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.

Common Antihistamines May Not Provide Actual Relief for People With Eczema

(Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:07:00 GMT)

People often take antihistamines for eczema, but a large-scale meta-analysis now debunks their effectiveness and advises readers on treatments to use instead.

A Mouthful of Burning Chili May Temporarily Reduce Stronger Pain Elsewhere

(Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:35:00 GMT)

Learn how capsaicin changed response to laser pain and why one painful sensation may briefly dampen another.

How 31 Billion Chickens Are Driving the Evolution of a Major Foodborne Pathogen

(Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:00:00 GMT)

Learn how industrial poultry farming drove a 100-fold increase in Campylobacter transfers and helped strains acquire traits linked to drug resistance.

Cancer Thrives by Evading Cell Death — Cattle Cells Could Help Researchers Fight Back

(Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:30:00 GMT)

Learn more about apoptosis' role in cancer and how finding the best animal model to test cancer drugs may lead us to cows.

A Cave So Dangerous to Reach, It Preserved 179 Ritual Objects for More Than 1,100 Years

(Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:57:00 GMT)

Learn how a cave’s difficult descent and flooded passage preserved evidence of Zoque rain and fertility rituals in Chiapas, Mexico, for over 1,100 years.

This 245 Million-Year-Old Marine Reptile Still Has Most of Its Digestive Tract — One of the Oldest Ever Found

(Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:37:00 GMT)

Learn more about Austronaga minuta and how its nearly complete fossil still has its intact digestive tract. 

5 Recent Dementia Research Advances — From Blood Tests and Lithium to Lifestyle Changes

(Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:25:00 GMT)

Learn more about these 5 recent dementia breakthroughs that highlight possible interventions, diagnosis methods, and treatments. 

Newly Discovered Dinosaur From Zimbabwe Could Change What We Know About Ancient Southern African Ecosystems

(Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:01:00 GMT)

Learn how Musango, a new Late Triassic dinosaur from Zimbabwe, survived a possible injury or infection and challenges ideas about southern African ecosystems.

River Otters Are Drowning Brown Pelicans at Point Reyes — and the Birds May Finally Be Catching On

(Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:30:00 GMT)

Learn how river otters at Point Reyes turned brown pelicans into recurring prey and why the birds may finally be responding.

Bones Buried in Italian Necropolis Offer Clues on Ancient Diets and Society Before the Romans

(Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:15:00 GMT)

Learn what buried bones reveal about the diet of ancient cultures in Italy, shedding light on mobility, gender inequality, and social status. 

Wildfires in Europe Can Create "Fire Clouds" That May Trigger Lightning, Fierce Winds, and Even More Flames

(Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:00:00 GMT)

Learn more about pyrocumulonimbus, or “fire clouds,” which occur when rising wildfire smoke transforms into dangerous thunderstorms.

Fish Exporter Helps Reveal New Species Barely Over an Inch Long, With Yellow Flecks and Bright Orange Blotches

(Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:40:00 GMT)

Learn how fin-ray counts, scale patterns, and DNA identified Tomiyamichthys oriens, a new shrimpgoby species from East Java, Indonesia.

Measles, Polio, and Other Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Are Re-emerging — Here's What To Know 

(Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:25:00 GMT)

Learn how falling vaccination rates are causing preventable diseases, like measles, to return.

While Helping Beachgoers Recover Lost Items, Official Finds Rare 2,500-Year-Old Coin Linked to Ancient Trade Routes

(Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:51:00 GMT)

Learn more about an ancient coin from Cyprus that was recently uncovered on Ashdod Beach and what it could help reveal about trade in the 5th century. 

A Magnetic Field Turned Stripes Into Checkerboards in This Quantum Material

(Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:15:00 GMT)

Learn how competing electronic states can be manipulated in cerium tritelluride, a graphene-like quantum material.

Severe Drought Exposes Historic Shipwrecks Along the Danube River

(Mon, 27 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMT)

Learn about shipwrecks that have begun to emerge on the Danube River, revealing the impacts of drought in Central Europe.