Cold-Water Geysers Powered by CO2 Bubbles Could Support the Search for Life on Icy Moons

(Tue, 17 Feb 2026 23:10:00 GMT)

Learn how cold-water geysers on Earth could give scientists a clear path in the search for extraterrestrial life on icy moons.

Life on Earth Could Have Started in Volcanic Pools — but There Are Other Theories to Consider

(Tue, 17 Feb 2026 22:45:00 GMT)

Learn more about the top theories about how life began on Earth, and how it may not have started from scratch. 

This 215-Million-Year-Old Crocodile Was Built to Run, Not Swim

(Tue, 17 Feb 2026 22:40:00 GMT)

Learn how fossil evidence uncovered a new Triassic crocodylomorph species and reshaped our understanding of early crocodile evolution.

5,000-Year-Old Bacteria Strain Found in Ice Cave Resistant to 10 Common Antibiotics

(Tue, 17 Feb 2026 22:30:00 GMT)

The discovery of an antibiotic-resistant microbe locked in Romanian cave ice highlights both the risks of a warming world and an unexpected source of future medicines.

Antarctica Has a Massive Gravity Hole — and It Dates Back 70 Million Years

(Tue, 17 Feb 2026 22:20:00 GMT)

Learn how Antarctica’s gravity hole formed inside Earth and grew stronger as its ice sheets took hold.

Why Do We Fear Snakes? The Reasons Could Begin in Childhood

(Tue, 17 Feb 2026 21:35:00 GMT)

Learn more about the impact our parents and negative language have on how we begin to think about snakes at a young age. 

200,000-Year-Old Teeth Reveal Hidden Climate Stress in Grey Wolves

(Tue, 17 Feb 2026 21:00:00 GMT)

Learn how warming winters are making life harder for grey wolves, a struggle that the species has faced at least once before.

Optical Illusions Can Trick Artificial Intelligence, Just Like They Fool Us

(Mon, 16 Feb 2026 21:00:00 GMT)

Fooled by an optical illusion? You're not the only one. Learn how these illusions can fool AI, too. 

Establishing a Moon Time Zone Could Benefit Future Missions to Mars

(Mon, 16 Feb 2026 19:00:00 GMT)

Learn more about lunar time zones and future NASA and ESA missions, which are working to create a safer environment for astronauts. 

Is Asteroid Mining the Next Gold Rush or Just Science Fiction? — Here's What We Know

(Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:00:00 GMT)

While the technology still needs significant work, a new analysis of meteorites points to valuable targets in the solar system. Learn more about the possibility of asteroid mining.

Drugs Behind Ozempic and Wegovy Are Being Repurposed — Here Are 5 Others

(Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:00:00 GMT)

Learn more about modern pharmaceuticals and how sometimes they are able to treat more than one type of illness. 

New FDA-Approved Device Uses Electric Fields to Treat Pancreatic Cancer

(Sat, 14 Feb 2026 15:00:00 GMT)

Learn more about the newly approved wearable treatment that disrupts pancreatic cancer tumor growth while letting patients continue daily life at home.

Wild Parrots May Follow Language-Like Rules — Including Syntax

(Fri, 13 Feb 2026 23:05:00 GMT)

Learn how wild parrots follow language-like syntax and structured vocal rules during territorial duets.

Shipwreck Reveals Over 2,350 Pieces of Yuan Dynasty Blue-and-White Porcelain

(Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:45:00 GMT)

Learn more about the Temasek Wreck, Singapore’s ancient shipwreck that carried a record cargo of Yuan Dynasty blue-and-white porcelain.

Young Martian Volcano Reveals 9 Million Years of Hidden Activity

(Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:20:00 GMT)

Learn how a young volcano on Mars stayed active for nine million years and what its changing lava reveals about Mars’ interior.

Elephants Have 1,000 Delicate Whiskers on Their Trunks, and They May Transform Robotics

(Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:00:00 GMT)

Learn more about the unique structure of elephant whiskers that allows them to pick up something as fragile as a tortilla chip and not break it. These delicate whiskers could soon inspire advanced robotics. 

Ancient DNA Reveals Migrant Women Helped Some European Hunter-Gatherers Adopt Farming

(Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:45:00 GMT)

Learn how ancient DNA reveals migrant women helped Europe’s hunter-gatherers adopt farming thousands of years later than the rest of the continent.

Species Slip Through the Cracks of the U.S. Frog Trade, Some Sold at a Premium

(Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:30:00 GMT)

Learn more about the hidden side of the U.S. frog trade, where undocumented species and import loopholes raise new conservation concerns.

Only Humans Have Chins — and They Emerged as an Evolutionary Accident 

(Thu, 12 Feb 2026 21:55:00 GMT)

Learn how the chin became an evolutionary byproduct that's unique to humans. 

Medieval Burial Sites in Denmark Show Illness Didn’t Erase Social Status

(Thu, 12 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT)

Learn how medieval Denmark’s burial practices reveal that leprosy and tuberculosis patients were not excluded from prestigious church graves.