Learn what happens to our bodies during extreme heat and why heatwaves in the U.S. have a higher mortality rate than hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods combined.
Learn how Powassan virus spreads through infected ticks, why cases in Maine and Rhode Island are raising concern, and what symptoms can make the infection dangerous.
Learn how marigold petals contain plant-based protein comparable to quinoa, umami-linked amino acids, and properties that could turn flower waste into future food ingredients.
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Learn about a new working paper that argues that consciousness may not be limited to Earth, raising the possibility of alien minds — and perhaps even AI — built from radically different materials.
Learn about a surprise find of an early saber-toothed cat skull in a museum drawer, revealing how the teeth of ancient cats evolved.
Learn how 3D models of primate birth canals found that squirrel monkeys, bushbabies, and other small species may face a tighter squeeze than humans.
Learn more about the Swift satellite, why it's slowly being dragged back to Earth, and how LINK will help keep it in space.
Learn how a viral TikTok trend pairing allergy and heartburn medications for PMS and PMDD might have a biological basis and why experts still urge caution.
Learn how AI and CT scans recovered 22 columns of ancient Greek text from a scroll burned in the 79 C.E. Mount Vesuvius eruption.
Learn more about "StormWall," what it is, and how it will keep Earth safe from potentially dangerous solar storms.
Learn how long-lost Megalodon vertebrae confirmed the giant shark’s size, revealed its age, and preserved the first fossil evidence of what it ate.
Learn how brainwave synchrony could help explain why people feel connected and how real-time feedback may strengthen that bond.
Learn how studying animal bones from historic sites tells detailed stories about the lives of their occupants, from what they ate to how they traded.
Learn how shipboard DNA sequencing, 3D imaging, and deep-sea tools helped researchers identify delicate ocean animals within days.
Learn more about Gracie, a giraffe who has been missing for two weeks in a part of Texas known for the breeding, buying, and hunting of exotic animals from around the world.
Discover the top stories from June 20 to June 26, 2026, including a surgery-free answer to knee osteoarthritis and a spider species that catapults its prey into a web.
Discover how tickling apes and recording their bursts of laughter revealed a similar pattern to how humans laugh, while hinting at the origins of speech.
Learn how a road project near Aarhus uncovered a 1.08-million-square-foot Viking Age textile site with 82 pit houses, flax processing areas, and links to trade.
Learn more about the health benefits dogs can provide, both physically and mentally, and how this could have an impact on how long we live.