Learn how researchers in Ithaca, New York, uncovered one of the largest known aggregations of ground-nesting bees, revealing a hidden network beneath the grass.
Learn how researchers in Texas developed a nasal spray that may reverse brain aging by reducing inflammation and restoring cognitive function.
Learn how this Argentine fossil documents one of the first Jurassic brachiosaurids from South America and reveals unexpected overlap between sauropod groups.
Learn what atmospheric rivers are, and why they could be predictable, helping us prepare for devastating storms and floods.
Learn how to view the upcoming April 2026 planetary parade, including Mercury, Mars, Saturn, and Neptune.
Learn more about the “folded” fossil of Ptychotherates bucculentus, from one of the first families of carnivorous dinosaurs.
Learn more about the ancient remains of three Homo sapiens and how they may have died in the Afar Rift of Ethiopia.
Learn how analyzing “vowel-like” patterns in sperm whale clicks, uncovers one of the closest parallels to human language in the animal kingdom.
Learn more about the Lyrid Meteor Shower, which will begin on April 15, 2026, and will peak around April 21, 2026, and the best way to view it.
Learn more about new research that analyzed 16,000 ancient genomes and discovered that natural selection hasn’t slowed down.
Learn more about a newly observed insect behavior in which smaller ants clean larger ants.
Learn how Mount Etna stands apart from most volcanoes, having been formed by pockets of magma held in Earth's upper mantle.
Learn more about what we know — and don’t know — about the Carnian Pluvial Event.
Meet Lady Fatou, the world’s oldest living gorilla at Berlin Zoo, known for her record-breaking longevity in captivity.
Learn more about a Megalibgwilia owenii fossil, found around 120 years ago, that today fleshes out the extinct echidna’s extent.
Learn more about how 1st-century Roman painters in Hispania used a surprising technique to make their murals vibrant and long-lasting.
Learn how ground vibrations revealed a hidden magma reservoir beneath Tuscany, comparable in size to systems beneath Yellowstone and Lake Toba, and what it could mean for geothermal energy and critical minerals.
Discover the evolutionary history of this strange fish and its even stranger appendage.
Learn how starquakes, subtle vibrations inside stars, revealed hidden magnetic fields in red giants and how this stellar archaeology links white dwarf magnetism to earlier stages of star evolution.
Learn how small mutations in non-coding DNA can alter sex development in rodents.