly sure why animals smile. Discover what we do know about animal facial expressions. 

Britain Deliberately Crashed a Train Into a Nuclear Flask at 100 MPH in 1984 — Did the Flask Survive?

(Sat, 01 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT)

More than 40 years ago, British citizens watched as a train pummeled into a flask built to hold radioactive material. Discover what this experiment proved about transporting nuclear materials by train. 

A Young Person’s 200,000-Year-Old Skull Fragment Suggests Diverse Human Populations in Ancient Spain

(Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:46:00 GMT)

Learn how a skull fragment from inland Spain is adding to evidence that human evolution in Europe followed no single path.

This Freakish Fungus That Turns Ants into Zombies May Be Hiding Inside Amazon Mosses

(Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:29:00 GMT)

Learn how the fungus that turns ants into zombies also overruns mosses, revealing the bizarre way that it manipulates the insects it infects.

Ghost DNA in Living Humans Reveals Two Unknown Ancient Human Lineages

(Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:09:00 GMT)

Learn how researchers uncovered two ancient human lineages without sequenced ancient DNA from either population.

Ketamine Can Be a Go-To Anesthetic in Emergencies, but It May Affect Male and Female Brains Differently 

(Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:48:00 GMT)

Learn how female brains undergo unique changes while recovering from ketamine, a discovery that could help improve future psychiatric treatments.

Human Ebola Vaccine Trials Begin, a Newly Discovered Dinosaur from Zimbabwe, and Wildfires in Europe Are Producing "Fire Clouds"

(Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:01:00 GMT)

Discover the top stories from July 25 to July 31, 2026, including the latest update on the Ebola outbreak and a new dinosaur discovery from Zimbabwe. 

Ancient Smallpox DNA Hidden in Two Chilean Mummies Traces the Disease’s Colonial Arrival

(Thu, 30 Jul 2026 22:30:00 GMT)

Learn how centuries-old DNA linked an extinct virus to European colonization and its spread through an Indigenous community in northern Chile.

30-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals a Short, Stocky Ancient Dog Built for Ambush Hunting

(Thu, 30 Jul 2026 22:02:00 GMT)

Learn about a 30-million-year-old dog that climbed and ambushed prey, but lacked the ability to run for long distances like many modern dogs.

For Long-Term Sleep Improvement in Adults and Children, Melatonin May Not Be the Answer

(Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:45:00 GMT)

Learn more about some of the long-term effects of taking melatonin as an adult or a child. 

Woolly Mammoth Bones Emerge From Bulgaria's Danube Riverbank During Drought

(Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:30:00 GMT)

Learn how specialists are recovering fragile woolly mammoth bones and investigating whether the Danube carried them to Ryahovo.