Ancient DNA Reveals Europe’s First Dogs Came From Eastern Wolves — Not Local Ones

Learn how DNA from 14,200-year-old dogs shows they lived in Europe before farming and traces their ancestry to eastern wolves.

Giant Dragonflies With 2-Foot Wingspans Ruled the Skies 300 Million Years Ago — But Oxygen May Not Explain Why

Learn how ancient oxygen levels in the Paleozoic era were linked to giant insect size, and why that theory is now being questioned

Ancient DNA Reveals How Farming Spread in the Southern Andes of Argentina

Learn more about how some hunter-gatherers in the Southern Andes adopted maize farming.

NASA Unveils Roadmap for Permanent Moon Base and Increased Missions to the Moon

Learn more about NASA's new plans to repurpose the Lunar Gateway into a permanent moon base. 

Does Eating Sour Candy Help with Anxiety? It Could Work as a Grounding Technique

Learn how eating sour candy can help with anxiety — and find out the other surprising ways that sour foods boost brain health.

The Longest March in English History Never Happened — King Harold Likely Sailed to the Battle of Hastings

Discover how a reexamination of the history of the Battle of Hastings revealed that King Harold likely didn't walk there. 

Like Modern Humans, Penguins in Captivity Are Living Longer — but Show Signs of Aging Faster

Learn more about the correlation between human and penguin aging.

Neanderthals Faced a Genetic Crisis During the Ice Age, Setting the Stage for Their Extinction 

Learn how Neanderthals in Europe suffered a loss of genetic diversity during the Ice Age, causing a single lineage to take over.

Two Planets Forming Around a Young Star Could Resemble an Early Solar System

Learn how a planet-forming disc around a young star reveals multiple planets taking shape at once.

Snow Flies Survive Freezing Temperatures Using Mammal-Like Heat and Fish-Like Antifreeze

Learn how snow flies use antifreeze proteins and generate heat to stay active in freezing temperatures.

Immersive Dreams May Be the Key to Better Sleep Quality

Learn how immersive dreaming may improve sleep quality by shaping how deeply and restfully we experience sleep.

Brain Size Alone Tells Us Little About Intelligence — Here's What We Know

For centuries, we’ve explored this question, sometimes with very biased answers. Find out what modern research says about brain size and IQ.

Hubble Caught an Accidental Glimpse of a Comet Breakup, Snapping Pictures of Bright Blue Fragments

Learn about the breakup and bright outbursts of comet K1, caught by the Hubble Space Telescope on accident. 

Antarctica’s Mysterious Radio Pulses Remain Unexplained — but Better Particle Experiments Could Change That

Learn how, after one of the world’s most sensitive neutrino detectors discovered mysterious radio pulses in Antarctica, researchers are developing more efficient neutrino research. 

Galactic Archaeology Reveals How a Galaxy Formed Over 12 Billion Years

Learn how galactic archaeology uses chemical clues to uncover how galaxies formed and evolved over billions of years.

Meteor Traveling 35,000 MPH Explodes Over Texas, Possibly Striking a Houston House

Learn how a fast-moving meteor exploded over Texas and where NASA says fragments may have landed near Houston.

Honey Bees' Waggle Dance — Wiggling and Looping Motions — Changes With the Crowd

Learn more about the complexities of the honey bee waggle dance and why the audience size matters. 

Drone Footage Reveals Sperm Whales Head-Butting — Echoing Tales That Inspired Moby Dick

Learn how drone footage captured sperm whales head-butting for the first time, offering new insight into their behavior and social interactions.

Why Mammoth Cave Preserves Shark Fossils Unlike Anywhere Else

Learn more about the ancient life that used to inhabit Mammoth Cave, and how the cave conditions were just right to help preserve some of these remains. 

Ancient Roman Machine Gun-Like Weapon May Have Damaged Pompeii’s Walls During Siege

Learn how a Roman polybolos unleashed rapid-fire projectiles during the siege of Pompeii.