Neanderthals and Modern Humans May Have Shared a Shell-Collecting Tradition in Türkiye for 20,000 Years

Learn how shells found in a Turkish cave may show Neanderthals and modern humans shared culture, tools, and symbolic habits.

Heart Function May Predict Early Brain Changes Linked to Memory Decline

Learn how even subtle declines in heart function may affect the brain years later, potentially increasing the risk of memory problems and cognitive decline.

Osteoarthritis Could One Day Be Treated With a Single Regenerative Shot

The research is still in the early stages, but phase one has proved successful, and scientists are moving on to phase 2. Learn how this could impact ​patients with osteoarthritis in the future. 

Ancient Mantle Waves Inside Earth May Have Lifted Antarctica's Mountains Before It Froze Over

Learn how slow-moving mantle waves inside Earth may have lifted Antarctica’s ancient mountains, creating cold highlands where the Antarctic ice sheet could begin forming.

Sun Allergies Can Cause More Than a Sunburn, From Itchy Rashes to Severe Reactions

Learn how sunlight can trigger skin reactions that go beyond a simple sunburn, and why identifying the type is key to finding the right treatment.

Testosterone Therapy Comes With Major Warning Labels, and the FDA Wants That to Change

Learn why the FDA is asking to update testosterone replacement therapy labels after a major review of new evidence.

Heavy Metals Like Lead and Arsenic May Explain Why the Water in This Austin Neighborhood Turned Brown

Learn how buildup and erosion of containment are discoloring the water in this Texas ​neighborhood. 

Why Flesh-Eating Vibrio Bacteria Is Becoming a Bigger Threat Along U.S. Coasts

​​​​​Learn how climate change and changes to public health policy may be behind the increase of flesh-eating bacteria in U.S. coastal waters.

Some Hydrothermal Explosions Can Hurl Water and Rock 600 Feet in the Air — Here's How Yellowstone National Park Monitors Them

Learn more about the monitoring equipment installed at Yellowstone National Park and how it can help keep people safe. 

Ancient Boat Carvings Suggest Bronze Age Europe Was More Connected Than We Thought

Learn more about the ancient boat carvings from Iberia and Scandinavia, which suggest Bronze Age Europeans may have shared technologies, trade routes, and cultural beliefs across vast maritime networks.

A Small Pride of Marine Lions Learned to Hunt Seals on the Skeleton Coast, and Their Cubs Are Learning, Too

Learn more about the marine lions of the Skeleton Coast, a pride of 8 lions that live in an unforgiving habitat off of Cape fur seals. 

A New Walking Shark Species Has Brown Freckles, White Dashes, and an Uncertain Future

Learn more about the Dudgeon walking shark (Hemiscyllium dudgeonae), what makes it so unique, and why the speices is already threatened. 

A Common Brain Protein May Help Alzheimer’s Disease Spread — and Understanding This Could Lead to New Treatments

Learn about the brain proteins that could be helping Alzheimer's Disease spread but could also point to future treatments. 

Rare Fossilized Teeth Fill a Major Gap in Early Mammal Evolution After the Dinosaur Extinction

Learn more about what fossilized teeth can tell us about the rise of mammals after the extinction of dinosaurs. 

A Massive Ring-Like Structure of Galaxies Defies the Universe's Rules — Here's Why It's Such a Mystery 

Learn about the Big Ring, a superstructure of galaxies located 9.2 billion light-years from Earth that may challenge the standard model of the universe. 

Six Years After the First COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines, Billions of Doses Clarify Their Protection and Rare Risks

Learn how mRNA vaccines work, why serious risks remain rare, and how the technology could be used beyond COVID-19.

A Crab Survived Two Months Trapped in a Plastic Bottle in the Pacific After Growing Too Big to Escape

Learn how a crab survived two months trapped in a plastic bottle off Okinawa, Japan, revealing an overlooked danger of plastic pollution for marine animals.

A Parasitic Infection That Causes Explosive Diarrhea Is Spreading in the U.S. as an Outbreak Expands in Michigan

Learn more about the infection called cyclosporiasis, the parasite that causes it, and how to avoid it. 

World’s First Synthetic Cell With a Complete Life Cycle Marks Biology Breakthrough

Learn how SpudCell, a synthetic cell built from chemical parts, can grow, divide, copy its DNA, and bring life-like behavior closer to engineering.

A Long-Lost Megalodon Fossil Found, The Strange Minds That May Exist in the Universe, and a Blood Test That Could Detect Over 50 Types of Cancer

Discover the top stories from June 27 to July 2, 2026, including the return of a long-lost Megalodon fossil and a new blood test that could detect cancer from a single sample.