Social Media Habits Are Easy to Form — And Easier to Break Than You Might Think

Learn more about how and why we form social media habits and some ways you can break your own social media habits.

Landslide Causes 1,500 Residents to Evacuate Small Sicilian Town

Learn more about the landslide that’s left some homes teetering on the edge of a cliff.

Adult Polar Bears in Svalbard Are Gaining Fat Even as Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks

Learn how polar bears in the Arctic’s Barents Sea are maintaining healthy fat reserves despite sea ice loss in a warming climate.

This Popular Culinary Mushroom Turns Meals into Visions, Making People See “Little Elves”

Openly sold in and widely eaten in Asia, Lanmaoa asiatica can cause bizarre, highly specific hallucinations, challenging what we know about fungal toxins.

First Direct Evidence Suggests the Universe’s Primordial Soup Behaved Like a Liquid

Learn how physicists recreated the early universe’s primordial soup, known as quark-gluon plasma, and discovered how it responds when particles race through it.

Why Do Humans Get Acne, and Is it Unique to Us? Here’s What to Know

Learn more about what causes acne in humans and how it can sometimes impact animals, too.

A New Vaccine Platform Could Cut Development Timelines From Months to Weeks

Learn how doctors are developing a new platform that uses bacteria and protein design to speed early vaccine testing and production.

Bright Streaks on Mercury Suggest That It's Not a Dead Planet, but Geologically Active 

Learn about the bright streaks that may represent recent geological activity on Mercury, which has been considered a dead planet in the past.

Hidden Underwater Volcanoes May Explain Half of Earth’s Triassic Extinctions

Learn how geological clues preserved in ancient oceans link repeated volcanic eruptions to Triassic marine extinctions.

Animal Offerings and Painted Walls Reveal Secrets of the Ancient Roman Cult Site Nida 

Learn about the cult district of Nida, an ancient cult site uncovered under Frankfurt that archaeologists are calling one of the most significant Roman discoveries in Europe.

Listening to Angry Human Voices Could Throw Off a Dog's Balance

Learn more about how human voices, whether happy or angry, can impact a dog's balance. 

Cats Rarely Meow at Other Cats — Do They Save Their Voices for Us? Here's What We Know

Learn more about the complicated ways cats communicate and how new research is trying to understand the power behind the meow. 

160,000-Year-Old Stone Tools Reveal Advanced Tool Making in East Asia

Learn how archaeologists dated stone tools from central China and what they reveal about when early humans in Asia began using complex tools.

Cannabis Drinks Are Growing in Popularity — and Helping Some People Drink Less Alcohol

For people who aren’t interested in total abstinence, cannabis-infused beverages may offer a way to reduce alcohol use while keeping familiar rituals intact.

February's 2026 Snow Moon Will Light Up the Night as Winter Rages On

Find out how to watch the upcoming Snow Moon, a full moon that will shine exceptionally bright on Feb. 1, 2026.

What Gave the World’s Only Pink Manta Ray Its Rosy Hue?

Learn more about Inspector Clouseau, the only pink manta ray in the world, and what turned him pink.

How AI Is Solving Some of Paleontology’s Biggest Dinosaur Footprint Mysteries

Learn how artificial intelligence is helping reinterpret dinosaur footprints, including bird-like tracks that blur the line between dinosaurs and early birds.

AI Data Centers Come With a Hidden Environmental Cost — Is Sustainability Possible?

Learn how the demand for data centers has skyrocketed, and so has the industry’s need for energy and water.

Hidden Clues on Dark Matter Come into Sight With a New High-Resolution Map of the Sky 

Learn about the new map that shows how dark matter bends light emitted by galaxies and keeps a tight hold on normal matter in the universe.

Mysterious Metallic Cloud Triggered the Strange Dimming of a Distant Star

​Learn more about the vast metallic cloud that dimmed a sun-like star, puzzling astronomers.