Learn about Mars' defunct magnetic field, which may have sustained life on the planet and covered only its southern hemisphere over 4 billion years ago.

Learn more about a new study that confirms the multitude of health risks associated with e-cigarettes, including COPD and high blood pressure.

Images of the distant spiral galaxy are changing conceptions of the speed and process by which galaxies form.

A recent study could help repurpose existing drugs, develop new medicines targeted to broad disease processes, and eventually lead to a personalized approach.

Modeling Earth’s atmosphere and magnetic field from 41,000 years ago suggests how Homo sapiens’ sun-fighting strategy helped sustain them as a species.

Learn why a comprehensive comparison of crocodile skulls, teeth, and jaws hints that generalists, not specialists are best built for longevity.

Learn more about this ancient art piece and the reason some experts believed it was carved.

The chemical composition of a meteorite that was built much like early Earth shows evidence of ample hydrogen necessary to form water.

Learn more about the health benefits of fermented foods like sauerkraut, which may give your gut a protective boost.

Learn about the chemicals in mattresses that pose several health risks in children, and find out what can be done to keep children's bedrooms safe.

Fresh insights into the gut’s immune system point to promising allergy treatment options.

Learn how astronomers found the invisible ionized gas that forms puffy halos surrounding galaxies.

Learn more about how a geoarchaeological discovery from 26,000 years ago is rewriting the history of fire.

Learn more about how people perceive AI avatars on social media and how they could impact science communication.

Learn more about the big differences between the two most common types of cutting boards, and how both need to be kept scrupulously clean.

Learn about the optical rotatum, a newfound structure of light that exhibits a spiral pattern linked with various parts of nature.

Although a bracket fungus proved to be the least palatable, it is not poisonous. This conclusion could make scientists rethink the relationship between taste and toxicity.

The tracks show that two types of ankylosauruses co-existed at a time and place where they were once thought to be extinct.

Learn more about the research project that’s helping experts analyze the nanoplastics in the human body.

Discover how today’s cats might trace their roots back to cult rituals in ancient Egypt.

Dark oxygen was first discovered in 2015, but what is it? Learn how a deep-sea discovery could rewrite our understanding of how life on Earth evolved.

What are some of the largest extraterrestrial impacts to effect Earth? Learn what we’ve seen in history, and what is important to know today.

Learn more about the courtship songs of male fiddler crabs, which communicate important information about their size and their fitness as mates.

Learn how getting a good night’s sleep may be the key to enhanced and longer-lasting memories.

Learn why a black hole is becoming active and why experts still can't explain the source of its regular, periodic pattern of X-ray energy flashes.

Learn more about the upcoming Lyrid meteor shower and how you can prepare for this stunning cosmic show.

Machines have never been able to pass as humans in Turing's famous test of intelligence. That has finally changed.

Even though the virus was first discovered in laboratory monkeys in 1958, the original source came from a squirrel.

Learn about the unique aspects of the Pink Moon, the upcoming full moon that will illuminate the night sky as a micromoon on April 12, 2025.

Learn about the ancient rhinos that lived and died together in Nebraska in the Middle Miocene.

Learn why researchers think potential guests make assumptions about informal event planners’ intentions.

Learn more about what is causing the Caspian Sea to shrink and what can be done to slow it.

Finding shows that the mysterious human ancestor could have lived in a variety of climates and was more widely distributed than previously thought.

Found in many processed foods, additives to make our groceries look appetizing and last longer may pose health risks when combined.

Similarities in fabrication techniques suggest that Paleolithic people passed on their methods — and may have shared them with other groups.

Genetic analysis of the giant woolly mammoth reveals a surprising amount of genetic diversity over a million years.

Learn about the detrimental environmental effects of dog ownership, and about what dog owners should do to diminish those effects.

Learn more about an algae bloom that’s causing sea lions to act erratically, leading to a few cases of aggression.

Learn how early humans made the 60-mile crossing from Europe to Malta, navigating at least partially by stars.

Learn why lowering the viral load in the mouth could be a game-changer in fighting viruses like herpes, bird flu, and more.