Elephants May Hear Ground Vibrations Through Their Bones, Helping Them to Communicate Over 6 Miles

Learn how elephants use their unique ear anatomy to detect ground vibrations and communicate across long distances.

Blood-Vessel-on-a-Chip Models Can Now Grow and Redirect New Capillaries

Learn how mechanical stretching helped lab-grown vessels sprout and redirect new capillaries, a step toward keeping engineered tissues alive.

Human Language May Be Secretly Built Around Safety, Challenging Decades of Thinking

Learn more about a new study challenging the commonly held belief that language is wired more for danger than for safety. 

Archaeologist Turns Over a Stone and Finds a Roman Guardian Hidden Near Hadrian’s Wall for 1,600 Years

Learn how a third-generation archaeologist uncovered a rare Roman guardian beneath a barrack near Hadrian’s Wall after more than 1,600 years.

As Voyager 1 Nears a Historic Distance, NASA Continues Shutting Down Instruments

Learn more about Voyager 1, when it is going to hit one light-day from Earth, and what will happen to it as it reaches deeper into space. 

T. Rex Tooth Marks Emerged From a Wyoming Bonebed of 3,000 Fossils, Along With One Deceptive Bite

Learn how a Cretaceous Wyoming bonebed preserved real Tyrannosaurus rex tooth marks alongside a dinosaur jaw that only appeared to have been bitten.

Meteorite That Crashed Into New Jersey Home Offers Chemical Clues on the Origins of Life 

Learn how a meteorite that struck a home in New Jersey has given scientists a chance to find molecules that played a crucial role in the origins of life. 

First Close-Up Images of Quest, Ernest Shackleton's Last Ship, Reveal Ghost Nets Covering the Wreck

Learn how Alvin, the first submersible to visit Titanic, captured the first close-up images of Shackleton’s last ship in the Labrador Sea.

Cyclosporiasis Cases Top 3,000 in the Midwest as Lettuce Emerges as a Suspected Source

Learn why tracking cyclosporiasis is tedious work, as symptoms appear late and technology and funding are struggling to catch up.

Rare Amur Leopard Born at Cleveland Zoo as Fewer Than 100 Remain in the Wild

Learn about the birth of a rare Amur leopard at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, a massive conservation win for a critically endangered species.

Ancient Maya Mathematician "White-Chested Fox" Receives First Known Credit for Formula Linking Venus and Mars

Learn how 11 faded glyphs provided the first known credit to a Classic Maya mathematician for a 2,920-day formula linking Venus and Mars.

Six Giant Landslides Discovered Along Pluto's Craters Highlight the Dwarf Planet's Changing Surface 

Learn how landslides detected on Pluto for the first time reveal the active geologic processes that shape the dwarf planet's surface. 

New Long-Necked Dinosaur Discovered in Thailand Thanks to Y-Shaped Fossil Filled With Hollow Cavities 

Learn about the latest dinosaur discovery in Thailand, a sauropod that had hollow vertebrae to support its long neck. 

Chronic Constipation May Begin When Gut Bacteria Disrupt the Intestinal Nervous System

Learn how gut bacteria may trigger immune changes that disrupt the intestinal nervous system in severe, treatment-resistant constipation.

Long COVID May Affect Motivation and Memory by Injuring the Brain’s Dopamine System

Learn how new brain scans link long COVID to changes in the dopamine system that may help explain fatigue, brain fog, and loss of motivation.

A Newly Discovered 3,000-Year-Old Egyptian Tomb Is Remarkably Preserved but Faces Growing Flood Risks

Discover the latest major find in Egyptian archaeology with experts racing against a changing climate to protect ancient monuments.

New Quantum Brain Theory Suggests Neurons May Hide Invisible Information

Two seemingly identical neurons may not be identical after all. Discover the new theory that links their differences to the aftereffects of quantum mechanics.

A Lesser-Known Tick-Borne Illness Is Rising in Canada as Warming Temperatures Push Ticks Northward

Learn more about anaplasmosis, a tick-borne illness that can lead to severe health impacts if not treated promptly. 

How Whales Die — and the Remarkable Life Their Bodies Support Afterward

Learn more about how whales die and how their bodies can provide nutrients to surrounding marine life for up to a century. 

GLP-1s May Be Causing 'Ozempic Breath' — and It's a Side Effect That Should Not Be Ignored 

Learn more about Ozempic Breath, why GLP-1s may be causing bad breath, and what this side effect could mean.