If the Menu Is Just Right, Seals Will Risk Danger From Polar Bears for a Better Meal

Learn how climate change is shifting the way seals hunt and how a lose of ice could create bigger risks even still. 

Baby Rattlesnakes Aren’t More Dangerous Than Adults — So Why Did This Myth Spread?

Learn how baby rattlesnakes actually control their venom, why adults pose a greater risk, and how misinformation spread through years of headlines.

Pythons’ Unique Eating Habits May Inspire the Next Generation of Weight Loss Drugs

By studying how snakes process large meals and long food breaks, scientists identified an overlooked compound in humans that could expand weight loss therapies.

This Newly Discovered Texas Bee Appears to Live on Just One Plant — and Nothing Else

Learn how a new mining bee species in Texas depends entirely on the cenizo (Texas Ranger) plant for survival.

Some Tattoo Ink May Cause Immune‑Triggered Eye Inflammation and In Rare Cases Lead to Vision Loss

Learn more about emerging cases of uveitis in Australia that researchers believe may be triggered by reactions to tattoo ink.

Meet Dooly, a Baby Dinosaur That May Have Been Fuzzy and Was Hidden in 113-Million-Year-Old Rock

Learn how a newly discovered baby dinosaur fossil from Aphae Island, South Korea, became the first find of its kind in 15 years.

JWST Identifies a New Class of Planet With Deep Magma Oceans ​— ​Which is Unlike ​Anything in our Solar System 

Learn more about L 98‑59 d, an exoplanet 35 light‑years away with a deep global magma ocean

Male Fireflies Flash as One Every May in Congaree National Park, Inspiring Future Robotics

Learn how fireflies synchronize their flashes — and how that natural coordination could inspire future small‑scale robotics.

Asteroid Bennu's Surface Contains Cracked Boulders Instead of Smooth Beaches, Making It Rapidly Lose Heat

Learn about the surprising surface of Asteroid Bennu, loaded with boulders and cracks that have caused it to experience rapid heat loss. 

Preeclampsia May Have Shaped the Fate of Neanderthals and Given Homo sapiens an Edge

Learn how a new theory suggests Neanderthals inability to survive pregnancy complications like preeclampsia may have helped cause their extinction.

Ice Age Neanderthals May Have Used Birch Tar as Early Medicine

Learn how researchers recreated birch tar and tested its antibacterial properties, revealing how Neanderthals may have used natural materials to manage wounds and infection.

15,000-Year-Old Clay Beads Preserve Children’s Fingerprints and Reveal Early Human Life

Learn how early humans in Israel’s Natufian period used clay ornaments to express identity, share skills, and build social connections before agriculture.

Like Humans, Bull Sharks Have Complex Social Circles That Include Forming Friendships and Avoiding Rivals

Learn more about the complexities of bull shark social behavior and how it can be rather similar to humans. 

JWST Peers Into the Haze Surrounding an Unusual Cotton Candy-Like Planet

Learn more about the Kepler-51 star system and some of the ''oddball" planets that reside there. 

Electrically-Charged Dust Creates Hazards on Mars and the Moon — an Invisible Carbon Layer May Explain Why

Learn more about the nearly invisible layer of carbon that may control how dust grains become electrically charged and how that discovery could help future missions to the moon and Mars. 

First Case of Severe Mpox Strain Detected in New York City — What It Means for the U.S.

Learn more about the difference between mild and severe strains of Mpox, and how the first case in a major U.S. city raises concerns about urban disease spread.

Red Fox Caught on Camera Preying on a Wolf Pup in First-Ever Video-Documented Case

Learn how researchers near rome captured the first video evidence of a red fox preying on a wolf pup, and what it reveals about hidden predator dynamics.

1,400 Years Ago, the Bow and Arrow Took Over Western North America —Reshaping Hunting Traditions

Learn how ancient weapons show when the bow and arrow replaced the atlatl, and why the transition played out differently across western North America.

The Venomous Gila Monster Helped Spark the Discovery of Ozempic, Showing How Curiosity Can Lead to Cures

Learn how an unlikely discovery in a venomous lizard led to one of today’s most influential drugs and why future breakthroughs still depend on the freedom to explore.

Neanderthals Hunted Straight-Tusked Elephants as They Traveled Across Europe 125,000 Years Ago

Learn more about the ancient fossils found at Neumark-Nord and what they reveal about the relationship between migrating elephants and stationary Neanderthals.