Stone Age People in Denmark Kept Fishing Even After Farming Arrived 6,000 Years Ago

Learn how ancient communities in Stone Age Denmark kept fishing the same fjord waters from roughly 4,500 B.C.E. to 800 B.C.E., even after farming and livestock spread through the region.

59,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Tooth May Reveal the Earliest Known Dental Procedure — and Pain Treatment

Learn how researchers recreated a 59,000-year-old Neanderthal dental procedure and uncovered evidence that ancient humans may have understood how cavities caused pain and how to treat them.

Personalized Brain Cancer Vaccine May Help Against Aggressive Glioblastoma

Discover how a personalized DNA vaccine trained patients’ immune systems to target their own tumors, with one participant remaining cancer-free nearly five years later.

Ancient Chinese Royal Tomb Held Spiritual Feather Decoration Made With Glue From Extinct Buffalo

Learn how a 2,200-year-old Chinese feather decoration was linked to five bird species and possibly made with glue from an extinct water buffalo.

Chicago Welcomes Two Bald Eagle Chicks for the First Time in Over a Century

Learn about the birth of two bald eagles and what it can tell us about the success of conservation efforts.

Gases Rising in Zambia May Reveal Early Signs of a Continent Splitting Apart Underground

Learn how gases rising through Zambia’s hot springs may reveal some of the earliest signs of a continent beginning to split apart underground.

A Live Cam Shows Four Baby Beavers Born in Washington — How Their Relocation Will Help Restore Ecosystems

Learn more about the Cowlitz Indian Tribe's beaver relocation program, part of its ongoing Wildlife Program, that helps relocate beavers in Washington State. 

Chonkers the Giant Sea Lion Likely Weighed Over 1,500 Pounds and Has Left San Francisco — Here’s Where He May Have Gone

Learn about the “chonky” sea lion entertaining visitors in San Francisco until his sudden departure this month.

A Baby Pygmy Hippo Is Expected at the Toronto Zoo in July 2026 — Fewer Than 3,000 Remain in the Wild

Learn more about Kindia, Toronto Zoo’s pregnant pygmy hippo who is due in July and whose calf is the product of international efforts to save the endangered species.

Ghost Elephants in Angola Are a Living Genetic Mystery — DNA from Their Dung Is Now Offering Answers

Learn about the elusive ghost elephants living in the Angolan Highlands, and find out why researchers are so intrigued by their genomes. 

Northern Ireland’s Hedgehogs Are Wearing Mini GPS Backpacks To Help Species Conservation 

Learn how researchers in Northern Ireland are using GPS tracking to uncover the obstacles hedgehogs face in modern neighborhoods and cities.

Rare Birth of Cotton-Top Tamarin Monkey Twins Is a Conservation Win at the Lake Superior Zoo in Minnesota

Learn more about the cotton-top tamarin monkey and how the birth of twins at a Minnesota zoo is helping a crtically endangered species. 

Neanderthals May Have Turned Ice Age Rhino Teeth Into a Variety of Ancient Tools 

Learn how archaeologists discovered that Ice Age rhino teeth may have been used by Neanderthals to shape, sharpen, and repair stone tools.

DNA Solves 166-Year-Old Franklin Expedition Mystery as HMS Terror Sailor Identified

Learn how descendant DNA and archaeology helped a research team identify four more sailors from the Franklin expedition and solve a century-old mystery involving a crew member of the HMS Terror.

Giant Squids, Pygmy Sperm Whales, and Other Rare Species Detected in Australia's Deep-Sea Canyons

Learn about an innovative new approach using environmental DNA to explore deep-sea locations.

Pilot Whales Have to “Yell” to Be Heard Over Ships in the Strait of Gibraltar

Learn how long-finned pilot whales are adapting their calls in response to the racket made by commercial shipping vessels.

After a Massive Eruption, This Underwater Volcano Removed Methane from the Atmosphere

Discover how satellite data from the 2022 eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai suggests an unusual chemical reaction rapidly broke down methane high in the atmosphere.

There May Only Be About 100 Rice's Whales Left in the Gulf of Mexico — Why This Species Is So Endangered 

Learn more about Rice's whales, and why this population that calls the Gulf of Mexico home is so endangered.

Volcanic Eruption at Indonesia’s Mount Dukono Takes the Lives of 3 Hikers, Sends Ash Plume Skyward

Learn about the recent volcanic eruption of Mount Dukono in Indonesia, and find out why Indonesia has such a high number of active volcanoes.

Rare White Bison Calf Born At Iowa Wildlife Refuge 

Learn how the birth of a rare white bison calf at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge connects to broader efforts to restore plains bison and Iowa’s tallgrass prairie ecosystem.