Archaeopteryx — The Earliest Known Bird — Had a Strange Mouth, but Fed Like Modern Birds

Learn how looking in Archaeopteryx’s fossilized mouth uncovered weird features unique to birds, supporting their ability to fly.

Cats’ Hair and Whiskers Suggest a Vegan Diet in Lab Tests — Despite Being Carnivores

Learn how nitrogen isotope tests made meat-eating cats appear plant-based, and what their protein metabolism reveals about interpreting animal diets.

Gigantic Hot Rock Blobs Have Impacted Earth's Magnetic Field For Over 200 Million Years

Learn about the continent-sized rocks hidden deep within Earth's mantle that have influenced the magnetic field for millions of years. 

What Happens When Magma and Earthquakes Align in Yellowstone National Park?

Learn more about the rare instances when seismic and magma activity overlap in Yellowstone National Park. 

NASA’s Artemis II Mission Now Targeting March 2026 Launch After Fuel Test Issue

Learn more about the Artemis II launch delay, what concluded the fuel test, and how NASA plans to move forward with its next crewed Moon mission.

New Model Clarifies a Jupiter Mystery After Finding Oxygen Hidden Beneath Storm Clouds 

Learn about the latest model of Jupiter's deep atmosphere that reveals how much oxygen the planet contains.

Unusually Small Dinosaur Fossil Helps Fill a 70-Million-Year Gap in Ornithopod Evolution

Learn how tiny fossils from Spain led to the discovery of Foskeia and a new chapter in dinosaur evolution.

A Small Genetic Shift May Have Launched Vertebrate Evolution

Learn how increased protein diversity in signaling genes may have helped drive the shift from invertebrates to vertebrates, reshaping how animals with a spine evolved.

Planets With Two Suns Are Almost Impossible To Find — General Relativity May Be Why

Learn why only 14 out of over 6,000 exoplanets orbit two stars, and how Einstein’s general theory of relativity may be to blame.

European Wildcats Are Slowly Making a Comeback in the Forests of Central Europe

Learn more about European wildcats — a species almost thought to be extinct that’s making a bit of a comeback.

What is the Nipah Virus and Should We Be Concerned?

Two patients have been hospitalized in India — learn more about the zoonotic disease responsible.

From Cucumber Salad to Dubai Chocolate — How TikTok Shapes Food Choices

Learn how the social media platform is impacting users’ dietary preferences.

Alzheimer’s-Related Memory Concerns Linked to Glitches in the Brain’s Replay Process

Learn how the brain’s replay system helps us consolidate memories — and what goes wrong when Alzheimer’s disease interferes with the process.

5 Diseases With Surprising Animal Reservoirs — And How They Can Affect Humans

Learn more about the diseases that live in certain animals and if they can be transferred to humans. 

Asteroid 2024 YR4’s Possible 2032 Moon Impact — What the Aftermath Could Look Like

Learn about 2024 YR4, the asteroid with a 4 percent chance of hitting the Moon in 2032, and the possible timeline of effects that could follow.

Fire-Loving Fungi Have Learned to Eat Charcoal — A Useful Skill for Dealing With Industrial Waste

Learn more about how exploring the genes of fungi thriving on charcoal could help revive ecosystems after severe fires and industrial pollution.

Brown Bears Look Alike to the Human Eye — An AI Program Is Helping to Observe Their Differences

Learn about the AI program that's recognizing individual brown bears in Alaska by their faces and poses. 

430,000-Year-Old Discovery Reveals Earliest-Known Evidence of Humans Using Wooden Tools

Learn how two wooden tools discovered in Greece mark the earliest known evidence of humans shaping wood, moving the timeline back roughly 40,000 years.

Whales are Capable of Complex Communication — Could Humans Ever Talk With Them? 

Learn more about how whales communicate and how researchers are working to find out if humans and whales could one day communicate with each other. 

The Atlantic Ocean May Have Its Own Grand Canyon — and It Might Be Even Bigger

Learn more about how Earth’s crust unzipped beneath the Atlantic Ocean, creating a giant underwater canyon.