A Hot Beverage During Soaring Temperatures May Help You Cool Down — But Only When the Weather Is Dry

Learn how switching a cold one for a hot tea can induce sweat production and help cool you down, but not when it’s humid out.

Webb Telescope Looks Behind the Orion Nebula and Finds Stars Still Being Born

Learn how Webb’s infrared view of Orion revealed buried protostars, violent jets, and disks of gas and dust that could eventually form planets.

A Dwarf Galaxy Torn Apart by the Milky Way Left Behind the Gaia Sausage 

Learn more about the Gaia Sausage, a trail of stars from a dwarf galaxy the Milky Way absorbed billions of years ago.

Ancient Human DNA on Cave Walls Could Reveal Who Touched These Sites — and Their Art

Learn how ancient DNA preserved on and near cave art in Spain and Portugal could open new ways to study prehistoric people.

Neanderthals in Northwestern Europe Lived in Connected Communities — Challenging Ideas About Their Extinction

Learn more about what the DNA of late Neanderthals reveals about  their extinction theories. 

Faster Biological Aging May Help Explain Why More Younger Adults Are Getting Cancer

Learn more about how younger generations are now aging faster than their parents and grandparents, and how this aging gap could explain the rise in early-onset cancers.

Once Thought Difficult to Identify, a Subtle Mark on an Ancient Femur May Help Track the Start of Women's Reproductive Maturity

Learn more about menarche, a mark on an ancient femur bone, and how it can help us understand the reproductive beginnings of ancient women. 

Illegal Excavation Near Rome Uncovers Villa Linked to the Antonine Age

Learn how illegal digging near Rome exposed an Imperial-era Roman villa with mosaic floors, painted walls, and a marble statue.

What Is the Origin Story of Language? Our Ancient Ancestors May Have Developed Communication Rapidly

Learn more about the origins of language, and how our ancient ancestors may have developed it in a sudden jump rather than over time. 

Not Ready for a Knee Replacement? A Minimally Invasive Procedure May Ease Chronic Pain Without Joint Replacement

Learn about genicular artery embolization, a new minimally invasive procedure that is giving patients with knee osteoarthritis years of pain relief without surgery.

Recent Hydrothermal Explosion at Yellowstone National Park — Later, a New Thermal Pool Appears

Learn more about a recent hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone National Park and why it's important to keep monitoring the Biscuit Basin area. 

Heavy Rain Triggered a Strange Airflow Mystery Nearly a Mile Underground

Learn how heavy rain at South Dakota’s SURF sent mine ventilation airflow backward and revealed a hidden underground safety risk.

Newly Discovered Australian Spider Species Uses a Spring-Loaded Trap to Snare Aggressive Ants

Learn how the newly discovered ballista spider builds a durable snare specialized in trapping a single ant species.

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Arrives in Florida Ahead of Late-Summer 2026 Launch

Learn how the Roman Space Telescope will complete final checks in Florida before launching toward its deep-space observing post.

Human Ancestors Suddenly Got Bigger Around 2 Million Years Ago — With Average Body Size Jumping From 88 to 132 Pounds

Learn how fossils show human ancestors did not grow bigger in a straight line, but split into larger and smaller evolutionary paths.

Legal Rights Granted to Stingless Bees in the Amazon Could Inspire Similar Protections for Insects Worldwide

Peru’s protection of stingless bees pushes the rights-of-nature movement into new territory. Learn more about why it's so important. 

One of the Most Wildly Unpredictable Meteor Showers Is About to Peak — What to Know About the 2026 Bootids

Learn more about the Bootids meteor shower, why it is so unpredictable, and what's in store for June 2026.

Genetically Modified Hookworms Could Become 'Living Drug Factories' for Long-Term Treatments

Learn how engineered hookworms produced toxin-fighting antibodies inside animal hosts, opening the door to a new kind of long-term drug delivery.

Tourism in Antarctica Is Growing — Along With Its Carbon Footprint and Potential Long-Term Risks 

Learn more about tourism in Antarctica and how we may be leaving more of a carbon footprint on this pristine place than we originally thought. 

A 113-Million-Year-Old Pterosaur Fossil Holds Chemical Clues to a Fish-and-Squid Diet

Learn how bacteria, oxygen, and layers of minerals locked fragile molecules inside a Cretaceous pterosaur fossil from Brazil instead of destroying them.