Nighttime Photos Provide Rare Look at the Endangered Bornean Ferret Badger's Secretive Lifestyle 

Learn how camera traps caught a glimpse of the Bornean ferret badger, an elusive endangered mammal that lives in a mountainous habitat.

1,500-Year-Old DNA Shows How Migration, Mixing, and Kinship Shaped Post-Roman Pannonia

Learn how ancient genomes from post-Roman Hungary reveal that northern Europeans moved into Pannonia without fully replacing local Roman-era communities.

A Zebra and Giraffe Became Best Friends — and It’s Not as Unusual as It Seems

Learn how Kurtsie and Bakari, a zebra and giraffe at a Georgia theme park, became inseparable friends, and why their bond mirrors relationships seen in the wild.

Can Purple Potatoes Help Fight Cancer? See What’s Behind the Vibrant Tubers’ Many Health Claims

Discover what makes purple potatoes beneficial for blood vessel health and digestion, why they're attracting attention in cancer research, and how to cook them to maximize their nutrients.

Dogs May Favor a Paw — but Which One They Use May Depend on the Task

Learn how a new dog paw preference test shows canine handedness can shift by task, and why scientists think pawedness may relate to fear, stress, and confidence.

For High Blood Pressure, One Minute of Intense Exercise May Be Safer Than Longer Bouts

Learn the best ways to exercise for people with high blood pressure, and how short high-intensity workouts may increase your heart health.

The London Hammer Mystery Points to a Modern Tool, Not an Ancient Relic

Learn how a hammer found in stone became a famous creationist claim, and why geologic context points to a recent tool rather than an ancient relic.

A Whale Necropolis Beneath the Indian Ocean May Hold Over 10 Million Carcasses Built Up Over 5 Million Years

Learn how whale falls in the Diamantina Zone became a deep-sea refuge for unusual creatures while preserving clues about whales, carbon, and ocean life over millions of years.

A 1,800-Year-Old Maya Monument Reveals How Kings Turned Time Into Power — and Pushes the Long Count Record Back to A.D. 180

Learn how 3D scans of an eroded Maya monument revealed a Long Count date from A.D. 180, pushing the Lowlands record back 112 years and linking the calendar to royal power.

Lunar Meteorite Reveals Clues to 3.5-Billion-Year-Old Impacts that Struck Multiple Worlds

​Learn how a meteorite sample contained clues of a massive lunar collision 3.5 billion years ago. 

First-Ever Dual Vaccine for Lassa Virus and Rabies Deemed Safe in Human Trial

Learn more about Lassa virus, which continues to ravage parts of West Africa, and how combining a vaccine against it with rabies protection could address two major health concerns at once.

700,000-Year-Old Ground Squirrel Droppings Reveal a Lost Arctic Ecosystem

Learn more about the treasure trove of evolutionary data uncovered from ancient Arctic ground squirrel droppings. 

800,000 Years Ago, Ancient Humans Knew Which Stones Made the Best Tools

Learn how ancient hominins were able to find the perfect stones for their tools, a talent they passed on for generations.

Rare, Possibly More Severe Lyme Bacterium Found in New York Ticks for the First Time

Learn how a Herkimer County, New York, case led health officials to uncover local tick transmission of Borrelia mayonii, a rare Lyme disease bacterium once known only from the Midwest.

Earliest Known Flickering Quasar Suggests a Shift From Chaotic to Calm 850 Million Years After the Big Bang

Learn about the detection of the earliest known flickering quasar, shedding light on supermassive black hole evolution after the Big Bang.

Previously Unexplored Arctic Seamount Reveals Potential New Species in Deep-Sea Mining Zone

Learn how likely new Arctic deep-sea species could help researchers map fragile sponge gardens and hydrothermal vents before mining plans return.

Cave-Dwelling Homo Erectus May Have Burned Owl Pellet Remains Nearly 1.8 Million Years Ago

Learn about new evidence from Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa that may represent the earliest use of fire by human ancestors. 

A Buried Ontario Runestone May Be North America’s Longest Runic Inscription — and the Only Known One to Preserve the Lord’s Prayer

Learn how a buried runestone near Wawa, Ontario, may date to the 1800s and preserve North America’s longest runic inscription, a Swedish Lord’s Prayer, and clues to who carved it.

New AI-Designed Universal Vaccine — What It Could Mean for Future Pandemics Before They Begin

Learn about a new vaccine technology that uses a “super-antigen” to protect against thousands of virus variants, from SARS-CoV-2 to Ebola, and beyond.

Delirium After Surgery May Be Linked to Years of Cognitive Decline in Older Adults

Learn more about postoperative delirium and rehospitalization and the link they have to long-term cognitive decline in older adults.