Wild Parrots May Follow Language-Like Rules — Including Syntax

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

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

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

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

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

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 

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

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

A Prehistoric Bear Attack Ended in the Gruesome Death of a Teenage Boy Around 27,000 Years Ago 

Learn about the bear attack that may have killed "Il Principe," a prehistoric teenager whose skeleton was found in a lavish burial site.

Giant Galaxies Emerged Just 1.4 Billion Years After the Big Bang

Learn how dozens of galaxies may have merged into a giant galaxy shortly after the Big Bang.

Meet the Sea Walnut — A Cannibalistic Jelly Currently Invading Venice’s Lagoon

Learn how the comb jelly is taking over the Mediterranean, threatening local marine life and expected to only worsen with a changing climate.

Bird Poop Helped Power One of Ancient Peru's Wealthiest Kingdoms

Learn how ancient bird poop boosted corn harvests and helped turn the Chincha Kingdom into a powerful coastal society.

Yosemite’s Rare Firefall Returns This February — but the Fiery Glow Will Last Only Minutes

Learn more about the science behind Yosemite’s Horsetail Fall, which glows like fire every February, and will return between Feb. 10 and Feb. 26, 2026.

Humans Abandoned a Bison-Hunting Site Around 1,100 Years Ago — Turns Out, Climate Change Was to Blame

Learn more about the Bergstrom site in Montana, which was abandoned by bison hunters in response to their changing climate.

One of The Earliest-Known Vertebrates Navigated the Cambrian Dark Forest with Four Eyes

Learn how a second pair of eyes helped this 518-million-year-old fish evade predators.

How Amsterdam Island Turned into an Unlikely Haven For Feral Cows

Learn about the Amsterdam Island cows, who against all odds took over a subantarctic ocean island deep in the southern Indian Ocean.

This 307-Million-Year-Old Animal May Have Been One of the First Plant Eaters

Learn more about Tyrannoroter heberti, a football-shaped land vertebrate who may have enjoyed snacking on plants.

Ancient Fish Fins May Have Given Rise to Human Hands

Learn how an ancient fish gene was repurposed to shape the anatomy of human hands.

Pig–Boar Hybrids Are Evolving in Fukushima — and Rewriting What We Know About Hybridization

Learn how boar populations in Fukushima’s evacuation zone are evolving rapidly after mating with abandoned domesticated pigs.

Fever Chills Are Linked to the Brain’s Emotional Center, and May Be a Survival Strategy

Learn how a fever-related molecule activates emotional brain circuits, which intensify chills and drive warmth-seeking behavior during infection.