How the Grand Canyon Took Shape 5.6 Million Years Ago Is Still Debated, but Ancient Lakes May Help Explain

Learn how the Colorado River began flowing through the Grand Canyon during the late Miocene, after ancient lakes spilled over millions of years ago.

Up to 8 Million Bees Are Living in an Underground Network Beneath This Cemetery

Learn how researchers in Ithaca, New York, uncovered one of the largest known aggregations of ground-nesting bees, revealing a hidden network beneath the grass.

A Future Nasal Spray Could Help Reverse Brain Aging and Restore Memory — At Least in Early Tests

Learn how researchers in Texas developed a nasal spray that may reverse brain aging by reducing inflammation and restoring cognitive function.

155-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur May Be the First Jurassic Brachiosaurid Found in South America

Learn how this Argentine fossil documents one of the first Jurassic brachiosaurids from South America and reveals unexpected overlap between sauropod groups.

Rivers in the Sky Fuel Devastating Floods – but May Be More Predictable Than Expected

Learn what atmospheric rivers are, and why they could be predictable, helping us prepare for devastating storms and floods.

How To See Mercury, Mars, Saturn, and Neptune’s Planetary Parade This April 2026

Learn how to view the upcoming April 2026 planetary parade, including Mercury, Mars, Saturn, and Neptune.

A “Uniquely Sucky Specimen,” This Smashed 205-Million-Year-Old Skull Demonstrates Early Dinosaur Diversity

Learn more about the “folded” fossil of Ptychotherates bucculentus, from one of the first families of carnivorous dinosaurs.

Ethiopia’s Afar Rift Reveals How Humans Lived — and Died — 100,000 Years Ago

Learn more about the ancient remains of three Homo sapiens and how they may have died in the Afar Rift of Ethiopia. 

Sperm Whale Clicks Aren’t Random — They Follow Human‑Like Sound Rules

Learn how analyzing “vowel-like” patterns in sperm whale clicks, uncovers one of the closest parallels to human language in the animal kingdom.

The Lyrid Meteor Shower Is About to Peak — How to Catch the First Notable Spring Shower of 2026

Learn more about the Lyrid Meteor Shower, which will begin on April 15, 2026, and will peak around April 21, 2026, and the best way to view it. 

Ancient DNA Shows That Human Evolution Never Slowed Down — It Sped Up After Farming

Learn more about new research that analyzed 16,000 ancient genomes and discovered that natural selection hasn’t slowed down.

Small Ants Observed Cleaning Large Ants in the Arizona Desert — a New Behavior in Insects

Learn more about a newly observed insect behavior in which smaller ants clean larger ants.

Mount Etna May Stem From a Rare Magma Mechanism, Explaining the Volcano's Puzzling Origins 

Learn how Mount Etna stands apart from most volcanoes, having been formed by pockets of magma held in Earth's upper mantle. 

The Carnian Pluvial Event Was Way More Than Just 2 Million Years of Rainfall

Learn more about what we know — and don’t know — about the Carnian Pluvial Event.

World’s Oldest Gorilla Turns 69 — What Lady Fatou Reveals About Animal Longevity

Meet Lady Fatou, the world’s oldest living gorilla at Berlin Zoo, known for her record-breaking longevity in captivity.

An Extinct Giant Echidna Roamed Ice Age Victoria, Filling a Huge Gap in its Australian Range

Learn more about a Megalibgwilia owenii fossil, found around 120 years ago, that today fleshes out the extinct echidna’s extent.

2,000-Year-Old Roman Murals Reveal a Surprisingly Advanced Painting Technique

Learn more about how 1st-century Roman painters in Hispania used a surprising technique to make their murals vibrant and long-lasting.

Massive Magma Reservoir Comparable in Volume to Yellowstone Discovered Beneath Tuscany

Learn how ground vibrations revealed a hidden magma reservoir beneath Tuscany, comparable in size to systems beneath Yellowstone and Lake Toba, and what it could mean for geothermal energy and critical minerals.

Peculiar-Looking Anglerfishes Developed Their Fishing-Rod Lure 72 Million Years Ago

Discover the evolutionary history of this strange fish and its even stranger appendage.

Starquakes Reveal Hidden Magnetic Fields in Red Giants, Tracing Stars' Earlier Lives

Learn how starquakes, subtle vibrations inside stars, revealed hidden magnetic fields in red giants and how this stellar archaeology links white dwarf magnetism to earlier stages of star evolution.