Modern Humans Made Seal Tooth Pendants Around 15,000 Years Ago, Hinting at Complex Culture

Learn more about a long-ago excavated artifact that holds clues into the art, travel, and trade of Homo sapiens in ancient Britain.

The “Hat Wars” of 17th-Century England — When Keeping Your Hat On Signaled Political Rebellion

Learn how hats became symbols of power and protest in early modern England’s “hat wars,” and why refusing to remove one could defy authority.

Artemis II Crew Gears Up for Return to Earth — Why Is Re-entry into Earth's Atmosphere so Risky?

Find out when Artemis II will return to Earth, and learn how the crew is getting ready to endure an intense splashdown.

Giant Otter Gives Birth to Triplets at Chester Zoo — A Rare Success for the Endangered Species

Learn how the birth of three giant otter pups at Chester Zoo could support conservation efforts for one of the world’s most endangered freshwater predators, with fewer than 5,000 left in the wild.

Psychedelics Like LSD, Psilocybin, and DMT May Rewire the Brain in the Same Two Ways — With Implications for Mental Health

Learn how psychedelics like LSD, psilocybin, and DMT reshape brain networks by weakening internal connections and increasing communication across regions tied to perception, emotion, and thought.

Close, Social Contact Can Shape a Gut Microbiome, Sometimes Making it More Alike

Learn how an isolated but collaborative bird species shows that close social contact can shape our gut microbes in surprising ways.

Eggs and Cholesterol Have a Complicated Health Relationship — What Have We Gotten Wrong?

Do eggs really impact cholesterol levels? Learn more about the new research claiming that eggs may actually help improve cholesterol.

Neanderthals in Prehistoric Germany Hunted Pond Turtles, Likely Turning Their Shells Into Convenient Tools 

Learn how Neanderthals in central Europe hunted pond turtles and likely reused their shells as containers or scooping tools.

Emperor Penguins Added to IUCN Red List — Their Population Could Drop 50 Percent by 2080

Learn how the IUCN added emperor penguins to the Red List as climate change drives sea ice loss and could cut their population in half by 2080.

A Rare Split of the World’s Largest Known Chimpanzee Group Turned Former Allies Into Enemies

Learn how the world’s largest known chimpanzee group split in Kibale National Park, Uganda, and why the divide led to deadly violence between former allies in a rare chimpanzee “civil war.”

First Fossilized Egg From a Mammal Ancestor Confirmed After 250 Million Years

Learn how X-ray imaging revealed the first fossilized egg from a mammal ancestor, showing how Lystrosaurus reproduced 250 million years ago.

Low-Oxygen Levels Boost Wound Healing and Reveal Hidden Regeneration Potential in Mammals

Learn how testing different environmental conditions may unlock mammals’ potential to regrow limbs and what it means for wound healing now.

Dark Matter May Exist in Two States, Explaining Missing Signals in Dwarf Galaxies

Learn how a two-state model of dark matter could explain why gamma-ray signals appear in some galaxies but not others.

A New Glass Frog Species From Ecuador Is Less Transparent—and Honors an Olympic Gold Medalist

Meet Nymphargus dajomesae, a member of the glass frog family and a resident of one of the last amphibian paradises on Earth.

Two Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch in California, Live on Camera — but a Nearby Development Could Drive Them Away

Learn about the viral hatching of two bald eagle chicks in Big Bear — and how a nearby development could threaten Jackie and Shadow’s nesting and feeding habitat.

Rock‑Climbing Fish Scale a 50‑Foot Waterfall Using Tiny Hooks in Their Fins

Learn how fish in the Democratic Republic of the Congo scale a near-vertical waterfall using microscopic hooks.

A Second Jet in Galaxy Mrk 501 Points to a Close Pair of Supermassive Black Holes — Possibly Nearing a Merger

Learn how shifting jets in galaxy Mrk 501 exposed a pair of orbiting supermassive black holes nearing collision.

289‑Million‑Year‑Old Reptilian Mummy Sheds Light on How Amniotes Learned to Breathe

Learn more about a mummy found in an Oklahoma cave that reveals clues about how early amniotes breathed.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory Recently Spotted Around 11,000 Asteroids — and This Is Just Beginning

Learn about the largest batch of asteroid discoveries from the last year, which scientists say “is just the tip of the iceberg” for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.

Artemis II Crew Breaks Record for Farthest Human Spaceflight While Gazing Upon the Moon's Far Side

Learn about the new record set by the Artemis II crew, reaching the farthest distance from Earth that any human has ever gone.