Vampire Spiders Obsess Over Human Blood, Pouncing on Mosquitoes to Get Their Fill 

(Tue, 28 Oct 2025 21:50:00 GMT)

Learn about vampire spiders and their love of human blood, which they're able to salvage from blood-carrying mosquitoes.

What Death Really Smells Like, And How Your Brain Knows What to Do About It

(Tue, 28 Oct 2025 21:35:00 GMT)

Learn more about the many smells of death and why the human brain evolved to recognize them.

How Does the Brain Turn an Internal Need into a Focused Craving?

(Tue, 28 Oct 2025 21:20:00 GMT)

Learn how missing just one amino acid, fruit flies reprogram their senses to detect the microbes that can help them recover.

This Ancient Species of Arctic Rhino May Have Crossed a Land Bridge 23 Million Years Ago

(Tue, 28 Oct 2025 21:10:00 GMT)

Learn more about Epiatheracerium itjilik, the Arctic rhino species that is the northernmost rhino ever found.

How Many Suns Exist In The Milky Way? It’s Complicated

(Tue, 28 Oct 2025 13:00:00 GMT)

Learn how many suns exist in the Milky Way and how to understand how many sun-like stars are out there could help us understand how many Earth-like planets there are, too.

Mushrooms May Replace Metal in Future Computers — And You Could Build One At Home

(Mon, 27 Oct 2025 22:10:00 GMT)

Learn how scientists found a way to turn mushrooms into computer chips and how these living computers can make the future of technology more sustainable.

Ancient Crocodile Fossil from Egyptian Desert Rewrites One of Earth's Greatest Survival Stories

(Mon, 27 Oct 2025 21:55:00 GMT)

Learn more about Wadisuchus kassabi, the crocodile’s ancient cousin that thrived in prehistoric oceans and rewrites this magnificent reptile's evolutionary history.

Guinea Baboons Share Meat to Family and Friends, Just as Early Human Foragers Would Do

(Mon, 27 Oct 2025 21:00:00 GMT)

Learn how in the savannas of Senegal, Guinea baboons distribute food by friendship and family bonds, mirroring the sharing customs of early humans.

The Human Tailbone May Not be Needed, But It Remains a Feature of Our Ancient Past

(Mon, 27 Oct 2025 20:40:00 GMT)

Learn more about the human tailbone and how, even though we may not have a strict need for it anymore, it still helps us with our everyday lives.

Is Fibermaxxing the Next Big Thing in Nutrition, or Just Another Trend?

(Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:50:00 GMT)

Learn more about Fibermaxxing and its potential benefits and risks. Plus, four ways to add fiber to your diet.

How Big Was the Tyrannosaurus rex? They May Have Been Larger Than Fossil Evidence Suggests

(Sat, 25 Oct 2025 14:00:00 GMT)

How big was the Tyrannosaurus rex? Learn how, even though they may not have been the largest theropod, they’re definitely one of the most popular.

An Unexpectedly Large Vulture Soared Over South America 13,000 Years Ago

(Fri, 24 Oct 2025 21:00:00 GMT)

Learn more about the giant nameless vulture that likely fed on dead megafauna.

November’s Beaver Supermoon Will Be the Brightest of 2025 and Part of a Supermoon Parade

(Fri, 24 Oct 2025 20:45:00 GMT)

Learn more about why you don't want to miss the Beaver supermoon that will appear in the night sky between November 3 and 5, 2025.

A Complete Brain Activity Map Now Exists, Giving us Insight to How We Make Decisions

(Fri, 24 Oct 2025 15:00:00 GMT)

Learn more about how researchers were able to fully map a mouse brain and give us a better understanding of how or why we make the decisions we do.

A Sensed Presence May Be More Than Just an Eerie Figment of the Imagination

(Fri, 24 Oct 2025 13:00:00 GMT)

Learn more about the eerie sensed presence and how it may be more prone in people with little imagination.

Mummy Dinosaurs Now Shrouded in Clay Had Hooves like Horses and Long Duck Bills

(Thu, 23 Oct 2025 22:05:00 GMT)

Learn about the mummified dinosaurs that have had their features preserved in a layer of clay after being submerged in floodwaters 66 million years ago.

The Rarest Ocean Animal and 6 Other Elusive Creatures That Mysteriously Lurk Below

(Thu, 23 Oct 2025 21:35:00 GMT)

What's the rarest ocean animal? Discover the rare and endangered ocean animals along with those that are rare because they're elusive. 

Is Our Brain Ever Fully Asleep? It May Stay Awake Even as We Dream

(Thu, 23 Oct 2025 21:20:00 GMT)

Learn how scientists discovered that even in deep sleep, parts of the brain stay active, and the mind may never fully rest.

One in Five Urinary Tract Infections Likely Originate From Contaminated Meat

(Thu, 23 Oct 2025 20:45:00 GMT)

Learn more about how contaminated meat is linked to UTIs and what you can do to prevent the spread at home.

Hearing Voices and the Inner Monologue Can Get Mixed Up for Those with Schizophrenia

(Thu, 23 Oct 2025 16:00:00 GMT)

Learn how people with auditory verbal hallucinations respond to their internal voice, interpreting it as external sound.