Los Angeles Beaches Could Join the National Park System — With Endangered Species in Mind

Learn how some of the beaches in Los Angles could soon become the next national park and what species this protected area could help keep safe. 

Japan’s Underwater Supervolcano Is Refilling With Magma — And It Could Change How We Predict Eruptions

Learn how one of Earth’s most powerful volcanoes, Japan’s Kikai caldera, is refilling with magma from below. 

Over 20 Years, One Mouse Was Cloned for 58 Generations — Until the Line Collapsed

Learn how cloned mice survived for generations, why their DNA began to fail, and what the results reveal about genetic mutations, cloning limits, and long-term survival.

Hubble Captured Comet 41P Reversing Its Spin — and Twisting the Other Way — After Passing the Sun

Learn how a small Jupiter-family comet reversed its direction of rotation, a change influenced by the sun's heat.

Squirrels Will Climb Higher for Better Snacks — Even When It Takes More Effort

Learn how wild squirrels weigh effort, risk, and competition when choosing between easy and hard-to-reach food.

Dogs Have an Incredible Ability to Find Their Way Home — but the Recent Seven Lost Dog Story Was a Bit Exaggerated

Learn more about how dogs navigate their way back home, and how this ability may have helped seven lost dogs in China travel over 10 miles to return to their village. 

Once Called the “White Death,” Tuberculosis Lingers as Trends Shift in the U.S. and Globally

New CDC data shows a rise in tuberculosis between 2020 and 2023, revealing TB remains a persistent and closely watched threat.

240-Million-Year-Old Coelacanth May Have Used Lungs to Hear Underwater

Learn how fossils and high-resolution imaging revealed that some Triassic fish may have used a lung-like organ to detect sound underwater — and what that suggests about early vertebrate senses.

87 Newly Detected Stellar Streams Map the Milky Way — And Could Illuminate Dark Matter

Learn more about a new algorithm that helped reveal 87 stellar streams and what it could reveal about dark matter. 

Eating the Same Meals Every Day May Be the Simplest Way to Lose Weight

Learn about a new study that links repetitive eating habits to greater, more sustainable weight loss.

Ancient DNA Reveals Ibiza Was a Global Crossroads in the Medieval Mediterranean — and a Case of Leprosy

Learn how ancient DNA shows Ibiza’s Islamic-era population spanned Europe, North Africa, and the Sahara — including evidence of leprosy.

A Sperm Whale Is Born — Rare Footage Reveals Social Care During the "Most Vulnerable Moments of Life"

Learn more about sperm whale behavior and how this rare footage gives us a better understanding of sperm whale birth. 

Ice Age Animal Fossils Hidden in Texas Water Cave, Including the Giant Ground Sloth

Learn about the assemblage of fossils discovered at a water cave in central Texas, shedding light on Ice Age megafauna that lived in the state.

18-Million-Year-Old Ape Fossil From Egypt Suggests Modern Apes Originated Outside East Africa

Learn how an Early Miocene ape fossil from Egypt is changing theories about ape evolution and the origins of modern apes.

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.