80-Million-Year-Old Snake Fossil From Brazil Offers New Clues to Why These Creatures Started Slithering

Learn about the debate over snake origins, and how a fossil of an early burrowing snake found in Brazil might provide answers. 

There's a Reason Why Smelly Feet Are So Hard to Ignore — Here's What You Can Do About It

Learn more about smelly feet, what contributes to the foot's foul smell, and how you can prevent it. 

A Downed WWII Plane May Be Buried in This Polish Forest, and Its Crew Might Still Be There

Learn how burned British ammunition and a copper tube could help identify the World War II aircraft that may have crashed in a Polish forest.

SETI Expands the Search for Alien Signals — Have We Been Listening to the Wrong Radio Channel?

Discover why we focused on one small slice of the radio spectrum for decades and how new technology and strategies are expanding the search.

While Mapping a Camping Trip, Man Spots Previously Unknown 390-Million-Year-Old Meteorite Impact Crater in Quebec

Learn how a man discovered a 390-million-year-old meteorite impact crater in Quebec, Canada while planning for a camping trip in 2024.

These 5 Latest Cancer Breakthroughs Are Improving Response Rates and Extending Lives

Learn more about some of the latest cancer breakthroughs in research, testing, and treatment. 

Five Cups of Coffee a Day Deemed Safe, a New Side Effect of GLP-1 Medications, and an Upcoming Double Astronomical Event

Discover the top stories from July 18 to July 24, 2026, including a new American Heart Association statement about caffeine safety and an exciting double astronomical event in August.

Gravitational Tug-of-War Turns up the Heat on Jupiter's Moon Io, Causing Underground Temperatures to Soar

Learn how Jupiter's gravitational pull impacts its moon Io, producing strong underground heat that powers hundreds of volcanoes. 

A New Eyeless “Demon” Cavefish Species Lurked Undetected in an Alabama Cave for Decades

Meet Demogorgonichthys arcanus, a new genus and species of cavefish named for the underworld creature made famous by Stranger Things.

Sleeping Sperm Whales Release Bubbles Up to 36 Times to Keep From Floating to the Surface

Learn how sperm whales regulate their buoyancy while resting vertically just below the waves.

Tiny Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur Twins Born at Central Park Zoo Represent a Conservation Win for a Species in Decline

Learn more about black-and-white ruffed lemurs, their unique pollinating abilities, why they're so endangered, and how the arrival of twins at Central Park Zoo is a step in the right direction for conservation. 

A Medieval Hunter May Have Turned a 220-Pound Wild Boar's Tusk Into a Lucky Charm

Learn how an engraved boar tusk from medieval Novgorod combined elite hunting, silver imitation, and an enduring belief in animal power.

Hair Loss May Be a New Potential Side Effect of GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs

After people reported hair loss when using a GLP-1 drug, researchers confirmed this side effect by comparing it to other type 2 diabetes drugs.

Orcas Make a Dead Sunfish Explode With a Coordinated Body Slam, Possibly to Feed Juveniles or Just Have Fun

Learn how orcas in the Gulf of California use coordinated body slams to break sunfish into thousands of pieces, possibly to feed juveniles or play.

Prion Diseases May Begin When Proteins Misfold, Triggering Rapid Brain Damage

Learn how prions can turn the body’s own proteins into a threat, and how studying this group of diseases could help us better understand dementia.

Eerie 2,100-Year-Old Statue, Skull Fragments, and Ruined Sword Hint at Ritual Activity in Ancient Gaul

Learn how discoveries at an Iron Age settlement near Tours, France, connect ceremonial acts with moments of change, abandonment, and daily Gaulish life.

Two Children With a Rare Epilepsy Mutation Show Improvement After Personalized Genetic Treatment

Learn how personalized genetic therapy helped researchers treat two children with a rare form of epilepsy, enabling one to walk independently for the first time. 

Microbes From Healthy Donor Stool May Help Treat Chronic Insomnia

Learn how capsules containing donor stool microbes improved sleep efficiency and reduced nighttime wakefulness in adults with chronic insomnia.

NASA's Psyche Flyby Captures "Rarely Seen Views of the Red Planet" as Mars Appears as a Thin Red Crescent

Discover more about NASA's Psyche mission and how it recently tested its instruments on the Red Planet.

Rare Arctic Bobtail Squid Filmed With Eggs in Remote Greenland Waters for the First Time

Learn more about the Arctic bobtail squid and why this new sighting is so important to understanding its ecology.