Learn about the molecules and materials found in samples of asteroid Bennu, including sugars, space gum, and an abundance of stardust.

Discover an ancient luxury shipwreck, complete with Greek graffiti, offering a rare glimpse into elite life on Alexandria’s waterways.

Learn about the first evidence of the Bronze Age plague in a non-human host, found in a sheep bone from Russia.

Learn how a major shift toward drought reshaped the Flores ecosystem and may have driven the hobbits to extinction.

Learn more about the supermassive black hole in galaxy NGC 3783 and how its powerful blast is similar to our sun’s coronal mass ejections.

Learn how male bonobos use subtle behavioral and reproductive cues to pinpoint the fertile window, even when the usual swelling signal gives them almost no useful information.

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With a late-rising crescent moon and early evening activity, this year’s Geminids offer some of the best viewing conditions, displaying bright, colorful streaks long before midnight. 

Learn more about the science behind the belief that we can “see” better while driving when we turn the music down.

Learn about the latest NASA and ESA images of Comet 3I/ATLAS, showing its brightness and tails of dust and plasma. 

The mystery of whether TRAPPIST-1e has an atmosphere capable of hosting life continues. Discover more about it.

Learn how researchers used Einstein’s theory of general relativity to create the most accurate simulations to date.

Learn how a mosaic in Britain preserves a rare telling of the Trojan War once attributed to the playwright Aeschylus.

Learn more about oil residue left over on ancient "dirty dishes" and what they can tell us about ancient olive oil production. 

Learn how mood can affect how we interpret our pup’s emotions and why this may have implications of how we treat our pets.

Learn how new high-resolution images of two nova eruptions offer fresh insight into how these stellar explosions release material and generate shock waves.

Learn more about the Pyramids of Giza, who they were built for, and the possible methods used to complete them. 

Learn how it’s not possible to sleep too much and how each person’s sleep needs differ.

Find out about the fear of nature, which may become more and more widespread as we spend more of our time inside.

Learn how axolotls are able to fully regenerate their thymus, a small organ that trains immune cells to fight infections. 

Learn how a unique combination of anatomical traits and CT-scan data led researchers to classify Chromeornis as a new dinosaur species — and reconstruct the behavior behind its unusual death.

Learn how molecular rhythms inside maggots could help investigators refine the window for determining time of death.

Learn about the latest recordings of dust devils on Mars, revealing the sound of electrical discharges in the atmosphere.

Learn more about what how humans ended up having Neanderthal DNA in their genome and what it means if you have it.