It's impossible to know exactly what ancient people saw in the night sky. Learn more about their relationships with outer space and possible aliens.

Learn about NASA's Lunar Trailblazer and IM-2, two missions that will soon launch into space to find clues on the presence of water underneath the Moon's surface.

Cutting-edge kitchen safety gets a boost thanks to nature's bacteria-resistant strategies.

Learn about the evolutionary ease of cichlid fishes, which transition from simple to complex teeth (and vice-versa) faster than other fishes.

Learn how a West African excavation shows that early humans lived in multiple ecosystems simultaneously, challenging our understanding of human history.

The ability to read a person's thoughts may not be science fiction for much longer.

Targeted therapy uses microbubbles to transport medication directly to its destination.

Learn if morning or evening exercising is more beneficial for you.

Learn more about the adsorption benefits of brewing tea, which removes lead from the water we drink.

Learn about the tracks and footprints at White Sands National Park in New Mexico, possibly representing the earliest evidence of human-made transportation technology.

By combining observations from space and experiments on Earth, scientists rethink the red planet's history and why it's red.

The weather for Neptune today is sunny, with a chance of reflective clouds. Learn more about the uniquely blazing atmosphere of this ultra-hot exoplanet.

Learn how certain foods may blunt the effects of the microplastic particles we consume daily.

Learn how different types of stars form, live, explode, and then form again.

Learn how bird flu is increasingly spreading among cows and how there may be a new form of the virus.

Learn about the Oort cloud, a vast area beyond the inner solar system that is believed to contain icy objects arranged in a spiral shape.

Discover how the skin’s natural defense mechanisms could pave the way for future vaccine applications.

Beach day on the Red Planet? Learn more about how Mars may have had a massive ocean that created unique beaches.

Members of the fierce nomadic warrior force may have absorbed European DNA during their westward march.

Humans have a funny way of thinking they are not part of the planet, but the rocks beneath our feet, the environment we inhabit and ourselves are linked forever.

Ugly animals need love too. Learn why we need to overcome our aversion to ugly animals to help with research and conservation.

Thinking of counting your calories? Learn more about the process and the alternative methods there are for doing so.

CT technology could help archaeologists better understand an ancient population’s health, without damaging bones.

Learn more about the finding of over 550 fossils from horses, armadillos, and other animals in a sinkhole in Florida’s Steinhatchee River.

Learn how researchers analyzed Neanderthals’ inner ears to understand their genetic history.

Learn how losing REM sleep disrupts your brain’s ability to block unwanted memories – especially in people with mental health struggles.

Learn how archeological investigation reveals the Great Wall of China had three distinct building styles over time.

OpenAI researchers challenged cutting edge AI systems to tackle software development tasks that humans had been paid $1 million to solve. This is how they performed.

How does a compass work in space? From the moon to Venus, here’s how a compass would work beyond Earth’s magnetic field.

However, more proof that the chip will work as advertised will be needed to convince some skeptical scientists.

Learn more about the experience of exclusion by narcissists, who feel socially shut out more frequently than non-narcissists.

Learn about the promising advance in prenatal treatment of spinal muscular atrophy, introducing a potential approach to suppress symptoms of the disorder in infants.

Learn more about recent monkeypox mutations that have increased the disease’s ability to spread between humans.

The excavation started in 2022 and has unearthed important ancient Egyptian history.

Safe and effective, this pain-relieving medical procedure is still surrounded by myth and misinformation.

Images from ALMA telescope provide insight to the earlier years of our universe.

Hygiene takes many forms in the animal kingdom, and it’s not always about getting clean.

Learn about the social significance of blinking in dogs, a behavior that demonstrates how facial mimicry can help canines bond with each other.

Learn more about the discovery of megaraptorid and carcharodontosaur fossils that shake up Australia’s Cretaceous predatory hierarchy.

Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) finds actively feeding black holes and a host of other black hole candidates.