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.
With a field of view 100 times larger than Hubble’s, NASA’s newest mission will scour the universe for distant worlds and clues about dark energy. Learn about what sets it apart from other space telescopes.
Learn about the European winner of The Earth Prize 2026, Arya Satheesh, and her vision to remove microplastics from the environment with enzymes.
Learn how patient interviews, genetic testing, and supply records connected illnesses at certain fast food restaurants to peppers from Sinaloa, Mexico.
Learn how archaeologists uncovered a building with mosaics and frescoes near Rome’s Colosseum that may have served as barracks for ancient Roman firefighters.
Learn more about Neanderthal babies, how they relate to human babies, and what they tell us about certain adaptations.
From Bengalese finches to humpback whales, researchers are finding that animals may use some of the same patterns that help humans learn and structure language.
Learn how brain imprints on dodo skulls suggest that the flightless bird was exceptionally active and had a great sense of smell.
Learn more about Dinevenator robustus, a bird-like predator from prehistoric New Mexico that is part of a new genus.
Learn how the 50-hour eruption forced families from their homes and why rain could send dangerous lahars toward nearby communities.
Discover how the inconspicuous nucleocapsid protein from coronaviruses can trigger hyperinflammation, an effect not typically seen in other viruses.