Learn more about adult Homo antecessor skull fragments from a Spanish cave that highlight the species' mosaic anatomy.
Learn more about a newly identified Ice Age toad species whose fossils sat unnoticed in a La Brea Tar Pits collection for decades.
Learn how a five-year archival search led divers to the Royal Navy wreck and why proposed legislation could protect it from disturbance.
Discover when and where to view the next solar eclipse as the Aug. 12, 2026 eclipse peaks.
Learn how macaques, zebras, and other zoo animals responded when a total solar eclipse turned afternoon into twilight.
Learn how some eclipse maps are slightly off when it comes to the edge of totality and where to find the most accurate map for the Aug. 12, 2026 eclipse.
Follow live updates as the Moon moves across the Sun during the Aug. 12, 2026 solar eclipse.
Learn more about the different types of solar eclipses and why it's imporant to view them with proper eclipse gear.
Learn more about some of the most spectacular total solar eclipses of the past, and how we can reflect on these moments as the Aug. 12, 2026 solar eclipse takes place.
Learn where, when, and how to see the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026.
Learn how Rana’s birth at Chester Zoo supports efforts to protect babirusas as African swine fever reduces their wild populations.
Learn more about a pope's lost letter that may explain why he supported William, Duke of Normandy, during the Norman Conquest.
Learn how common undisclosed chemicals are, challenging “non-toxic” and “hypoallergenic” label claims.
Learn how just a few minutes of exercising instead of sleeping or staying sedentary can lead to a lower risk of developing cancer.
Learn how Titan’s thick atmosphere, methane seas, and icy crust could support future explorers beyond Mars.
Learn about a Roman-era shipwreck discovered off the coast of Sicily by a fisherman who found hundreds of ancient jars while diving.
Learn how different mosquito species may have their own turn-ons and turnoffs, from a person’s sex and fragrance use to their skin microbiome.
Learn how footage captured off Kingscliff, New South Wales, may be the first complete humpback whale birth filmed from the air.
Learn how eight lizards from a Thai mountain forest became a new species named after a fantasy dragon.
Learn how dogs’ brains respond to human smiles and distinguish fearful faces from angry and sad ones.