Newly Discovered Dinosaur From Zimbabwe Could Change What We Know About Ancient Southern African Ecosystems

Learn how Musango, a new Late Triassic dinosaur from Zimbabwe, survived a possible injury or infection and challenges ideas about southern African ecosystems.

River Otters Are Drowning Brown Pelicans at Point Reyes — and the Birds May Finally Be Catching On

Learn how river otters at Point Reyes turned brown pelicans into recurring prey and why the birds may finally be responding.

Bones Buried in Italian Necropolis Offer Clues on Ancient Diets and Society Before the Romans

Learn what buried bones reveal about the diet of ancient cultures in Italy, shedding light on mobility, gender inequality, and social status. 

Wildfires in Europe Can Create "Fire Clouds" That May Trigger Lightning, Fierce Winds, and Even More Flames

Learn more about pyrocumulonimbus, or “fire clouds,” which occur when rising wildfire smoke transforms into dangerous thunderstorms.

Fish Exporter Helps Reveal New Species Barely Over an Inch Long, With Yellow Flecks and Bright Orange Blotches

Learn how fin-ray counts, scale patterns, and DNA identified Tomiyamichthys oriens, a new shrimpgoby species from East Java, Indonesia.

Measles, Polio, and Other Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Are Re-emerging — Here's What To Know 

Learn how falling vaccination rates are causing preventable diseases, like measles, to return.

While Helping Beachgoers Recover Lost Items, Official Finds Rare 2,500-Year-Old Coin Linked to Ancient Trade Routes

Learn more about an ancient coin from Cyprus that was recently uncovered on Ashdod Beach and what it could help reveal about trade in the 5th century. 

A Magnetic Field Turned Stripes Into Checkerboards in This Quantum Material

Learn how competing electronic states can be manipulated in cerium tritelluride, a graphene-like quantum material.

Severe Drought Exposes Historic Shipwrecks Along the Danube River

Learn about shipwrecks that have begun to emerge on the Danube River, revealing the impacts of drought in Central Europe. 

Someone May Have Buried This Mysterious Pot on Purpose 400 Years Ago — but No One Knows Why

Learn how an intact pot and a second unfamiliar vessel add new details about food, trade, and migration in a Potano village in Florida.

The 2026 Buck Moon Will Rise This Week, Coinciding with Three Active Meteor Showers

Learn more about the Buck Moon that will arrive on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, and what else will be in the sky that night. 

Ebola Outbreak Surpasses 3,000 Cases as First Human Vaccine Trial for Rare Bundibugyo Virus Begins

Learn how a rare Ebola strain has fueled one of the largest outbreaks on record and what the first human vaccine trial could mean for containing the outbreak.

Ancient Footprints Reveal Eight Human Relatives Walked Together Along a Kenyan Lakeshore 1.4 Million Years Ago

Learn how 21 fossil footprints show that some P. boisei stood six feet tall and crossed Lake Turkana’s shore in a mostly male group.

Agriculture Helped Language Diversity Flourish — Then Contributed to Its Decline

​Discover ​how language diversity peaked and what may have contributed to its decline. 

Severe Droughts May Have Helped Drive the Late Bronze Age Collapse

Learn how multiple climate cycles may have contributed to the collapse of Bronze Age civilizations, including the Mycenaeans and Hittites.

Rare Spinal Tumors Found in Saber-Toothed Cats Trapped at La Brea May Hint at Inbreeding Before Extinction

Learn how fossilized vertebrae from California’s La Brea Tar Pits may link nerve tumors, difficult hunts, and inbreeding as saber-toothed cats neared extinction.

80-Million-Year-Old Snake Fossil From Brazil Offers New Clues to Why These Creatures Started Slithering

Learn about the debate over snake origins, and how a fossil of an early burrowing snake found in Brazil might provide answers. 

There's a Reason Why Smelly Feet Are So Hard to Ignore — Here's What You Can Do About It

Learn more about smelly feet, what contributes to the foot's foul smell, and how you can prevent it. 

A Downed WWII Plane May Be Buried in This Polish Forest, and Its Crew Might Still Be There

Learn how burned British ammunition and a copper tube could help identify the World War II aircraft that may have crashed in a Polish forest.

SETI Expands the Search for Alien Signals — Have We Been Listening to the Wrong Radio Channel?

Discover why we focused on one small slice of the radio spectrum for decades and how new technology and strategies are expanding the search.