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.
Learn how Candida auris takes advantage of the skin’s immune response to stay put inside hair follicles.
Learn more about the proper ways to clean up a campsite and campfire, and where you can see some amazing natural wonders.
Learn more about what the first few moments of a supernova look like and the international collaboration that helped with these findings.
Learn how two bronze statuettes, a bronze plate, and two adult skeletons found in a ritual well in Italy reveal water’s role in founding an Etruscan city.
Learn how, after World War II, a test beaver named Geronimo helped Idaho launch an airborne relocation that created valuable wetland habitat.
Learn more about the newly discovered Homo antecessor fossils from Spain's Gran Dolina cave, which suggest that cannibalism involved adults as well as children.
Learn how small genetic differences derived from interbreeding Neanderthals may equip carriers with an advantage in muscle growth.
Discover how ancient mammals gathered in Mexico before a massive migration transformed two continents.
Learn how five chicks from Chester Zoo’s first secretarybird breeding success could help other zoos and habitat protection efforts in Africa.
Learn how people and instruments at one remote station endure the conditions behind a negative 119.4 degrees Fahrenheit (negative 84.1 degrees Celsius) reading.