Scorpion Stingers Are Fortified With Metal — and It May Shape How They Hunt

(Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:06:00 GMT)

Learn how metals like zinc and manganese reinforce scorpion stingers and claws, and how their placement shapes strength, durability, and hunting behavior across species.

Dolphins Create Invisible Vortices With Their Tails, Helping Them Power Ahead Underwater

(Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:20:00 GMT)

Learn how supercomputers simulate how dolphins create powerful vortices that push them forward and make them some of the fastest swimmers in the animal kingdom.

World’s Largest Explosions Lab in Texas Hopes to Ignite Breakthroughs in Hypersonic Flight and Star Death

(Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:00:00 GMT)

Learn about the newly opened Detonation Research Test Facility in Texas, a two-football-field-sized lab unlocking the secrets of explosive power.

Arctic Sea Ice Helped Some Bowhead Whales Survive Centuries of Industrial Whaling

(Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:25:00 GMT)

Learn how Arctic sea ice created natural refuges for bowhead whales during centuries of industrial whaling, shaping which populations are recovering today.

Fragments of Homer’s Iliad Found Buried with Roman-Era Mummy

(Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:20:00 GMT)

Learn about “papyrus packets” placed on mummies during funerary rituals.

First-Ever Smell Map Is a Breakthrough in Sensory Research, a Step to Help Us Tackle Loss of Smell

(Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT)

Discover how smell receptors in our noses aren’t randomly arranged but are highly organized, offering new paths toward treating sensory impairment.

75-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals New Species of Hamster-Sized Mammal From the Age of Dinosaurs

(Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMT)

Learn about a small rodent-like mammal whose descendants survived the extinction event that killed all non-avian dinosaurs. 

180-Million-Year-Old Ichthyosaur Found With 100 Teeth and Rocks In Its Stomach

(Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:30:00 GMT)

Learn about an ichthyosaur found in Germany that is now the youngest fossil found in its genus, and shows a remarkable story of survival.

Mysterious, Deep-Sea Golden Orb May be From a Giant Sea Anemone

(Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:15:00 GMT)

Learn how researchers used morphology and genetic analysis to reveal the identity of a mysterious golden orb found during a deep-sea expedition.

Origins of Comet 3I/ATLAS May Have Been Extremely Cold, Beyond Our Solar System

(Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:40:00 GMT)

Learn more about the interstellar traveler, Comet 3I/ATLAS, and what researchers know about its place of origin.

Kraken-Like Octopus Up to the Size of a 5-Story Building Stalked the Oceans 100 Million Years Ago

(Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:30:00 GMT)

Learn how new research is overturning assumptions about marine ecosystems during the Late Cretaceous.

Preeclampsia Has Existed for Roughly 5,000 Years, but There Is Still No Cure — Why Is It Called the "Disease of Theories"?

(Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMT)

Learn more about preeclampsia and eclampsia, and the impact these disorders can have on pregnancies. 

Small Rays in Shallow Waters Flaunt Fake Eyes to Ward Off Predators

(Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:20:00 GMT)

Discover how iconic eyespots evolved in certain ray and skate species, a defense trait surprisingly common across the animal kingdom.

7 of the Most Bizarre Geological Features in the Solar System Include Salt Glaciers and Hailing Rocks

(Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMT)

Learn more about the bizarre geological features found throughout our Solar System. 

A 14-Million-Year Climate Record Is Hidden Within Australia’s Vanishing Twelve Apostles

(Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:40:00 GMT)

Learn about Australia’s Twelve Apostles, iconic rock formations that hold millions of years of climate history and have been accurately dated for the first time.

Modern Humans and Neanderthals May Share Genetic Regions Linked to Complex Language

(Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT)

Learn more about Human Ancestor Quickly Evolved Regions (HAQERs), genetic regulatory regions that may have shaped language skill in modern humans and Neanderthals.

New Northern White Rhino Embryo Created as Only Two Females Remain

(Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMT)

Learn how egg retrieval, lab fertilization, and embryo transfer are helping scientists rebuild the northern white rhino population.

For Over 100,000 Years, a Hidden Magma Reservoir Grew Beneath Greece’s “Extinct” Methana Volcano

(Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT)

Learn how scientists discovered that Methana, a volcano in Greece believed to be dormant, was actually collecting magma for millennia.

2,200-Year-Old Ancient Roman Shipwreck Uncovers Hidden Repairs Across the Adriatic

(Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT)

Learn how layers of ancient waterproofing and traces of pollen helped researchers trace where the Ilovik–Paržine 1 ship was repaired, and how maritime knowledge moved across the Mediterranean.

Silent Magma Surge Lifted Azorean Island 2.5 Inches, Then Stopped Abruptly Below the Surface

(Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:30:00 GMT)

Learn how a series of earthquakes on an Atlantic island revealed magma brew merely 1 mile under the surface and how underground faults evaded the eruption.