Scrolling Social Media, Online Shopping, and Gaming May Be More Stressful Than Checking Emails or the News

(Mon, 12 Jan 2026 23:00:00 GMT)

Discover that the internet’s impact on stress is nuanced and understanding it can improve our well-being in a digital world.

5,000-Year-Old Evidence Shows Humans Hunted Whales Earlier Than Previously Thought

(Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:55:00 GMT)

Learn how ancient shell mounds reveal that coastal communities in Brazil were hunting large whales thousands of years earlier than expected.

Fastest-Spinning Asteroid To Date Spotted by Vera C. Rubin Observatory

(Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:45:00 GMT)

Learn how the world’s “largest digital camera” has detected approximately 2,000 new asteroids, a collection that includes some of the fastest-spinning mini-planets known to science. 

Macaque Monkeys Could Unlock the Brain Secrets Behind Motivation — and Inspire New Mental Health Treatments

(Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:23:00 GMT)

Researchers have discovered a break that could help ease a common symptom of depression. Discover more about it. 

Non-Invasive Sound Therapy Helps Target Alzheimer’s Plaques in Monkeys — Could It One Day Help Humans?

(Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:45:00 GMT)

Researchers have found that 40 Hz auditory stimulation may help clear the brain of amyloid plaques. Read on to ​discover more about it!

70-Year-Old Tumor Samples May Help Shed Light on the Rise of Colorectal Cancer in Younger Patients

(Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:27:37 GMT)

Learn how researchers at the Institute of Cancer Research in London are hoping to find out what changes in diet, lifestyle, and the environment may be behind this concerning trend.

One of the World’s Longest Living Icebergs Isn’t Just Melting – It’s Turning Blue

(Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:20:00 GMT)

Learn how the 40-year journey of a “megaberg” is about to come to an end in the Southern Ocean’s iceberg graveyard.

Modern Humans May Have Lived Alongside an Extinct Human Species in Ancient Indonesia

(Fri, 09 Jan 2026 22:50:00 GMT)

Learn about the overlap between archaic humans that once lived on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and the modern humans that replaced them. 

84-Million-Year-Old Horned-Dinosaur Fossils Rewrite Europe’s Prehistoric Record

(Fri, 09 Jan 2026 21:25:20 GMT)

Learn how fossil evidence shows that ceratopsians lived across Europe during the Late Cretaceous, challenging long-held assumptions about where horned dinosaurs evolved.

Endangered Mountain Gorillas See Rare Twin Birth in Congo’s Virunga Park

(Fri, 09 Jan 2026 21:15:00 GMT)

Learn how an endangered species that rarely has twins is caring for two newborns — and why the coming weeks matter most.

Youngest Mammoth Fossils Identified as Whale Bones in Surprise Discovery

(Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:45:00 GMT)

Learn more about the whale bones originally thought to be woolly mammoths' and how the hunt for the youngest mammoth continues. 

A Medical Emergency 250 Miles Above Earth Forces NASA to Make a Rare Decision

(Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:20:00 GMT)

Learn why for only the first time in 25 years, NASA has decided to end an International Space Station mission early for medical evacuation.

Mass Extinction 445 Million Years Ago Paved the Way for Jawed Fishes to Take Over

(Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:00:00 GMT)

Discover how the first mass extinction put jawed fishes on the map, species that would later come to dominate animal life on the planet.

Methane from Lunar Landers May Contaminate Ancient Organic Molecules at the Moon's Poles

(Thu, 08 Jan 2026 22:50:00 GMT)

Learn how exhaust methane from lunar spacecraft may pollute the moon, potentially contaminating molecules that are billions of years old.

Did Viruses Help Build Complex Life? A New Discovery Rekindles the Question

(Thu, 08 Jan 2026 22:30:00 GMT)

Learn how a newly discovered virus disrupts its host’s nucleus in ways that echo how complex cells may have formed billions of years ago.

Color-Changing Material That Mimics Octopus Skin Could Be Used for Robotics

(Thu, 08 Jan 2026 22:15:00 GMT)

Learn more about the polymer film that can change color and texture when electron beams are applied. 

How the Immune System Controls a Brain Parasite Found in 1 in 3 People

(Thu, 08 Jan 2026 22:00:00 GMT)

Learn how infected immune cells shut themselves down to stop a parasite from spreading.

People With This Rare Condition May Feel Drunk Without Drinking Alcohol

(Thu, 08 Jan 2026 21:30:00 GMT)

Learn more about auto-brewery syndrome, a stigmatized condition barely understood — until now.

Eavesdropping Isn’t Uniquely Human — Some Dogs Can Do It Too

(Thu, 08 Jan 2026 19:00:00 GMT)

Learn how a rare group of dogs can learn object names by overhearing conversations — reaching word-learning levels seen in young children.

Could Leonardo da Vinci’s Art Contain Traces of the Artist’s DNA?

(Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:35:00 GMT)

Learn about the Leonardo DNA Project and the diverse biological traces that survive on the surface of historical artifacts.