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The businesses that prioritise people and planet

Firms with B-Corp status want more companies to prioritise people and the planet as much as profits.

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Cockroaches that eat each other’s wings turn into a fierc...

The wood-feeding cockroach’s cannibalistic love bites lead to a lasting bond. Afterward, the pair prefer each other over all other roaches.

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The right sounds may turn sleep into a problem-solving tool

Lucid dreamers who heard puzzle-linked soundtracks while sleeping were more likely to solve those unsolved problems the next day.

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Temporal dynamics of predatory nematodes in Guam reveal e...

A newly published study from the University of Guam sheds light on a tiny but powerful ally in the soil and how it could help Guam farmer...

Young cancer survivors face faster aging and possible ear...

Surviving cancer at a young age may come with an unexpected cost: faster aging at both the cellular and brain levels.

Rubin Observatory launches real-time alert system

The Rubin Observatory is sending out real-time alerts of its discoveries.

Why the US is using a cheap Iranian drone against the cou...

The US and Iran are trading blows in the Gulf with a simple drone that costs as little as $50,000 to make.

Why is math harder for some kids? Brain scans offer clues

Kids with math learning disabilities process number symbols differently than quantities shown as dots — and it shows up in MRIs.

Changes in Diet May Have Led to Humans Having Smoother Sk...

Learn more about human skull shape and how it has changed over millions of years.

Ants capture carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into...

Fungus-farming ants have evolved a remarkable solution to the danger of excess carbon dioxide inside their nests – which could inspire wa...

Sunglint on Atlantic Ocean

Sunlight beams off a partly cloudy Atlantic Ocean just after sunrise as the International Space Station orbited 263 miles above on March ...

NASA scraps its 2027 moon landing, adds two missions in 2028

Rather than land astronauts on the moon, the Artemis III mission will now focus on docking and space suit tests in low Earth orbit.

Bronze Age mines in Spain may explain origin of Scandinav...

During an archaeological survey conducted in February, researchers from the Maritime Encounters program at the University of Gothenburg, ...

This Giant Carnivore Ran on Hooves. Scientists Are Invest...

For more than a century, paleontologists have been piecing together how the mysterious predator Andrewsarchus is related to other mammals...

Massive asteroid impact 6.3 million years ago left giant ...

For the first time ever, scientists have uncovered a vast field of tektites in Brazil — mysterious glassy fragments forged when a powerfu...

3,000 Years of Ancient Diets in Poland Reveal Migration a...

Learn how a combination of archaeology and anthropology helped reveal hidden insights into the diet and culture of prehistoric Europeans.

Harnessing the Sun to Extract Oxygen on the Moon

Light shines onto a solar concentrator being tested in this Aug. 7, 2025, photo.

Mapping gene regulation to better control inflammation, i...

To further the quantitative understanding of cellular decision making, Dr.

Scrapping business class could halve aviation emissions—n...

Air travel is famously one of the hardest sectors to decarbonize, and the number of air passengers keeps increasing.

Chesapeake Bay Locked in Ice

Nearly 50 years ago, the first Landsat satellite captured the rare sight of Mid-Atlantic waterways frozen over.

JPL 3D-Printed Part Springs Forward

Description With a simple motion, a jack-in-the-box-like spring designed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory showed the potential of addi...

Study of 40,000 cases links Somalia migration mainly to w...

A study published in Nature Food by researchers from the Politecnico di Milano and the University of California at Berkeley provides forw...

Take it from the Olympics, slushy winter sports may be th...

Ice arenas and artificial snow now dominate the winter Olympics.

Is geothermal energy on the cusp of a worldwide renaissance?

The UKs first geothermal plant in Cornwall is part of a wave of projects aiming to meet growing electricity demand, some of them en...

Mosquitoes May Have Been Feeding on emHomo erectu...

Learn how mosquito DNA reveals when malaria-carrying species began targeting early hominins in Southeast Asia.

NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Releases 2025 Annu...

The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), whichadvisesNASA and Congress on safety, has dropped its 2025 annual report on NA...

SpaceXs 1 million satellites could avoid environmen...

The environmental impact of SpaceXs planned gargantuan mega-constellation is still being grappled with, but the FCC isn’t required ...

50 year quest ends with creation of silicon aromatic once...

After nearly 50 years of flopped attempts and scientific speculation, chemists at Saarland University have achieved what many thought mig...

Leaf tips glow blue in thunderstorms

For the first time, meteorologists caught the shocking phenomenon during a real storm.

Visible planets and night sky guide for February and March

Visible planets and night sky guide. Here's what you need to know.

Why is the snowman shape so common in the Kuiper Belt?

Scientists at MSU have modeled the process of gravitational collapse that they say creates the snowman shape that is so common in the out...

Hair-width LEDs could at some point replace lasers

LEDs no wider than a human hair could soon take on work traditionally handled by lasers, from moving data inside server racks to powering...

Image: Curiosity rover surveys boxwork region of Mars

NASAs Curiosity Mars rover captured this panorama of boxwork formations—the low ridges seen here with hollows in between them—using...

Webb Maps Uranus’ Upper Atmosphere

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope provided the first vertical view of Uranus’s ionosphere in this image dropped on Feb.

'Your balloon releases aren't going to heaven'

Naomi Spittles refuses to provide balloons for memorial releases and says "it infuriates me".

A giant blade-crested spinosaurus, the “hell heron,” foun...

Deep in the heart of the Sahara, scientists have uncovered Spinosaurus mirabilis — a spectacular new predator crowned with a massive, sci...

A hidden force beneath the Atlantic ripped open a 500 kil...

Far beneath the Atlantic Ocean, about 1,000 kilometers off Portugal’s coast, lies a colossal underwater canyon system that dwarfs even th...

Snails and Sediments Reveal the True Age of a Site Occupi...

Learn about the archaeological site of 'Ubeidiya, now locked in as one of the oldest areas that humans occupied outside of Africa.

Study finds warming world increases days when weather is ...

The number of days when the weather gets hot, dry and windy—ideal to spark extreme wildfires—has nearly tripled in the past 45 years acro...

Nasa astronauts' moon mission delayed because of rocket i...

The mission to the far side of the Moon and back will be postponed after problems with were spotted with its rocket, a Nasa official drop...

Plastic-Eating Microbes Could Help Tackle Our Environment...

Learn more about the microbes that consume plastic and how they could one day help clean up our environment.

The greatest risk of AI in higher education isnt ch...

Public debate about AI in higher education has largely orbited a familiar worry: cheating.

The maths quirk that can cheer you up if youre feel...

If you feel like the least popular person among your friends, then a handy piece of maths might improve your mood, says Peter Rowlett Mat...

Finding the story

Editor in Chief Nancy Shute discusses how our reporters find unique stories, from vaccine beer to a particle collider’s retirement to the...

Fish-based pet food may expose cats and dogs to forever c...

A survey of 100 commercial foods for dogs and cats spilled that PFAS chemicals appear in numerous brands and types, with fish-based produ...

Meds like Ozempic could ease arthritis

A study in mice and people with osteoarthritis suggests semaglutide can bulk up cartilage between bones, though bigger trials are needed ...

Scientists just mapped mysterious earthquakes deep inside...

Scientists at Stanford have unveiled the first-ever global map of rare earthquakes that rumble deep within Earth’s mantle rather than its...

Deer culling to be made easier to protect trees and crops

The government unveils a long awaited 10-year deer management plan that will identify priority culling areas.

Halting irreversible changes to Antarctica depends on cho...

Antarctic Peninsula projections show accelerating ice loss, warming oceans and global sea level impacts tied to greenhouse gas emissions.

Scientists reveal why human language isn’t like computer ...

Human language may seem messy and inefficient compared to the ultra-compact strings of ones and zeros used by computers—but our brains ac...

Winds Whip Up Fires and Dust on the Southern Plains

Dry, gusty conditions spurred fast-growing fires in Oklahoma and Kansas, along with dangerous dust storms across the region.

Ancient drought may have wiped out the real-life hobbits ...

A massive, centuries-long drought may have driven the extinction of the “hobbits” of Flores.

BBC plans David Attenborough celebration for 100th birthday

The corporation will look back on the veteran wildlife broadcaster's career for his birthday in May.

Snowball Earth might have had a dynamic climate and open ...

Sediments from Scotland hint that ocean-atmosphere interactions continued more than 600 million years ago despite widespread ice.

Some dog breeds carry a higher risk of breathing problems

Research reveals more short-snouted dogs besides pugs and bulldogs that struggle with breathing.

Black hole belches radiation long after eating a star

A black hole has been spewing out powerful radio waves years after shredding a star, and it's expected to get brighter till 2027.

125 million-year-old dinosaur with never before seen holl...

A 125-million-year-old dinosaur just rewrote what we thought we knew about prehistoric life.

Did a cloud-seeding start-up fr increase snowfall in part...

A technology that uses a coiled wire to electrify aerosols has boosted snowfall amid a drought in the western US, according to the compan...

Regeneration of fins and limbs relies on a shared cellula...

The findings strengthen the case that regeneration is an old trait, offering insights into how complex tissues rebuild themselves.

Optical Illusions Can Trick AI, Just Like They Fool Us

Fooled by an optical illusion? You're not the only one.

Crew-12 Launches

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the companys Dragon spacecraft is shipped on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International ...

Establishing a Moon Time Zone Could Benefit Future Missio...

Learn more about lunar time zones and future NASA and ESA missions, which are working to create a safer environment for astronauts.

Scientists raise 300,000 surfclams offshore, proving open...

Rutgers researchers have made a discovery that could change the future of seafood farming in New Jersey.

Wild Parrots May Follow Language-Like Rules I...

Learn how wild parrots follow language-like syntax and structured vocal rules during territorial duets.

Study of 65,000 college students links 16 hours a week on...

More than half of college students are lonely—and those who use socials the most are particularly likely to feel isolated, a study of ten...

The gliding possum is a nocturnal acrobat of the forest

The gliding possum darts through the night, soaring up to 165 feet with its young in its pouch.

Visible planets and night sky guide for February

Visible planets and night sky guide. Earth gets its 1st solar eclipse of the year tomorrow!

Pale Blue Dot 36 years later: Earth in a sunbeam

February 14, 2026, is the 36th anniversary of the Voyager 1 image of Earth.

Supersized dump fire risk report kept from public

Oxfordshire fire and rescue service says releasing its waste site report could put safety at risk.

World’s oldest cold virus found in 18th-century woman&#03...

Finding rhinoviruses, which cause the common cold, in preserved medical specimens and analysing their RNA genome could let us trace the e...

This planet friendly diet could cut your risk of early de...

A major new study suggests that eating the Nordic way could help you live majorly longer—while also helping the planet.

Omega-3 fish oil supplements could backfire without this ...

Fish oil’s cancer-fighting reputation may hinge on a little-known gene.

These 5 diets could add years to your life even if you ha...

Five dietary patterns that involve eating lots of plants have been linked with living up to three years longer, even among people who are...

Rocky planet found out in outer orbit challenges planet f...

Astronomers have uncovered a distant planetary system that flips a long-standing rule of planet formation on its head.

New FDA-Approved Device Uses Electric Fields to Treat Pan...

Learn more about the newly approved wearable treatment that disrupts pancreatic cancer tumor growth while letting patients continue daily...

Scientists discover protein that rejuvenates aging brain ...

A newly identified protein may hold the key to rejuvenating aging brain cells.

Researchers develop high-resolution daily atmospheric CO₂...

Researchers from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Chongqing Univers...

The Tragedy of the Alps’ Disappearing Glaciers for Those ...

Warming temperatures are wreaking havoc at elevation, upending the Winter Olympics and the tourism industry and imperiling communities Th...

Evolution didn’t wait long after the dinosaurs died

New plankton arrived just a few millennia — maybe even decades — after the Chicxulub asteroid, forcing a rethink of evolution's catastrop...

An Asteroid wrapped up the Age of the Dinosaurs. But How ...

Researchers are uncovering the evolutionary steps that set the stage for dinosaurs to rule the planet An Asteroid wrapped up the Age of t...

Nepal and Northern India are not overdue for a huge earth...

Many researchers thought that earthquakes in the Himalayas recur at regular intervals – but an analysis of sediment cores has shown they ...

Medieval elite still received fancy burials despite disea...

939 skeletons reveal complex social politics during the Middle Ages.

A simple shift in schedule could make cancer immunotherap...

A lung cancer trial bolsters a long-held idea that treatment timing matters, showing a simple shift could help immunotherapy work better ...

9 rare animals caught on camera in the ‘Amazon of Asia’

A 2025 survey in the forests of Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia uncovered several rare and endangered animals.

If Microbes Entered the Olympics, These One-Celled Supers...

They race, they spin, they shoot. Here's what you need to know.

Are wetter winters and frequent flooding here to stay?

Many places across the UK have experienced their wettest January in more than 100 years.

Blockbuster weight loss drugs like Ozempic deliver big re...

Three major reviews commissioned by the World Health Organization find that GLP-1 drugs including tirzepatide (sold as Mounjaro and Zepbo...

Astronomers close in on long-took an L Soviet lunar lander

Luna 9 was the first humanmade object to reach the moon in 1966.

AI helps archaeologists solve a Roman gaming mystery

Researchers used AI-driven virtual players to test more than 100 rule sets, matching gameplay to wear patterns on a Roman limestone board.

Winter Grips Japan

The country’s northern regions are accustomed to snow, but unrelenting storms have snarled transportation and caused other challenges thi...

These Lazy Bats Are Super-Efficient Killers That Carefull...

Wild fringe-lipped bats spend just one-tenth of the night in flight, but they can precisely snatch a calling frog and nab prey that rival...

UK's £8bn research fund faces 'hard decisions' as it paus...

UKRI boss Ian Chapman dropped it had been told by the government to "focus and do fewer things better".

16 astonishing images from the 2026 Wildlife Photographer...

Playful bear cubs and a swirling superpod of dolphins compete for People's Choice honors.

NASA Sets Coverage for Agency’s SpaceX Crew-12 Launch, Do...

NASA will stream live coverage of the upcoming prelaunch, launch, and docking activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the I...

Businesses face extinction unless they protect nature, ma...

The experts call for urgent action by businesses to restore the natural systems that keep them running.

Physicists warn of catastrophic impact from U...

Science funding cuts in the UK are expected to be a "devastasting blow" for physics research, affecting international projects such as pa...

Stop cleaning your ears wrong

Warning: This advice may cause you to rethink your pharmacy purchases.

New drug resets the body clock and cuts jet lag recovery ...

Scientists have identified a promising new compound, Mic-628, that can reliably shift the body’s internal clock forward—something that’s ...

A Grand, Snow-Rimmed Canyon

A dusting of white highlighted the Colorado Plateau around the deep gorge, while shadows created a visual illusion.

Weakening ice shelf has caused crucial Antarctic glacier ...

The flow of ice at Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica has sped up dramatically because of the disintegration of the ice shelf in fron...

Scientists found a hidden fat switch and turned it off

Researchers have found out a before unknown enzyme that plays a crucial role in fat production.

Florida euthanizes 5,195 frozen iguanas

First introduced during the 1960, the invasive reptiles were ‘cold-stunned’ during a record-breaking cold snap.

What are critical minerals and why do countries need them?

Countries are racing to secure the critical minerals and rare earths needed to make vital products.

New VRscores database maps workplace politics across 530,...

Researchers, including Professor of Management and Organization Reuben Hurst at the University of Marylands Robert H.

Babies brains can follow a beat as soon as they&#8...

Brain scans and signals show babies can sort images and sense rhythm, offering new insight into how infant brains are wired from the start.

Moving inductions to early morning could shorten labour b...

By matching uterine contractions up with the body’s natural circadian rhythms, inducing labour in the early morning is linked to shorter ...

$13 thrift store camera hid 70-year-old undeveloped film

No one knows who is in the photos—yet. The post $13 thrift store camera hid 70-year-old undeveloped film appeared first on Popular Science.

Nasal spray could prevent infections from any flu strain

An antibody that has the power to neutralise any influenza strain could be widely administered in the form of a nasal spray if a flu pand...

Seals Are Seemingly Vanishing Off the Dutch Coast. These ...

Recent counts of the Wadden Sea’s adult harbor seal population have spilled a surprising trend of decline, prompting a consortium of rese...

A Supermassive Black Hole Shredded a Star and...

Learn how a shredded star triggered a black hole jet that evolved into a years-long energy surge that continues to intensify.

Termites took an L Key Genes and Gained the M...

Learn more about termite evolution and how shedding key genes from their cockroach ancestors helped them build more complex colonies.

Dutch air force reads pilots brainwaves to make tra...

While pilots are flying in a VR simulation, their brainwave patterns can be fed into an AI model that assesses how challenging they are f...

The possible applications of olive pomace: A study reveal...

The extraction of olive pomace oil is cited as the most sustainable alternative for the recovery of the olive oil industrys byprodu...

Chilled New York City

Ice in the Hudson River hugged the shore of Manhattan amid a deep freeze.

From sea to space: Turning the tide on microplastic pollu...

What do microplastics, water color, and satellites have in common? Dr.

Scientists discover protein that could heal leaky gut and...

Chronic stress can damage the gut’s protective lining, triggering inflammation that may worsen depression.

'Forever chemical' testing to be ramped up amid growing c...

Increasing testing for PFAS is part of the UK's first ever national plan for tackling the substances.

Widespread use of HPV shots could mean fewer cervical can...

A modeling study of Norway, which has high HPV vaccination coverage and uniform cervical cancer screening, suggests fewer screens could b...

Nobel laureate says hell build world’s most powerfu...

John Martinis has already revolutionised quantum computing twice.

Elon Musk is making a big bet on his future vision – will...

Reports suggest that Elon Musk is eyeing up a merger involving SpaceX, Tesla and xAI, but what does he hope to achieve by consolidating h...

A Greek star catalog from the dawn of astronomy, spilled

Researchers are using X-rays to discover invisible markings left on ancient parchment containing information from the Greek astronomer Hi...

Sun news: Giant sunspot region EXPLODES with X8.1 flare!

Sun news for February 1-2, 2026. Over the past 24 hours, sunspot AR4366 dropped 26 flares including 5 X flares!

Small, Stubby-Armed Dinosaurs Have Confounded Paleontolog...

Recent discoveries about an alvarezsaur called Manipulonyx have drawn renewed attention to this group of bird-like, clawed creatures and ...

Why people can have Alzheimers-related brain damage...

Some people don’t develop dementia despite showing signs of Alzheimer’s disease in their brain, and were starting to understand why...

These Hungry Starfish Are Spiraling Out of Control in Aus...

Synthetic pheromones may be a promising tool in attracting and culling troublesome crown-of-thorns starfish, which rapidly eat large amou...

The best new popular science books of February 2026

Readers are spoiled for choice when it comes to popular science reading this month, with new titles by major names including Maggie Aderi...

Alzheimer’s scrambles memories while the brain rests

When the brain rests, it usually replays recent experiences to strengthen memory.

5 Diseases With Surprising Animal Reservoirs ...

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

Can we genetically improve humans using George Church’s f...

Columnist Michael Le Page delves into a catalogue of hundreds of potentially beneficial gene mutations and variants that is popular with ...

Late bedtimes are linked to higher heart disease risk

People who naturally stay up late may be putting their hearts under added strain as they age.

Treasures found on HS2 route stored in secret warehouse

Archaeological finds from the planned HS2 train line have been shown exclusively to the BBC.

Facial recognition AI trained to work on bears

The noninvasive method is already monitoring over 100 Alaskan brown bears.

Cannibalism Among Snakes Is Far More Widespread Than befo...

Scientists undertook the first comprehensive assessment of how often snakes eat their own, uncovering reports of the behavior in more tha...

Liquid-repellent particle coating enables near-frictionle...

The precise control of tiny droplets on surfaces is essential for advanced manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and next‐generation lab‐on‐a‐c...

socials Habits Are Easy to Form And Easier to...

Learn more about how and why we form socials habits and some ways you can break your own socials habits.

Air pollution crosses borders, and so must the policies a...

Parts of India, including the capital Delhi, were once again covered in thick smog just as toxic pollution from industry and crop-burning...

Whaling may have kicked off 1,500 years earlier than alre...

Specialized whale-bone harpoons from southern Brazil dating back 5,000 years suggest that Indigenous groups in the area were whalers.

Tiny mammals are sending warning signs scientists can fin...

Small mammals are early warning systems for environmental damage, but many species look almost identical, making them hard to track.

March 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse: Your Questions Answered

A total lunar eclipse will redden the Moon on March 3, 2026. Here’s what you need to know.

Snow Buries the U.S. Interior and East

Satellites observed a frozen landscape across much of the country after a massive winter storm.

UK to join major wind farm project with nine European cou...

For the first time, the new wind farms will be connected to more than one country through undersea cables.

Sunken Thames barges create new island for birds

The National Trust describes the Northey Island project as "a bold marine engineering feat".

Low-Earth orbit is just 2.8 days from disaster

Low-Earth orbit is more crowded—and fragile—than it looks. Here's what you need to know.

NASA, GE Aerospace Hybrid Engine System Marks Successful ...

To an untrained eye, the aircraft engine sitting outside of a Cincinnati facility in December might have looked like standard hardware.

Stick shaped by ancient humans is the oldest known wooden...

Excavations at an opencast mine in Greece have uncovered two wooden objects more than 400,000 years old that appear to have been fashione...

Strange, Shovel-Tusked Elephants Puzzled Paleontologists,...

The animals' extended lower jaws were seemingly made for scooping, but research over the past few decades has found they could do a lot m...

We have a new way to explain why we agree on the nature o...

An evolution-inspired framework for how quantum fuzziness gives rise to our classical world shows that even imperfect observers can at so...

A Historical Greek Earthquake-Tsunami Event May Not Have ...

Learn why blindly relying on historical records of seismic events without confirmation can lead to an incorrect characterization of an ea...

Marss gravity may help control Earth’s cycle of ice...

Despite its small size, Mars seems to have a huge impact on the orbital cycles that govern Earth’s climate, especially those that cause i...

New DNA analysis rewrites the story of the Beachy Head Woman

A Roman-era skeleton found out in southern England has finally given up her secrets after more than a decade of debate.

Tiger shark mating site identified off Maui

Researchers have identified a tiger shark mating site off Maui.

Bacteria Haven't Been Found On Mars C...

Learn more about the hunt for bacteria on Mars and how astronauts will need to make sure they aren't bringing any dormant bacteria wi...

Bone cancer therapy unexpectedly makes tumours less painful

A drug that kills cancer cells by puncturing them comes with an additional benefit: tests in mice suggest it reduces the growth of pain-s...

Naked Mole-Rats Prefer Low-Oxygen Air That Would Kill Mos...

These underground rodents are the first mammals found to actively choose air with lower-than-normal oxygen levels.

These Oddball Organisms May Spawn a Brand New Branch of L...

Learn about Prototaxites , a bizarre group of prehistoric organisms that fall within an unknown lineage of extinct life.

Get an Eyeful of These 15 Photos of insanely Cool Icicles

Nature’s wintry accessory, icicles help beautify snowy landscapes Smithsonian Photo Contest Galleries Get an Eyeful of These 15 Photos of...

NASA Sets Briefings for SpaceX Crew-12 Mission to Space S...

NASA and its partners will discuss the upcoming crew rotation to the International Space Station during a pair of news conferences on Fri...

The Hidden World of Cold-Water Corals Rises to the Surfac...

As increased industrial activity puts fragile deep-sea ecosystems at risk, one artist is raising awareness about imperiled corals through...

The Penguins That Thrive—and the Ones Left Behind—as Anta...

A new decade-long study tracked 37 penguin colonies and found that the birds are breeding earlier.

NASA head Isaacman tempers Artemis praise with ideas on t...

Even as NASA celebrated the rollout of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft for Artemis II over the weekend, NASAs n...

New drug delivery mechanism could aid breast cancer treat...

In a study published in the Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, scientists from the UF Health Cancer Institute have found a way to make tr...

Researchers show the insights drones can provide by monit...

With already thin profit margins and increasingly uncertain farm labor and other input costs, precision agriculture technology could impr...

The Oldest Known Rock Art Is Over 67,000 Years Old, Offer...

Learn more about the oldest rock art on record, a stencil of a human hand in Indonesia, which reveals important insights into the movemen...

A massive cosmic ring may challenge a key assumption abou...

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A simple blood test mismatch linked to kidney failure and...

A major global study suggests that a hidden mismatch between two common blood tests could quietly signal serious trouble ahead.

'Aha' Moments Seem to Come Out of Nowhere. How Does the B...

Neuroscientists are tracking the brain activity that underlies a cognitive breakthrough and unraveling how it might boost memory Aha Mome...

Three Stunning Ways Biologists Aim to Edit Animal and Pla...

The strategy, known as synthetic biology, is gaining momentum globally as a conservation tool and human health solution, despite attracti...

Bubble feeding trick spreads through humpback whale socia...

Humpback whales off the west coast of Canada have learned a cooperative hunting technique from whales migrating into the area, and this c...

Finally broke down: Why kidney disease is so deadly for t...

Scientists have uncovered why people with chronic kidney disease so often die from heart problems: damaged kidneys release tiny particles...

Meze Audio builds on its success, literally, with new STR...

These closed-back dynamic driver headphones retune elements of the 109 Pro and LIRIC II into a private listening room you can carry.

Our earliest vertebrate ancestors may have had four eyes

Extraordinary fossils of 518-million-year-old jawless fish, among the earliest known vertebrates, appear to show that these animals had t...

A “dormant” brain protein turns out to be a powerful switch

Scientists at Johns Hopkins have uncovered a surprising new way to influence brain activity by targeting a long-mysterious class of prote...

A two-week leap in breeding: Antarctic penguins str...

A decade-long study led by Penguin Watch, at the University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University, has uncovered a record shift in the ...

Severe geomagnetic storm! What happened to the auroras?

A powerful blast from the sun triggered a severe geomagnetic storm on the night of January 19, but the auroras weren't as dazzling as hoped.

This tool-using cow defies expectations for bovine braini...

Veronika the cow uses a brush as a tool to scratch herself, revealing rare problem-solving skills and expanding what we know of tool use ...

A long-took an L tectonic fragment may be shaking Norther...

Seismic tremors reveal a shallow fragment of an ancient tectonic plate beneath Northern California, helping explain damaging earthquakes ...

Astronauts splash down to Earth after medical evacuation ...

The four members of Crew-11 beamed as they stepped out of their spacecraft after a safe landing.

Major review finds no autism or ADHD risk from pregnancy ...

A major new scientific review brings reassuring news for expectant parents: using acetaminophen, commonly known as Tylenol, during pregna...

This tiny power module could change how the world uses en...

As global energy demand surges—driven by AI-hungry data centers, advanced manufacturing, and electrified transportation—researchers at th...

Artemis 2 mission rolls out to the launchpad

NASA began rolling out Artemis 2 to Launch Pad 39B on January 17, 2026. The next mission to the moon will launch no earlier than February 6.

Egg-Laying Monotremes Like the Platypus Are the Evolution...

Discover more about the egg-laying monotremes of Oceania and the ancient traits they still carry.

Millions of working horses and donkeys face health risks ...

These days, the mention of a carthorse or mule plowing a field would transport many people back in time to an era of horse-drawn carriage...

The real danger of Tylenol has nothing to do with autism

While socials continues to circulate claims linking acetaminophen to autism in children, medical the experts say those fears distract fro...

First treaty to protect the high seas comes into force

A United Nations agreement for the “conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity” in the open oceans has now taken eff...

Landscape beneath Antarctica's icy surface spilled in unp...

Scientists believe the map could shed light on how Antarctica's vast ice sheet will respond to climate change.

Molecule deposition on 2D materials promotes defect heali...

Researchers from the Institute of Physics in Zagreb have shown that depositing a thin layer of organic molecules on two-dimensional (2D) ...

This fish may play a hole in its head like a drum

The rockhead poacher is a little fish with a big pit in its head.

Do aliens and fireflies communicate similarly?

Advanced aliens and fireflies on Earth might communicate in similar ways, by using signals of flashing light, a new theoretical study sug...

Out of This World Discoveries: Space Station Research in ...

As Earth completed its orbit around the Sun to close out 2025, the International Space Station circled our planet more than 5,800 times.

Scientists “resurrect” ancient cannabis enzymes with medi...

Scientists have uncovered how cannabis evolved the ability to make its most famous compounds—THC, CBD, and CBC—by recreating ancient enzy...

The landscape beneath Antarctica's icy surface spilled in...

Scientists believe the map could shed light on how Antarctica's vast ice sheet will respond to climate change.

All major AI models risk encouraging dangerous science ex...

Researchers risk fire, explosion or poisoning by allowing AI to design experiments, warn scientists.

Australian police smash e-bikes in crackdown on unruly teens

Police say at least 25 kids used e-bikes and scooters to evade arrest and intimidate drivers.

Clouds Swimming over Lago Argentino

A collection of fish-shaped clouds hovered above the glacial lake in Patagonia in December 2025.

Graduate pay premium is two thirds lower for young women ...

Labor market returns for female graduates have been historically overestimated using tax data, as much of the documented graduate pay pre...

100 mystery sounds under review for signs of extraterrest...

Over 11 years, citizen scientists collected billions of data signals for the SETI@home project.

Bacteria Like emE. coli /emSwim ...

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The hunt for where the last Neanderthals lived

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