Learn about a new Kreutz sungrazing comet that could be lighting up our skies come April 2026.

Learn about HD 137010 b, a cold Earth‑sized planet candidate that sits near the outer edge of its star’s habitable zone.

Learn how some of Earth’s magnetic field flips last longer than others, weakening our defenses against cosmic radiation.

Learn how our brains store images that help us achieve flashes of insight when looking at seemingly incomprehensible visual tests. 

Learn how forged ownership documents uncovered the illegal export of an ancient Egyptian sculpture from Luxor and triggered an international investigation.

Learn more about the sapo concho, also known as the Puerto Rican crested toad, that’s been featured in some of Bad Bunny’s latest work, and how spotlighting this little amphibian could help conservation efforts.

Learn how expanding satellite megaconstellations in low Earth orbit could introduce widespread light pollution into space telescope observations.

Time only moves microseconds faster on the moon, so why would it need its own timezone? Learn how the moon's timezone plays a vital role in astronaut safety. 

Learn about the trade-offs that come with eco-friendly foods and how researchers are aiming to mitigate them.

Learn how social connections may influence extinction risk in some wildlife species.

Learn more about mountain caribou in British Columbia and how wolf reduction may not be the best way to protect herd populations.

The latest finds of a deep-sea expedition off the Argentinian coast include a school-bus-sized ghostly jellyfish, a decades-old whale skeleton, and 28 suspected new species.

Learn how the James Webb Space Telescope used infrared spectroscopy to uncover dense organic molecules in one of the brightest nearby infrared galaxies.

Learn about a new conservation initiative that will preserve frozen samples collected from more than 10,000 species. 

A new deep-sea species now carries a scientific name chosen by the internet, and researchers say the crowdsourced approach could help conservation efforts.

Can trees anticipate solar eclipses? Previous research supported the idea, but a new paper argues that it's not possible after all.  

Learn how culture, survival, and science created some of history's strangest meals. 

Learn how traces on Egyptian mummification jars were used to make perfume, bringing ancient fragrances and societies back to life.

Learn how repeated burn injuries may have acted as a form of natural selection, influencing human genes linked to healing and immune response.

Learn how seismic waves helped identify rare mantle earthquakes deep below Earth’s crust, offering new insight into the planet’s interior.

Why can't you tickle yourself? Learn more about the process in the brain that prevents it from happening. 

How does static electricity work? Learn more about these electrical chargers and how they may have been a key to life. 

Discover how an ape playing tea party teaches us humans are not the only beings with complex mental lives.

Learn more about termite evolution and how shedding key genes from their cockroach ancestors helped them build more complex colonies.