Forever chemicals are widespread and difficult to remove. A new sunlight-powered method could help detect and break down these pollutants that threaten human health and the environment.

Meet a newly described species from Japan, Malagazzia Michelin, once misidentified in field guides before scientists revealed its true identity.

Learn more about Pico-C, a tool that helps reveal the genome's structure during the first days of life. 

Learn how sex-biased interbreeding between Neanderthals and modern humans explains why Neanderthal DNA is largely missing from the X chromosome.

Learn more about the chemical compound oleamide that leaks from plastic pollution and changes octopus meal preferences. 

Learn more about the Old Irish Goat, Ireland’s only indigenous breed that traces its roots back to the Late Bronze Age.

Learn how a new laser-based therapy is giving patients with aggressive brain cancer a stronger chance at survival.

Learn how recycled sewage may help turn moon and Mars soil into fertile ground for growing food in space.

Learn how mosquito DNA reveals when malaria-carrying species began targeting early hominins in Southeast Asia.

Learn how titanium-rich lunar rocks and Apollo landing sites reshaped researchers’ understanding of the Moon’s early magnetic history.

Learn about the clothing worn by the dead at Stone Age cemeteries in Sweden, showing how animal furs and feathers were used in burials. 

Learn how the answer behind why female caribou have antlers lies in how shed antlers provide a nutritional lifeline to a famous migratory group of Arctic caribous.

Learn how the tiny dinosaur fossil from Patagonia reshapes alvarezsaur evolution and their unusual digging claws.

Learn how reseachers are working to engineer certain bacteria to consume tumors. 

Learn more about procrastination, the emotions we feel about it, and how we can trick our minds into not delaying tasks. 

Learn more about the total lunar eclipse and full blood moon on March 3, 2026. 

Learn how a dolphin named Mimmo settled in Venice’s San Marco Basin, and why its greatest threat may be humans.

Learn how urine tests revealed that wild chimpanzees metabolize alcohol from naturally fermented fruit, and what that could mean for human evolution.

Learn more about the cutting-edge technology that enables 3D printing inside living cells and what that means for the bioengineering of tomorrow.

Learn about one of the largest massacres in prehistoric Europe, revealing how violence shaped Iron Age conflicts over territory.

Learn about Punch, the baby macaque who has gone viral, and what it teaches us about attachment.

Learn how octopuses use microbial signals to detect rotten food and unviable eggs.

Researchers have solved a decades-old mystery about how the body senses cold — and why menthol feels cool — paving the way for new treatments for pain, migraines, and dry eyes.

Learn how researchers analyzed 3,000 Paleolithic symbols to uncover structured information comparable to early writing systems.