Learn how the newly discovered ballista spider builds a durable snare specialized in trapping a single ant species.
Learn how the Roman Space Telescope will complete final checks in Florida before launching toward its deep-space observing post.
Learn how fossils show human ancestors did not grow bigger in a straight line, but split into larger and smaller evolutionary paths.
Peru’s protection of stingless bees pushes the rights-of-nature movement into new territory. Learn more about why it's so important.
Learn more about the Bootids meteor shower, why it is so unpredictable, and what's in store for June 2026.
Learn how engineered hookworms produced toxin-fighting antibodies inside animal hosts, opening the door to a new kind of long-term drug delivery.
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.
Learn how bacteria, oxygen, and layers of minerals locked fragile molecules inside a Cretaceous pterosaur fossil from Brazil instead of destroying them.
Learn about the wreck of the Dom can Keulen, a Dutch trading ship that sank along with gold coins and other cargo in the 17th century.
Learn how a hidden manuscript was identified as Mozart's earliest known lesson notes and found to contain previously unknown compositions.
Discover the top stories from June 15 to June 19, 2026, including the sea squirt with a cancer-fighting ability and what Greenland's thawing garbage heaps can tell us about the past.
Learn how a seismic wave from the 2011 Tohoku earthquake reactivated plate boundaries beneath Japan and exposed a new earthquake hazard.
Learn how an Arabian Sea humpback whale named Luban left Oman’s non-migrating humpback whale population, crossed to India, and completed a 4,300-mile round trip.
Learn more about the fossilized baby embolomeres that show no signs of amphibian-like traits, changing our understanding of early tetrapod evolution.
Learn how scans of 50,000- to 75,000-year-old Neanderthal remains from Bavaria traced fetal growth and possible metabolic stress.
Learn what makes the Australian box jellyfish so venomous, what happens when it stings, and which first-aid steps matter most.
Learn how a preliminary study in mice found that eliminating sugar entirely may harm the gut microbiome, with potentially negative effects on overall health.
Learn more about oral contraceptives and the impact they can have on disordered eating, and how self-monitoring may help mitigate the effect.
Learn how DNA from teeth buried near Lake Baikal showed that plague was already deadly before the rise of cities, farming, and efficient flea-borne spread.
Learn how a Norwegian watchmaker found a merchant ship nearly 2,000 feet below the Skagerrak, its porcelain cargo, and unopened crates still inside.