Meet Salwasiren qatarensis, a small, ancient sea cow species whose fossils were found in Qatar, in one of the world’s biggest marine mammal bonebeds.

Learn more about brown dwarfs, the cosmic misfits that blur the line between planet and star. 

Learn what happens to cells inside the nose during an RSV infection, and why infants are so vulnerable to the virus. 

Learn about theobromine, a chemical compound in dark chocolate that is linked to anti-aging.

Learn how high caffeine levels and overlooked stimulants in energy drinks may strain the heart and elevate stroke risk.

Learn how a particle born in the sun’s core left a measurable flash of light two kilometers beneath Earth’s surface.

Learn how chemical signatures in the Hjortspring boat’s caulking pointed researchers toward its Baltic origins. 

Learn how new discoveries about whale language also raise ethical and legal questions.

Learn more about mammal monogamy rates, which support the theory that the primary mating pattern in Homo sapiens is monogamy.

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.

Learn more about this next chapter for Discover Magazine. 

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.