Fossils smaller than a fingertip are reshaping what scientists thought they knew about how primate relatives spread after the asteroid impact.
A giant crocodile once ruled Lucy’s world, lurking in ancient Ethiopian waters with jaws powerful enough to turn early human ...
A dying star may not become a black hole after all. New math hints at a hidden cosmic birth inside collapse, and the ending ...
Scientists now believe alien signals may have already reached Earth, and the reason we keep missing them has nothing to do ...
Scientists say Antarctica’s current ice loss can predict sea-level rise for decades, but after mid-century, the future ...
A slow, eastward-moving current of hot rock deep within Earth may be the primary force feeding Yellowstone’s volcanic system, according to a study published in Science on April 9, 2026. Researchers at ...
Seven hundred meters beneath the floor of the southern North Sea, drillers working an oil exploration well once pulled up rock fragments that nobody thought to examine closely. Decades later, those ...
A silent prion signal in symptom-free primates is forcing scientists to rethink what “healthy” can hide in chronic wasting ...
Octopuses, bees, and dogs all process information differently. Even within the narrow confines of one planet, evolution produced a wide range of nervous systems rather than a single design. A new ...
Trees planted to protect crops from wind are driving away the migratory and wetland birds that depend on open farmland to survive. Agricultural conservation programs across Europe, North America, and ...
A pile of office staples can turn strangely strong when shaken, but the same motion can also make it fall apart.