Learn how boiling water may be a simple solution to removing microplastics from drinking water. 

Discover how a traditional Chinese herbal mix showed better results in treating a common kidney disease compared to commonly used medication.

Learn how people across cultures accept animal empathy while viewing human thinking as fundamentally different.

Learn more about the snowfall that shut down ALMA in the Atacama desert, and how researchers worry this could be a sign of climate change. 

Spiked armor, tyrannosaurids, and new discoveries from the early development of birds mark important milestones in 2025 paleontology. 

Learn about a new study that suggests doubting your doubts is the key to feeling confident about achieving your goals.

Learn how differences in diet and behavior split orcas off northern Japan into resident and transient groups — and what their DNA reveals about how those lifestyles evolved.

Learn more about the Freya Hydrate Mounds, the deepest known methane seep in the Arctic, and the creatures that call it home. 

Learn how an underground plant is redefining what plants need to survive.

Learn more about Mount Etna’s most recent eruption and why 2025 had a series of activity that fascinated researchers.

Simulations suggest Neanderthals were on the brink of extinction by the time our ancestors arrived on the Iberian Peninsula. Discover more about the findings. 

Learn more about the year’s first supermoon and other early 2026 astronomical events you don’t want to miss, including a planet parade and fireball meteor showers.

Learn more about this mold’s ability to withstand high levels of radiation and how it could prove useful to astronauts looking to build long-term bases on Mars.

Learn why the Sun’s magnetic field is just as important as Earth’s and its impact on our planet.

Learn more about the common cold, the viruses that cause it, and why it’s so difficult to find a vaccine for it.

Learn more about piranhas, why they have such a powerful bite, and why there are so many misconceptions around them.

Learn more about the Vikings, their lifestyle, and where the stereotypical horned helmet originated from.

Learn why socializing, especially around the holidays, can leave you feeling a bit down.

Learn how in just six months, the NASA team has mapped the entire universe in 102 colors.

Learn more about Saturn's largest moon, Titan, and the mysteries that lurk beneath its icy surface. 

Learn why Yellowstone mysteriously does not produce sulfur dioxide, and what it means for volcanic unrest.

Learn more about the hidden molecules uncovered in animal fossils from an ancient human site, and the new view they give us of that ancient world. 

Learn how the brain weighs emotional strain when deciding whether to seek information — or shut it out.

Learn how mapping gene-control switches in an ancient sea anemone reveals how identical DNA can produce many different cell types.