2,000-Year-Old Pompeii Ash Reveals Romans Burned Incense and Wine From Distant Lands

Learn how researchers decoded 2,000-year-old ash from Pompeii incense burners to reveal imported resins from Africa and Asia, wine-based offerings, and how global trade shaped everyday Roman rituals.

Gentle Handling Improves Baby Chick Welfare by Triggering Positive Emotions

Learn how baby chicks choose spaces linked to gentle human contact — and what this reveals about animal welfare on farms.

April's Full Pink Moon of 2026 Won't Have a Rosy Hue but Will Still Glow — Here's What to Know

Learn more about April's full Pink Moon in 2026, how it got the name, and its cultural significance. 

This All-Female Fish Has Been Cloning Itself for 100,000 Years — and Its DNA Is Still Thriving

Learn how the Amazon molly, an all-female fish that reproduces asexually, uses gene conversion to maintain healthy DNA and survive more than 100,000 years without males.

Seals' Intricate and Sensitive Whiskers Could One Day Help Robotics Navigate In the Dark

Learn how seals move their whiskers to pick up tiny movements in the water — and what this might mean for the future of robotics.

Ghost Forests Could Tell Us Which Coastal Regions Are Vulnerable to Environmental Change

Learn how scientists are studying America’s ghost forests to improve the resilience of coastal habitats.

Saturn's Aurora Instigates a Bizarre Spinning Illusion, Driven by a Nonstop Cycle of Wind and Heat 

Learn how winds in Saturn's upper atmosphere power a continuous aurora, creating misleading changes in the planet's rotation rate.

Bennu Sample Reveals Three Distinct Organic–Mineral Domains Shaped by Ancient Water

Learn how nanoscale scans of Bennu reveal a diverse chemical landscape shaped by ancient water, and reshaping our understanding of early Solar System processes.

66 Million Years Ago, Squid Survived the Dinosaur-Killing Extinction in Deep-Sea Oxygen Refuges — Then Rapidly Evolved

Learn how a new genomic study reveals that squid and cuttlefish survived a mass extinction in deep-sea refuges before rapidly diversifying into modern species.

A Fire Destroyed a Bronze Age Village — but Preserved a 3,500-Year-Old Loom

Learn how a fire preserved an entire weaving setup, giving an unusually detailed look at Bronze Age textile production.

Astronaut's Sudden Loss of Speech Prompted NASA’s First ISS Medical Evacuation

Learn how 4-time space flier Mike Fincke’s medical episode on the International Space Station is still a mystery to doctors.

24 Newly Discovered Species Reveal a New Branch of Life Hidden in the Deep Sea

Learn how researchers discovered a new superfamily living at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

New Cicada COVID Variant (BA.3.2) Shows Ability to Evade Immune Defenses

Learn how the new Cicada COVID-19 variant’s spike protein mutations may help it partially evade existing immunity and drive new infections.

Sperm Loses Its Ability to Navigate in Zero Gravity — A Biological Hurdle for Long‑Term Off‑Earth Settlement

Learn how microgravity could affect sperm, fertilization, and embryonic development in space.

Huntington’s Disease Is a Relentless, Neurodegenerative Condition — But Treatment May Soon Be Possible

Learn more about Huntington's Disease, what causes it, and how close science is coming to finding effective treatments. 

Los Angeles Beaches Could Join the National Park System — With Endangered Species in Mind

Learn how some of the beaches in Los Angles could soon become the next national park and what species this protected area could help keep safe. 

Japan’s Underwater Supervolcano Is Refilling With Magma — And It Could Change How We Predict Eruptions

Learn how one of Earth’s most powerful volcanoes, Japan’s Kikai caldera, is refilling with magma from below. 

Over 20 Years, One Mouse Was Cloned for 58 Generations — Until the Line Collapsed

Learn how cloned mice survived for generations, why their DNA began to fail, and what the results reveal about genetic mutations, cloning limits, and long-term survival.

Hubble Captured Comet 41P Reversing Its Spin — and Twisting the Other Way — After Passing the Sun

Learn how a small Jupiter-family comet reversed its direction of rotation, a change influenced by the sun's heat.

Squirrels Will Climb Higher for Better Snacks — Even When It Takes More Effort

Learn how wild squirrels weigh effort, risk, and competition when choosing between easy and hard-to-reach food.